I Read Banned Books. How about You?

Grade/Subject: Ap12 Literature and Composition

 IB11

Honors 10

Room Number:36 Phone:612-668-3030

Email:megan.marsnik@mpls.k12.mn.us

I love teaching at Southwest.

I have a B.A. in English and education with a minor in philosophy. I studied feminist studies at the University of York in England, and I received my MFA in creative writing from the Naropa Institute in Boulder, where I studied under the tutelage of Allen Ginsberg. I have been teaching since 1992. I incorporate history and philosophy into my teaching on a regular basis. Even though my curriculum includes an inordinate amount of dead white men, I never "forget the ladies".

My curriculum in both IB and AP is intense. My expectations are high. Each student will learn to write well with flawless incorporation of quotations, well-developed structure, and astute articulation of higher-level thinking.  Students will learn a little Greek. A little Latin. I will continue to teach literary theory and deconstruction. However, fostering a love affair with the written word is my primary objective, always.

I'm excited to get to know you as the year progresses. I have posted links to the syllabus for each class I teach. Students will recieve a list of books during the first week of school.