Username: madelynfair
Gender: Female
Member since: March 12, 2009
Birthday: September 16, 2009
Approved eNotes Editor
Since Mar 16, 2009
I am a: Teacher
Grades:
High School - 10th Grade
Subjects:
English / Literature / Writing, History
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About Me
English Teacher
Bio
I've taught English, creative writing, interdisciplinary courses, and drama for many years, both face-to-face and online. I've published several books of lessons and I've also published fiction in literary magazines and e-zines. My answers are very Socratic: I don't tell you how to think about literature but how to find evidence and draw your own conclusions. You are not going to get my interpretation unless it aids in but helping you build your own interpretation. Look at my answers as me tutoring you and guiding you through the text you need to master. I believe you will build greater life skills by not grabbing someone's answer and copying it, but rather, by considering the questions I pose and returning to the reading to mine as much as you can out of it.
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