Megan Miller, M.A.
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About
I teach Literature and Drama. I am a Substitute Teacher with 6 years of experience in various classrooms where I've learned to explain things in different ways. I have my NJ Teacher of English certification and have worked as a Student Teacher and Long Term Sub (covering for maternity leave) in a high school English class covering grades 9-12 and AP Language and Composition. I work with theater companies as an actress and teaching artist when I'm not in the classroom.
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Answered a Question in Every Day
Owen is Leslie Wong's brother. A lives in Leslie's body in chapter 2, Day 5995. A feels that no one expects Leslie to be talkative during family breakfast. On the way to school, Owen smokes a... -
Answered a Question in Every Day
On day 6001 A wakes up to another email from Nathan, and a local newspaper article called "The Devil Made Him Do It." The article is published and accessible online, which gives more people access... -
Answered a Question in Warcross
Marie Lu uses various literary devices throughout Warcross. I look for the break in the pattern, the nail that protrudes. Lu offers a nail sticking out as a metaphor for a break in the code.... -
Answered a Question in Night
This final image is important because when we finish reading, we are left reflecting on what Wiesel's experience has done to him. Wiesel is a survivor, and many would say that he is lucky to make... -
Answered a Question in Hidden Figures
After World War II, the Cold War sparks a fear of communism and technological advancement as the United States enters an arms race with the Soviet Union. When Mary starts working at NASA, things... -
Answered a Question in Born a Crime
Trevor Noah and his mother end up with two dogs when his mother's coworker offers them up. The coworker's dog is a Maltese poodle who mated with the neighbor's bull terrier. Noah calls this "a... -
Answered a Question in Five Feet Apart
We meet Stella in the hospital, checking off items on her to-do list. She has decorated her room with her sister's artwork, bits of color and life jumping out from clinical white walls, each one a... -
Answered a Question in Every Day
On Day 5999, A is in the body of Nathan Daldry. A logs into Justin's email and finds out about a party that night, not too far from where A is. He attends as Nathan, where he befriends Rhiannon. A... -
Answered a Question in Every Day
Every day, A wakes up in a different body and lives that person's life. We don't know why or how this happens, but A gives us some information about their experience. A tells Rhiannon that as a... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Tom's trial is a main event of the book and takes up quite a few chapters. In chapter 16, Atticus tells the children to stay away from the courthouse. Jem and Scout are too curious, so with Dill... -
Answered a Question in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
In chapter seven, it is Christmas Eve, and part of the festivities include sharing family stories and reminiscing about the past. While most of the stories are fun, Mr. Morrison tells a different... -
Answered a Question in Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
In chapter nineteen, Annabeth and Grover follow Percy to Elysium, almost get sucked into Tartarus, and finally enter the palace of Hades together. But in order to leave the Underworld, they need to... -
Answered a Question in Les Misérables
The last thing the Bishop says to Jean Valjean is Do not forget, do not ever forget, that you have promised me to use the money to make yourself an honest man. As we read the rest of Valjean's... -
Answered a Question in Freak the Mighty
Although Max has been allowed to go to the millpond on his own for a few years, Grim and Gram don't let him go alone on the Fourth of July. On the Fourth of July, the fireworks are set off by the... -
Answered a Question in The Importance of Being Earnest
Lady Bracknell is interviewing Jack to see if he is worthy of marrying her daughter. Much of the comedy of the scene comes from quotes like this one. Lady Bracknell asks questions that feel like a... -
Answered a Question in A View From the Bridge
We see Eddie as a tragic character because when we meet him, we want to like him and root for him. He is our protagonist, as evidenced by Miller giving him many lines and keeping him on stage... -
Answered a Question in The BFG
In chapter nine, when a bigger giant enters the cave, Sophie hides behind a snozzcumber. This bigger giant is the Bloodbottler, and he's looking for a human to eat. He has heard the BFG talking to... -
Answered a Question in Freak the Mighty
Chapter Eight, "Dinosaur Brain," shows the aftermath of Freak the Mighty's pond escape. When the cops describe what happened to Grim, they make it sound like Max is a hero for saving Freak. Max... -
Answered a Question in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
There are so many allusions hidden in the Harry Potter series, especially in the character names! There are allusions Greek mythology, such as the name Argus Filch. Argus was a monster with a... -
Answered a Question in The Prince and the Pauper
When Humphrey first enters the room, Tom is confused. He has never met Humphrey and asks who he is. Humphrey, of course, thinks he is talking to Edward, and is surprised he is not recognized. Tom... -
Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
In chapter one, Daisy characterizes herself as cynical. She tells Nick: She hesitated. “Well, I’ve had a very bad time, Nick, and I’m pretty cynical about everything.” Evidently she had reason to... -
Answered a Question in What I Have Been Doing Lately
Although it is a bit abstract, Jamaica Kincaid's "What I Have Been Doing Lately" is still a story. To understand this, first let's think about what a story is. How do you define a story? What... -
Answered a Question in The Leap
The narrator remembers when the farmhouse caught fire. Seven years old at the time, she wakes up and smells smoke in the room. The steps she takes follow the fire safety instructions she had... -
Answered a Question in Romiette and Julio
Mr. and Mrs. Capelle are Romiette's parents. They are African American and live in Cincinatti. Cornelle Capelle is a well-known and well-liked local newscaster. He reports that there is no gang... -
Answered a Question in Rumble Fish
S.E. Hinton uses figurative language such as similes, metaphors, personification, repetition, and alliteration. California is like a beautiful wild kid on heroin, high as a kite and thinking she's... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
Macbeth is faced with the moral dilemma of attempting to take fate into his own hands, or letting life play out and seeing what happens. By choosing to pursue the witches' prophecy, he abandons his... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
Golding begins chapter four by describing the natural time on the island: The first rhythm that they became used to was the slow swing from dawn to quick dusk. They accepted the pleasures of... -
Answered a Question in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
The relationship between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is integral to the theme of duality. When we discover that they are the same person—that is, that Dr. Jekyll transforms into Mr. Hyde—we understand... -
Answered a Question in The Pearl
In chapter four, John Steinbeck tells us about the pearl buyers. We learn that the pearl buyers used to be individuals who bid against each other, therefore sometimes driving the price up too much... -
Answered a Question in A Streetcar Named Desire
Blanche is characterized by her performative nature. She often hides the truth or does not let on what she is really thinking. To understand Blanche's jealousy, we're going to have to analyze her... -
Answered a Question in Animal Farm
Old Major dreams of a farm where animals are free from the tyranny of man. All animals are equal, without one above another. He calls for a rebellion. Only get rid of Man, and the produce of our... -
Answered a Question in Essays
I'm happy to help you with your narrative essay! You already have an idea of what story you want to tell, so let's look at the requirements and see how we can fulfill them. It seems like you... -
Answered a Question in Macbeth
Lennox reports an "unruly" night. First, he tells us that the wind was so strong it was powerful enough to knock down chimneys and sound like screams in the night. Then he tells us that an owl... -
Answered a Question in The Hobbit
Bilbo encounters Smaug the dragon in chapter twelve of The Hobbit. Bilbo is wearing his ring, which makes him invisible, but Smaug can still smell him. Smaug does not recognize the smell, and... -
Answered a Question in Les Misérables
Jean Valjean is a very dynamic character, and he changes and grows throughout the story. At the beginning, he is released from prison after serving nineteen years. He was jailed for stealing a loaf... -
Answered a Question in Of Mice and Men
George and Lennie's goal is to "live off the fatta the lan." This is what they keep repeating to themselves as they work toward their American Dream. The phrase means that they want to live off the... -
Answered a Question in To Kill a Mockingbird
Atticus can be considered a hero because of his defense of a black man. In this racist society, Atticus goes against the grain and tries to prove Tom's innocence. We see how this upsets other... -
Answered a Question in The Giver
In The Giver, everything is controlled, from what jobs the citizens have to how many children they can raise. One example of this is the ceremony called the Matching of Spouses. The Committee of... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
Jack challenges Ralph for power. Ralph fears the beast and focuses on building shelter for protection and keeping a signal fire going. Jack has a group of hunters, and when Ralph insinuates that... -
Answered a Question in The Westing Game
Angela is engaged to Dr. Deere. Everyone congratulates her, but we soon see that this is all anyone talks about with her. She seems to be defined by her engagement to the doctor. She was not fine.... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
Lady Capulet believes Juliet weeps for her dead cousin. Lady Capulet tells Juliet to dry her tears and expects the news of marriage to cheer Juliet up. Well, well, thou hast a careful father,... -
Answered a Question in The Giver
Hunger provides The Giver with the wisdom of overpopulation. The Giver has access to the memories from "centuries back" that show hunger as a result of overpopulation. The Giver uses this wisdom to... -
Answered a Question in Freak the Mighty
Max's father, Killer Kane, is a scary fellow. He's been in jail for killing Max's mother, but in chapter sixteen after getting out he comes to Max in the middle of the night. Max tells us that he... -
Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
Piggy is a social outcast. He has asthma, which he calls "ass-mar," wears glasses, and is fat. He tells Ralph that at school he used to be called Piggy, which is what he is called on the island. So... -
Answered a Question in Tuck Everlasting
The Tuck family tells their story to Winnie: 87 years ago, they drank from a spring while passing through a wood and marked that place with a "T" in the tree's bark. Angus, Mae, Miles, Jesse, and... -
Answered a Question in Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet)
When Constance enters the story of Othello, she messes with the narrative. Trying to help, she ends up at risk when Desdemona begins to suspect Constance is a witch seducing Othello. Iago fuels... -
Answered a Question in Dancing at Lughnasa
Brian Friel examines both collective memory and individual memory in his play Dancing at Lughnasa. Friel explores the uses of, and the differing relations to, memory in many different ways... -
Answered a Question in The Crucible
You can compare John Proctor to Arthur Miller himself. The Crucible, which is about the Salem Witch Trials, was inspired by McCarthyism and the trials that resulted under the House UnAmerican... -
Answered a Question in Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers by Willy Russell tells the story of struggling single mother Mrs. Johnstone. Soon after her husband abandons the family, she discovers she is pregnant with twins. She cannot afford... -
Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
There are a number of examples that show how a feud effects everyone. You can read over these and choose three to examine and expand upon in your essay. The feud affects the parents. They lose...
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