loreen sumner
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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 Hamlet
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Answered a Question in Emily Dickinson
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Answered a Question in The Road Not Taken
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Answered a Question in Night
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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 The Odyssey
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
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Answered a Question in Night
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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 To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in A Raisin in the Sun
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Answered a Question in Literature
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Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
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Answered a Question in Everyday Use
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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