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      Anne Ruka

      English teacher
      Pembroke High School
      High School (16 to 18 years old)
      Teacher/Educator
      Language Arts And English :

      I am an English teacher at Pembroke High School, Massachusetts. I have been teaching for twenty years and have taught all grade levels from 7-12, including inclusion classes as well as honors level classes. During the upcoming school year, I will be teaching American Literature (juniors) and several Senior Seminars including Medieval Literature; Adventure and Survival Literature; and Suspense, Mystery, and Horror Literature. 

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      Our Town

      <p>Students will choose a picture from the Collection and make a connection to a theme in the play Our Town.</p> <p>Resources may also be used at the beginning or end of each act to promote discussion. </p>
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      The American spirit

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      Immigration

      <p>Describe the immigrant's experience using these paintings as inspiration. How are the experiences of immigrants from different times and places alike and different? How relevant is the American dream to the figures in the artwork?</p>
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      Vietnam and The Things They Carried

      <p>Images of Vietnam </p><p>Assignment: Choose an image and write a story using vivid imagery and character voice.</p>
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      The Great Gatsby

      <p>Show how each of the these paintings relates to characters, themes, and ideas in<em> The Great Gatsby</em> by F. Scott Fitzgerald.</p>
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      Descriptive Writing

      <p>Choose one of the paintings and write a description of him or her. Use specific details, vivid imagery, and some examples of figurative language. </p>
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      Joy Luck Club

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      Henry David Thoreau and IBM (Civil Disobedience & Thoreau's Journals also discussed.)

      <p><em><strong></strong></em>Thoreau inspired posters were created in the late 1970s by graphic designer Ken White, to hang in the IBM headquarters. Taking into consideration what you read about Thoreau's background, and what he wrote in "Civil Disobedience," complete the two paragraph written response described in the attached Google Doc.</p> <p><em><strong>#SAAMteach</strong></em></p>
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