Username: cybil
Gender: Female
Member since: November 10, 2007
I am a: Teacher
Grades:
High School - 12th Grade
Subjects:
English / Literature / Writing
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- Answered a question in The Odyssey Group:
Aeolus, king of the winds, gives Odysseus the bag of winds to help him return to... - Answered a question in The Scarlet Letter Group:
Anne Hutchinson disagreed with the religious authorities in Salem in several ways,... - Joined a group:
The Cask of Amontillado - Answered a question in The Cask of Amontillado Group:
Poe indicated Montresor seeks revenge for an "insult," but in fact... - Answered a question in The Crucible Group:
Giles asks Rev. Hale, "What means the reading of strange books?"... - Answered a question in The Most Dangerous Game Group:
Rainsford does kill Zaroff as the final sentence of the story reveals when we find... - Joined a group:
A Narrow Fellow in the Grass - Answered a question in A Narrow Fellow in the Grass Group:
Dickinson relies mainly on metaphors as she refers to the snake as a "narrow... - Answered a question in the Hamlet Group:
Hamlet is comparing himself and his lack of response to the Ghost's directive to... - Answered a question in the A Lesson before Dying Group:
Jefferson asks Miss Emma if she brought any corn for him when she begs him to eat... - Answered a question in The Odyssey Group:
Alcinous, King of the Phaeacians, lives on the island of Scheria. Calypso lives on... - Joined a group:
The Great Gatsby - Answered a question in The Great Gatsby Group:
Daisy and Tom Buchanan are "careless people" because they are... - Joined a group:
Reference - Answered a question in the Romeo and Juliet Group:
Perhaps you're thinking of Juliet's remark to Romeo at the end of Act 2, scene 2:...
About Me
About Me
Bio
With a B.A. in English and a Masters in English Education, I have taught for over 30 years, most of which have been at a boys school where I also serve as head of the English Department. For the last 15 years, I've taught AP English Lit and Comp to seniors. During school breaks, my husband and I enjoy traveling; we've been to five continents. Our favorite trips have been to New Zealand and China.
Interests
My interests include travel, computers, baseball, needlework, golden retrievers, crossword and jigsaw puzzles, and cooking.
Groups
- Literature 101,
- Staging Shakespeare,
- American Literature,
- Writing Prompts for War Literature,
- Poetry Forum,
- eNotes Suggestions,
- Grammar and Composition,
- Staley's AP English Class,
- The Cask of Amontillado,
- A Narrow Fellow in the Grass,
- The Great Gatsby,
- One Art,
- Shiloh,
- Design,
- Literature in Film and Television,
- Poetry,
- The Lady, or the Tiger?,
- A Lesson before Dying,
- Young Goodman Brown,
- The Yellow Wallpaper,
- Reactionary Essay on Applied Science,
- Romeo and Juliet,
- Explicating Poetry,
- The Crucible,
- Battle Royal; or, The Invisible Man,
- Dulce et Decorum Est,
- Good Country People,
- The Life You Save May Be Your Own,
- Parker’s Back,
- Revelation,
- The Catcher in the Rye,
- Guide to Literary Terms,
- The Lake Isle of Innisfree,
- The Oedipus Trilogy,
- Dealing with Plagiarism,
- Crime and Punishment,
- A Farewell to Arms,
- A Passage to India
Favorites
Favorite Books
- A Doll's House,
- A Lesson before Dying,
- A Passage to India,
- All Quiet on the Western Front,
- All the King's Men,
- Antigone,
- As I Lay Dying,
- Beloved,
- Catch-22,
- Death of a Salesman,
- Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night,
- Good Country People,
- Heart of Darkness,
- Macbeth,
- Shiloh,
- The Cask of Amontillado,
- The Catbird Seat,
- The Catcher in the Rye,
- The Complete Stories of Flannery O' Connor,
- The Count of Monte Cristo,
- The Crucible,
- The Most Dangerous Game,
- The Oedipus Trilogy,
- The Story of an Hour
Favorite Other
Favorite Quotes
"All men by nature desire knowledge." [More]
Aristotle
"Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks,..." [More]
Flannery O’Connor
"This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou..." [More]
William Shakespeare
"The difference between the almost right word and the right word is the difference between the..." [More]
Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens]
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