Ciaran D.Flanagan
The Flanagans - Smiling since June of 2003
Twenty years from now you will
be more disappointed by the things
you didn't do than the ones you did do.
So throw off the bow lines. Sail away
from the safe harbor. Catch the trade
winds in your sails. Explore. Dream.
-Mark Twain
Hello Visitors,
This English education-based Web site documents my undergraduate career at Stony Brook University, New York. You will find links to my résumé, lesson plans and writing samples, recommended books, helpful Web sites, and other interesting assigments that have helped shape this future English teacher. Feel free to e-mail me with comments or suggestions. Until then, take Twain's advice. - Ciaran
Lessons for Literature, Poetry, and Film This link will take you to lessons that I have created over the past year (2007) for Stony Brook University's English Education Program.
Notable Educational Guides and Web Sites Links of interest for every English teacher.
This link will take you to samples of my creative and academic writing.
This link will direct you to my updated resume.
This is probably my crowning achievement as a digital immigrant: a podcast of a poem. This is an excellent assignment for English students and was introduced to me and my classmates by Professor Michael LoMonico.
This link will take you to the Web pages of my classmates. Take a few moments to peruse some of English Education's finest minds.
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I have the pleasure of teaching this classic alongside another of Babylon's finest, Mr. Jim Schappert.
Barbara Small, my cooperating teacher and invaluable mentor at Babylon Middle School, recommended I read these two classics for upcoming units. Both are superb and necessary tomes for any teacher. ----------
I read Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee to quell some of the curiosities that arose while I was creating a WebQuest, which you can find under the Lessons link. ----------
Dr. Milind Wakankar of Stony Brook University's English Department recommended I read Disgrace a few summers ago; Coetzee's message and imagery are still with me today. ----------
Father Joe, by Tony Hendra: A faith bolstering, gift-of-a-read given to me by my parents. ----------
Students in some 11th and 12th grade Honors classes (as well as 34 year -old English majors) have read this unforgettable fantasy from Yann Martel. |
