Hello and welcome to Mr. Sell's EnglishSpeech Website!
Hola y bienvenidos al sitio web de ingles de Mr. Sell!
Please contact me at: [email protected]
or
1-(201)-553-4110 EXT. 50313
Mr. Sell's Class Schedule
Homeroom- Freshman Academy Room B313- 7:41am-7:49am
1st Period- English 9th Grade Q-Level- Freshman Academy Room B313- 7:52am-8:33am
2nd Period- English 9th Grade Q-Level- Freshman Academy Room B313 8:36am-9:17am
3rd Period- English 9th Grade Q-Level Freshman Academy Room B313- 9:20am-10:01am
4th Period DUTY Freshman Academy Front Office- 10:04am-10:45am
5th Period- SUPA Public Speaking- Main Building Room 308
6th Period- Lunch- 11:32am-12:13pm
7th Period- English 9th Grade Q-Level Freshman Academy Room B313- 12:16pm-12:57pm
8th Period- CPT/Plan- Freshman Academy Room B313- 1:00pm-1:41pm
9th Period- Prep time/Office hours, Freshman Academy Room Room313
Mr. Sell follows the school wide grading scale for all assignments. As it states in the student handbook:
"Grades are an evaluation of what you have learned. They become a part of a permanent record that lasts as long as you live. Institutions of higher learning, potential employers, and the various military services are all interested in your high school records. We only keep them— you make them."
Letter Grade- Numerical Equivalent
A+ 100-97
A 96-93
A- 92-90
B+ 89-87
B 86-83
B- 82-80
C+ 79-77
C 76-73
C- 72-70
D 69-65
F 64-51
Numerical averages of 50 and below*
I am so very excited to be your teacher this school year and look forward to getting to know each one of my students and help them to become amazing learners in English/Language Arts/Pubic Speaking. As a teacher, it is my job to assist you in unlocking the creative potential within each one of you as it relates to English/Language Arts/Public Speaking. As a student, it is your job to trust me in this process, be open to new experiences and stepping outside of your comfort zone, and to do your very best everyday! Are you ready to go on this journey together? I sure am!
I just recently moved to the West New York area two years ago from rural Illinois and am starting my 21st year as a classroom teacher. I have always had a passion for teaching Reading, Writing, and Speech, and I truly love it when I see my students finally tap into their creative side and produce various forms of writing pieces from the different genres. You are more talented than you realize and your voice matters and is important! Let me help you learn how to express it!
I am also a published author, whose new adult fiction novel, The Fabulous Miss Victoria Charles... was just released in February 2023. I also have a fantasy triology Tales from Mushroom Manor. All my books can be found on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble websites, iTunes and Audibles, and Kindle, along with my published book of poetry, I Went For A Walk Today and other poems. Also, I co-wrote a book of poetry with my best friend who is also a special eduction teacher, called There's a Light at the end of this Rainbow: 100 Poems about Life, Love and Acceptance.
An avid actor, singer, performer and director as well, I have been in over 45 plays, musicals, melodramas, and murder mysteries throughout my adult life, and have directed 12 of those at both the High School level and Community theater level. I did the costumes for MHS All School musical In The Heights, in the Spring of 2023, last year, I did the costumes for Shrek in the Spring 2024, and this next school year, I will be helping with costumes again for Chicago the musical in the Spring 2025.
Currently, I live in North Bergen with my spouse and our two dogs, Hanky Panky and Baby Girl.
