Hi, 6C students and families!  My name is Ms. Franks and I’ll be your English Language Arts & Social Studies teacher.  It’s my 16th year teaching, 12th year as a middle school reading teacher, 6th year at Evans, and 1st year on 6C!  I’m so excited to spend this year with you as we grow in our skills and understanding! 

A little bit more about me:

I grew up in Hudson, Illinois, and graduated from Normal West. I got my undergraduate teaching degree from the University of Illinois, then spent my first 6 years teaching in Denver, Colorado, where I got my Master’s from the University of Colorado-Denver.  My husband is a Jr. High Social Studies teacher, and together we moved to Qatar in 2017 to teach abroad for 4 years.  We returned home in 2021, and I have been teaching in Unit 5 since then!  I have a five-year-old son named Remy and a 2-year-old daughter named June.  My ideal classroom is one where we all work hard to understand, share our ideas, vibe well together, and learn about our world through texts we enjoy.

Some of my favorite things:

Lounging with my family, reading, playing/watching/coaching soccer, cooking, coffee, and traveling.