simoncat
simoncat
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May 31, 2011
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High School - 12th Grade
English / Literature / Writing
I love books, Movies, Cats
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UVIC B.ed 94 Gonzaga M.ed 06 I have taught High School for 16 years.
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus Finch and Bob Ewell are about as different as Adolf Hitler and Mother...
Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
That's a really good introduction to the novel, well done. You go beyond simply...
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Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
As far as The Kite Runner goes, the setting is somewhere between 1975 and 2001....
Answered a Question in William Shakespeare
I have colleagues who have decided that Shakespeare has lost his relevance. This...
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
To tell you the truth, I wouldn't read too much into this. George is explaining...
Answered a Question in The Outsiders
They went to high-school but I'm pretty sure that Hinton never gives it a name.
Answered a Question in Teachers
I find that group work has to be heavily regulated for it to be effective. There...
Answered a Question in The Outsiders
We must first examine what Frost meant by the word "gold" in his poem Nothing...
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Answered a Question in The Outsiders
I'm not sure my copy corresponds to your p. 178. I see in mine that Ponyboy picks...
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
When I teach a novel, it needs to speak to me personally. I read Mockingbird when...
Answered a Question in 1984
O'Brien points out that the Party has not made the same mistakes as past...
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Answered a Question in Social Sciences
A lot of good points have been shared on this topic. As kind of a side note, I...
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
I think a big omission was the character of Aunt Alexandra, Atticus's sister....
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
I think a good thesis might be the corrupting nature of absolute power....
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
No, Curley's wife isn't a "tart". She is arguably one of the more pathetic...
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Answered a Question in The Grapes of Wrath
There are a few reasons here. One is that the Joads have to keep moving. They need...
Answered a Question in Macbeth
Banquo has a few reasons ready to serve up to the murderers he's hired to Kill...
Answered a Question in To Build a Fire
Well, it's really cold. I know, cold isn't really a mood but that's all you are...
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