Mrs. Heartz
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | English teacher |
| Location | United States |
| Introduction | This is my ninth year at Bedford. For the last eight years, I've taught Honors English 11, English 11, College Prep English 12, English 12, and English 9. Before coming to Bedford, I taught English 8-10 and other writing and publications classes for seven years at Sand Creek High School. I graduated from University of Michigan in '97 with B.A.s in English and Psychology and completed an M.A. in Secondary English Education in '98. In '04, I completed an M.A. in English Literature from University of Toledo. My husband, Mike, is also a teacher and loves literature-he named our dogs after two great American authors-Zora Neale Hurston and Louis L'Amour. I have a seven-year-old daughter, Lucy, who loves writing stories about princesses saving lost pets, and a four-year-old daughter, Gracie, whose favorite books include all things Dr. Seuss and various books about llamas. |
| Interests | Reading, Writing poetry, Exercise |
| Favorite Movies | Silver Linings Playbook, Life is Beautiful, Amelie, Shawshank Redemption, Forrest Gump, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine |
| Favorite Books | The Color Purple, Beloved, Invisible Man, Jane Eyre, Their Eyes Were Watching God, Great Expectations, Grapes of Wrath, East Of Eden, The Crucible, 1984, A Farewell to Arms, Hamlet, The Merchant of Venice, and Lord of the Flies are some of my favorite classics. For contemporary fun reading, I also love Alexander McCall Smith & his #1 Detective Lady books, Jodi Picoult novels, and (like some of you) The Hunger Games and Harry Potter! |