lentzk
lentzk
Female
March 4, 2012
Teacher
Middle School
English / Literature / Writing
Irving H S - Irving, TX, US (1991 - 1996)
Texas Tech University - Lubbock, TX, US (1996 - 2001)
Reading and editing my amazing student papers, of course. Let the red ink flow!
Biography
Teaching in Texas for 11 years. Yee haw! *Graduated summa cum laude from Texas Tech University with a double major in English and history. My focus in English was British literature and literary criticism. *Right now I am currently teaching G/T English Language Arts for eighth grade, but I have also taught high school U.S history and World History.
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