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I have been teaching English at the high school level for twenty-four years. I am a National Board Certified teacher. Recently, I added on ESL certification. Presently, I am teaching high school ESL which is English as a second language. I love my job and my students. It is so rewarding to be a part of their success as they progress in the English classroom by becoming fluent in English.
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
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Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
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Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
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Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
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Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
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Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
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Answered a Question in The Necklace
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
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Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
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Answered a Question in Dylan Thomas
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Answered a Question in Emily Dickinson
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Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
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Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
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Answered a Question in The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African
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Answered a Question in The Odyssey
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Answered a Question in The Odyssey
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Answered a Question in Geoffrey Chaucer
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Answered a Question in Iliad
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Answered a Question in Iliad
In the Iliad, the characters are to follow a heroic code. This code is a system of honor. The heroic code includes a goal. The goal of Homeric heroes is to achieve honor. Honor is essential if one...
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