Welcome! My name is Shane Valdez and I'm teaching English 2 here at Harlingen High School South for the 2025-26 school year! I'm devoted to fostering a love for literature that grows from the art of analysis and expression.
Through reading, writing, speaking, and listening, we will dissect multiple genres of literature such as informational, argumentative, fiction, poetry, and drama. We will exercise different skills through these genres and ultimately apply these learned skills to pieces of writing that reveal the development of our analytical abilities.
Throughout this course, we will have recurring Do Now activities that consist of grammar warm-ups and journal entries. All other assignments will be subject to schedule.
Contact Information 📲📧
The best method of communication with me is through email. Emails will be read and responded to in a detail oriented manner. My email is shane.valdez@hcisd.org. I will respond within 24 hours.
Conference hours: A-Days (8:10am-9:50am)
Campus phone: 956-427-3800
Campus hours: 7:30am-4:30pm
Classroom number: 2204
Course Information
Class Schedule
A-Day:
Conference: 1st 8:20am-9:50am
Eng 2 Pre-AP: 9:56am-11:26am
Eng 2 Pre-AP 3/A 11:32am-12:22pm
Eng 2 Pre-AP 4th 1:04pm-2:34pm
Eng 2 5th 2:40pm-4:10pm
B-Day:
Eng 2 1st 8:20am-9:50am
PLC: 9:56am-11:26am
Eng 2 Pre-AP 3/A 11:32am-12:22pm
Eng 2 4th 1:04pm-2:34pm
Eng 2 5th 2:40pm-4:10pm
Textbooks/Materials/Resources to be used in class
MyPerspectives English 2
Springboard
Both Springboard and MyPerspectives English 2 (published by SAVVAS) are available digitally through Clever.
NoRedInk
iReady
Canvas
Parents can support their children by:
monitoring their progress through Parent Access Center & Canvas.
encouraging their children to attend a tutorial if needed:
Tutorials are available on Mondays & Tuesdays from 4:15pm-4:45pm and at other times by appointment.