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Awakening from a Snow-Bound State compares, but mostly contrasts, the role of women as portrayed in Whittier's "Snow-Bound" and Chopin's The Awakening. Written May, 1996 for a 19th century American literature course.
Grace and Epiphany in O'Connor and Guare explores moments of revelation in O'Connor's A Good Man Is Hard To Find and Guare's "Six Degrees of Separation." Written March, 1996 for a contemporary American literature course.
The Individual in Freud's Evolving "Civilization" provides an explication of how the growing individual finds his place in Freud's concept of civilization. Written May, 1996 for an English senior seminar, "Reading Freud."
The Roots of Modern Herbalism is an exercise in expository form. Written June, 1996 for an expository writing course.

Power and Control: Re-examining the Collaborative Approach to Student Learning asserts that if the classroom is to reflect the American belief that "all men are created equal," a transformation of the classroom must occur wherein classroom dialog reflects a more equal relationship between teacher and student, leading to a more democratic and emancipatory education. Written May, 1997 for a teacher education course, "Topics and Tensions."
Computers in the Secondary English Classroom - Six Practical Student Activities gives an overview of the current status of technology in the secondary classroom and provides six writing activities for a technology-rich classroom setting. Written March, 1996 for a course on the writing process.
I Was Born into the Winning Team reflects on what it means to be in born into the culture of power, and calls for attention to efforts to provide a multicultural education. Written January, 1997 for a multicultural education course.
See my M.Ed. Portfolio for more education-related writing, including philosophy statements, sample unit and lesson plans, reflection, and parent correspondence.
The ESL and bilingual education fields yield compelling questions - I have concise answers to some.