lsumner
lsumner
Female
April 18, 2010
Teacher
High School - 10th Grade
English / Literature / Writing
I enjoy writing music and playing piano. I write poetry. I just finished my first novel.
Biography
I have been teaching English at the high school level for twenty years. I am a National Board Certified teacher. Recently, I added on ESL certification.
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in A Raisin in the Sun
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Answered a Question in Everyday Use
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Answered a Question in A Raisin in the Sun
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
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Answered a Question in The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World
In "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World," Gabriel Marquez uses magic realism....
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in On Being Brought from Africa to America
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
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Answered a Question in Fear
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Answered a Question in A Raisin in the Sun
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Answered a Question in A Raisin in the Sun
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Answered a Question in The Glass Menagerie
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