About Me

Hello! My name is Vanessa Rough. I have a degree in English Secondary Education and 11 years of middle and high school classroom experience. I have also been homeschooling my own children for the past 8 years. 

My classroom experience ranges from public school, private school, and classical homeschool co-op classrooms. I have taught English, writing, and literature classes to students from grades 7-12. 

Classes Taught:

• 9th grade English
• 10th grade English
• Ancient Literature (7th/8th) and (9th-12th)
• Medieval Literature (7th/8th) and (9th-12th)
• American Literature (7th/8th) and 9th-12th)
• British Literature (7th/8th) and (9th-12th)
• 8th/9th Composition 
• The Lost Tools of Writing (7th-9th)

Not surprisingly, I am an avid reader and am passionate about sharing my love for reading the classics with students. I love to help students as they grow in their writing, thinking, and learning. The following is a list of classics that I have taught in the classroom. 

World: 

The Epic of Gilgamesh

The Iliad

The Odyssey

The Aeneid

Oedipus Trilogy

Aesop's Fables

Confessions

The Inferno

The Song of Roland

Cry, the Beloved Country

British: 

Beowulf

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Le Morte d'Arthur

The Canterbury Tales

Pilgrim's Progress

Dr. Faustus

Julius Caesar

Romeo and Juliet

Macbeth

Hamlet

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Gulliver's Travels

Pride and Prejudice

Frankenstein

A Tale of Two Cities

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

The Heart of Darkness

Animal Farm

The Lord of the Flies

Till We Have Faces

The Magician's Nephew

The Hobbit

Short stories and poetry by Blake, Shelley, Tennyson, Elliot, Browning, Keats, Herbert, etc. 

American: 

Common Sense

The Federalist Papers

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas

The Scarlet Letter

The Red Badge of Courage

The Great Gatsby

The Pearl

The Call of the Wild

The Old Man and the Sea

To Kill a Mockingbird

Short Stories and poetry by Poe, Dickinson, Twain, Irving, Chopin, etc.

This is just a list of the works I have experience teaching in a classroom. I've read and studied numerous others. If your student is writing an essay or needs extra help in understanding a book for school, I can help. 

In addition to being a book nerd,  I also enjoy art, nature, and spending time with my family.