Hello! I am very excited to be beginning this school year and our journey through history and literature together! My hope is to build a foundation fostering the love of reading. Literature holds much truth about ourselves and the world around us. Yes, we can read a text for enjoyment, but I hope to also expose students to analyzing, identifying, applying, and acknowledging all a written work has to tell us! Reading, however, does not end in reading class. My goal is for students to understand and formulate connections in thinking between their core subject areas to cement their learning into real-life applications. I hope this year to inspire students to be word shakers- individuals who recognize the power in words, with the creativity required to become a true reader!