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English teacher Seth Johnson did not always know that he would find his passion in teaching kids how to write an article or helping them study the words of Christopher McCandless. Growing up,...
English students watch The Great Gatsby during class. Photo by Maddie Binning.
It's 1957. An aspiring female author with boy-cut brown hair leans across a desk and offers a well-worked manuscript to Tay Hohoff, an editor at LB Lippencott. The editor fans through the...
English students read Hamlet in graphic novel form to help understand plot. Photo by Maddie Binning.
AP students hand in their senior term papers after weeks of hard work. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Janet Johnson's english classes spend a special day in the library writing with a quill pen. Photo by Maddie Binning.
English students read portions of Grendel in class. Photo by Maddie Binning.
AP Literature and Composition students return their summer reading books, Beowulf. Photo by Maddie Binning.
From her first trip to the principal’s office to her first selfie: 40+ years of JJ. By Luke Frazier.
English students discuss the final novel of the year in small groups. Photo by Maddie Binning.
AP Language and Composition students take a trip to Dunn Brothers after their exam. Photo by Maddie Binning.
English students review essay strategies as exam weeks approach. Photo by Maddie Binning.
English teacher Katherine Meyers teaches a lesson on essay writing. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Rough drafts for an essay on the topic of hope lay on the students' desks. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Though texting is a quick mode of communication, it is often used in place of face-to-face interactions, affecting the...