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 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 Thank You, M'am
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Answered a Question in The Crucible
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Answered a Question in The Odyssey
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in The Crucible
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Answered a Question in The Crucible
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Answered a Question in Night
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Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
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Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
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Answered a Question in Hamlet
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Answered a Question in Hamlet
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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 To Kill a Mockingbird
After the trial, Jem is disillusioned with the outcome. Miss Maudie defends the town and its people. She states that Judge Taylor was trying to get Tom Robinson the best representation he could... -
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 To Kill a Mockingbird
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Mrs. Dubose is a bitter, sick woman. She utters rude comments about Atticus as Jem and Scout walk by her house. Jem gets really upset with Mrs. Dubose for insulting his... -
Answered a Question in Piano
The "Piano" is a lyric poem filled with a reflection of a childhood event. It is the thoughts and feelings of a single speaker. It is dusk, and the speaker is listening to someone play a piano:... -
Answered a Question in The Bet
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Answered a Question in Anton Chekhov
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Answered a Question in A Worn Path
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Answered a Question in The Scarlet Ibis
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Answered a Question in Dusk
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Answered a Question in The Monkey's Paw
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Answered a Question in Dusk
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Answered a Question in Dusk
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Answered a Question in Dusk
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Answered a Question in An Astrologer's Day
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Answered a Question in The Road Not Taken
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Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
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Answered a Question in Dusk
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Answered a Question in An Astrologer's Day
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Answered a Question in Dusk
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Answered a Question in Dusk
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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 The Best of O. Henry
In "The Princess and the Puma," the theme is based on a man who pretends to be a hero. Rip givens is smitten with the princess Josefa. He vows to marry her. One night, Givens was camping out at... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
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Answered a Question in If—
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Answered a Question in An Astrologer's Day
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Answered a Question in If—
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Answered a Question in How Much Land Does a Man Need?
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Answered a Question in Julius Caesar
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Answered a Question in Things Fall Apart
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Answered a Question in Dusk
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Answered a Question in The Road Not Taken
It is autumn and the woods are yellow. Two roads diverged and the traveler had to decide which road to take. The two roads represent the choices we make in life. Life is a journey, and the traveler...
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