Username: amethystrose
Gender: Female
Member since: January 8, 2008
Birthday: February 18, 1962
I am a: Teacher
Grades:
High School - 9th Grade
Subjects:
English / Literature / Writing
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The Hero's Journey 60 Day Sojourn - Answered a question in By the Waters of Babylon Group:
In "By the Waters of Babylon", the Place of the Gods is a destroyed New... - Answered a question in the Romeo and Juliet Group:
When Juliet feels that sheneeds to talk, she confides in the Nurse. Times during... - Answered a question in the Edward Lear Group:
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Ou-dis-sun is a mispronunciation of the Hudson River. It is a clue to the actual... - Joined a group:
Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God - Answered a question in Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Group:
Jonathan Edwards is using imagery here. He paints a picture in the listeners'... - Answered a question in By the Waters of Babylon Group:
In "By the Waters of Babylon", the Place of the Gods is really what is... - Answered a question in Through the Tunnel Group:
"Through the Tunnel" is appropriate for a 6th grader in that the main... - Answered a question in The Odyssey Group:
I answered this question once before, but here it is again... Zeus sending the... - Answered a question in By the Waters of Babylon Group:
In order to identify the clues in the short story "By the Waters of... - Answered a question in By the Waters of Babylon Group:
In "By the Waters of Babylon", John seeks knowledge in the Place of the... - Answered a question in The Most Dangerous Game Group:
The island is only referred to as Ship-Trap Island when Whitney tells Sanger...
About Me
It's the journey, not the destination that is important.
Bio
I am a proud mom of five and grandma of one who teaches Pre-AP English 9 in Webster, NY.
Interests
theatre, fantasy novels and movies, photography, Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey, Carl Jung and the collective unconscious, Robert Johnson
Schools
- Riverside Institute Of Technology - Buffalo, NY, US (1977 - 1980)
- SUNY College at Buffalo - Buffalo, NY, US (1993 - 2003)
Groups
- Literature 101,
- Tudor England,
- Joseph Campbell and the Hero's Journey,
- Reading Strategies,
- Fantasy Fiction,
- American Literature,
- Personal Reading,
- Munair Business Group,
- Poetry,
- eNotes Suggestions,
- Poetry Forum,
- The Secret River,
- Staley's AP English Class,
- Stephen Vincent Benét,
- Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,
- The Lottery,
- Around the World in Eighty Days,
- Literature in Film and Television,
- By the Waters of Babylon,
- The Star Wars Trilogy,
- Everyday Use,
- The Short Story,
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,
- Beowulf,
- The Monkey's Paw,
- Speak,
- Sonnets,
- John Montague,
- Poetry by Marianne Moore,
- The Eagle,
- And Then There Were None,
- A White Heron,
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,
- The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,
- Transcendentalism,
- Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,
- The Open Window,
- Of Mice and Men,
- Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus,
- The Lady of Shalott,
- Through the Tunnel,
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,
- The Minister’s Black Veil
Favorites
Favorite Musicians
Favorite Movies
- Back to the Future, Part 3,
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets,
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,
- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings,
- Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King,
- Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers,
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights,
- The Princess Bride
Favorite Quotes
"Our souls belong to our bodies, not our bodies to our souls." [More]
Herman Melville
"A classic—something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read." [More]
Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens]
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