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=Wiki-English=

Section 1: Introduction
My name is Chris Swann and I am the chair of the English and Religion departments at [|Holy Innocents' Episcopal School] in Atlanta, Georgia. My job is a teacher's dream--I teach three classes of seniors and get to work with my colleagues on the nuts-and-bolts of teaching in a classroom: curriculum choices and development, designing projects, discussing student and teacher evaluation, and interacting with young people as a positive role model. Plus, I get to spout off poetry at the drop of a hat.

Section 2: Favorite Things
Favorite books? I'm an English teacher--the list would take forever to read. But some favorites:
 * //Moby-Dick// by Herman Melville
 * //Henry IV, Part One// and //Hamlet// by William Shakespeare
 * //Polar Star// by Martin Cruz Smith
 * //Sacred Games// by Vikram Chandra
 * //Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell// by Susanna Clarke
 * //The Secret History// by Donna Tartt
 * //The Terror// by Dan Simmons

Favorite quotes:
 * "A little more than kin, and less than kind." (Hamlet, //Hamlet,// 1.2)
 * "In irony we lead the world." (Arkady Renko, //Polar Star//)
 * "My heart has been, and always will be, yours." (Edward Ferrars--played by Hugh Grant--in Ang Lee's //Sense and Sensibility//)

Section 3: Burning Questions
//**How will Barack Obama help to transform America in the 21st century?**//

Section 4: Web 2.0 Stuff
Link to my edublog, [|"Englishing"]