About my classes:

IB English HL 2 is the second year of a two-year International Baccalaureate diploma program. RBR students follow the High-Level curriculum.  The IB program focuses on close reading of works combined with a greater awareness of texts' global context. The second-year curriculum focuses on the genre of drama and detailed study of four other works, including Shakespeare and poetry.  Emphasis will be placed on completing and preparing for IB diploma requirements.

English 4 Humanities examines the elements of the arts that make us human: literature, visual art, architecture, music, and philosophy.  We read a variety of works spanning the 10th to the 21st centuries.  Students will write a 6-page research paper that examines the connection between different genres of the humanities.

About me:

   This is my thirteenth year of teaching at RBR.  I graduated from Duke University in 1990 with a B.A. in English and earned my Master's in Teaching at Rutgers in 2005. I completed IB training at Rice University in March, 2009.

   I love literature and I love my job.  If English is not your or your student’s favorite subject, I hope to make it more interesting and fun. I hope to push those who like English to dig deeper into the literature and challenge themselves and their thinking.  I love introducing my students to great literature and art and encouraging them to share my passion for learning.  As an RBR alumna (Class of 1986), I believe in this school and the excellent education it delivers.