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From my perspective as a teacher of literature, a perfect world is one in which stories and poems are the most intimate companions of every  child and adult.  Harold Bloom, noted literary critic, also believes that fine literature ought to be one’s constant friend, “Such an invisible friend,” he says, “is not an unhealthy phantasmagoria, but the mind learning to exercise itself in all its powers.”  As their minds grow, good literature enables our children to participate in myriad experiences that not only teach, but also allow them to evaluate universal truths, and, in the process discover more about themselves, their values, and their world.  Hopefully, each one of our students will leave middle school with respect for that “phantasmagoria” that has the power to remain a steadfast companion throughout life.

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all.
                                -Henry David Thoreau

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Student Works

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Open House Presentation

Much Ado About Everything

Romeo & Juliet WebQuest

Poetry 180

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Grammar Bytes