howesk
howesk
Female
October 28, 2010
Teacher
High School - 11th Grade
English / Literature / Writing
Elizabethtown College - Elizabethtown, PA, US (2006 - 2009)
Reading, acting, theatre, music, film, poetry, Shakespeare, Harry Potter
Biography
I currently teach 11th grade American Literature, 12th grade British Literature, Theatre, and Speech classes.
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