Author Archives: Jessica Sawyer

At twenty-one years old, and in the last year of my undergrad, I stood in line for the bathroom at a local coffee shop. My hair is off my shoulders; I’m wearing cuffed jeans, brown flats to match. There are … Continue reading →

Teacher Interview with the professional himself: Dr. Sean Ruday On the road to teaching myself, I decided to interview a person that has experience teaching in the public school system, as well as experience in teaching college students how to … Continue reading →

What is it? Acrostic poetry is a poem that is constructed by using the first or last letters in a name, word, or phrase that spells out a description of what you are trying to say or remember. This is a … Continue reading →

It Is Time For A Change! Throughout my college years I have noticed that, even as an English major, my high school did not prepare me for college or the real world. Coming into college I did not have a … Continue reading →

Hello world!   My name is Jessie Sawyer, I am a junior at Longwood University and on the road to becoming a high school English teacher. Growing up, I loved journalism and wrote about silly nonsense, politics, nature, and everything … Continue reading →