Username: ladyvols1
Gender: Female
Member since: October 7, 2008
Birthday: May 3, 1953
I am a: Teacher
Grades:
High School - 9th Grade
Subjects:
Earth Science, English / Literature / Writing, Health / Gym / Fitness, History, Social Sciences, Vocational
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- Answered a question in Literature:
Satire is humorous writing or speech intended to point out errors, falsehoods,... - Answered a question in The Bluest Eye:
Freida and Claudia are working on the supper for the meal, and Frieda says that... - Answered a question in Literature:
Careful planning is the key to producing a good essay. Do NOT begin to write... - Answered a question in To Kill a Mockingbird:
No, I don't think the town or the people of Macomb change very much at all. This... - Joined a group:
The River King - Answered a question in The River King:
I have a short answer/essay test that I used last year. I don't have the key,... - Answered a question in The Kite Runner:
The pomegranate tree is significant throughout "The Kite Runner,"... - Added a post in Never Cry Wolf:
This was a great book as well as a movie. If I were going to try and interest... - Added a post in Literature:
A good example of the downfall of someone who was too ambitious was Peter Keating... - Answered a question in Literature:
Ramabai Espinet was born in the 1940’s in Trinidad. She originally migrated... - Answered a question in The Chocolate War:
The meaning of "to be true to yourself" is to stand up for what you... - Joined a group:
The Hiding Place - Answered a question in The Hiding Place:
Corrie Ten Boom was born in 1892. She was one of four children who lived with... - Joined a group:
Never Cry Wolf - Answered a question in Fahrenheit 451:
In Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" the "book covers" have...
About Me
With the youth of a new team comes the challenge for new champions. Go Lady Vols in 2009!
Bio
I have been teaching for over 21 years. I live in Middle TN while working for a local high school, I am also the only caretaker for my mother who is 85 years old. I enjoy Lady Vols Basketball, Vols Football, Basketball and all things UT Orange. I have my Master's Degree in supervision and administration and am also certified in 4 other areas including Resource K-12 and General Science. I taught in Humphreys County Alternative School for 13 years befor transfering to Resource English.
Interests
Sports, photography, reading, and teaching.
Schools
- Perry Traditional Academy - Pittsburgh, PA, US (1968 - 1971)
- Lipscomb University - Nashville, TN, US (1971 - 1976)
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus - Indiana, PA, US (1977 - 1978)
- The University of Tennessee-Martin - Martin, TN, US (1981 - 1982)
- Trevecca Nazarene University - Nashville, TN, US (1998 - 2000)
Groups
- The River King,
- The Hiding Place,
- Never Cry Wolf,
- Chemistry,
- The Rocking-Horse Winner,
- Great Expectations,
- A Doll's House,
- Astronomy,
- Biology,
- The Colored Museum,
- Woodsong,
- Computer Science,
- Night,
- Look Back in Anger,
- Tess of the d'Urbervilles,
- Bud, Not Buddy,
- Rudyard Kipling,
- Tangerine,
- Kiss of the Spider Woman,
- Anasazi,
- Edgar Allan Poe,
- Where the Heart Is,
- The Open Window,
- The Slave Dancer,
- The Weir,
- Little Dorrit,
- Not Without Laughter,
- The War of the Worlds,
- Of Love and Shadows,
- Louisiana State University,
- What Caused the Civil War?,
- 1984,
- The Vampire Tapestry,
- Richard Peck,
- Going After Cacciato,
- The Road from Coorain,
- The Sniper,
- The Adventure of the Speckled Band,
- A Christmas Carol,
- A Raisin in the Sun,
- Ellen Foster,
- Ender's Game,
- The Devil's Arithmetic,
- Petrified Man,
- The Witch of Blackbird Pond,
- Virginia Woolf,
- The Cay,
- Song of Solomon,
- Cold Sassy Tree,
- Julie of the Wolves
Favorites
Favorite Books
Favorite Quotes
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