Hello and welcome to my profile page. I am Mr. Jou, pronounced Joe, and I have been teaching English for five years. This is currently my fifth year at Osbourn. I graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in English Secondary Education. If you have any questions about this upcoming 2018-2019 school year please don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.

English 9

G4/B1/B2

Welcome Freshmen to the wonderful world of Osbourn High School. As you start your journey through high school I will be one of the many guiding forces helping you to become the young adults ready to take on the next step. We will be traversing five units throughout this school year: Short Story, Novel, Nonfiction, Drama, and Poetry. Below is a copy of my syllabus. Let's start off your high school career with a blast.

Digital Syllabus

Print Syllabus

Yearbook/Newspaper

It's your time to shine! I'm am excited to be advising the wonderful yearbook/Newspaper staff and I hope to get to know all of you better this year. Let's make an amazing publication and show everyone just what we're capable of doing!

Syllabus

Journalism

Journalism I is a yearlong course designed to teach students the basics of journalism and to prepare them for roles on the school newspaper or yearbook staff. The syllabus is posted below. I look forward to exploring all the stories that Osbourn has to offer with you!

Syllabus

I will always be in my room after school from Monday - Friday until at least 4:00PM.