J a mie C rosswhite
EDUC A TION
We st Te xa s A &M Unive rsit y, C anyon , TX
M .A . in Englis h
GPA : 4. 0
The sis : “Ye a h, Ba by Sister, t he C onnection Be gs t o be Understood”:
Ne w C rit ica l R egionalism a s Se en Through Ya ma shit a’s Tropic of O range
De c . 2010
Te x a s Te ch Univ ersity, Lubbock, TX
B.A . Ho no r s in English
A re a s of C oncentra tion: English Lit erature a nd La ngua ge
Minor: Se condary Educa tion
Honors : Graduated Ma gna C um La ude
2004
A WA R DS A ND HO NORS
- 2015 R e dd C e nte r/WLA Te a ching We st ern Lit e rat ure K-12 Educator A ward
- 2015 R e gion 16 Se condary Te ache r of t he Ye ar F inalist
- 2014 C a nyon ISD Se condary Te ache r of t he Ye ar
- 2014 C a nyon High School Te a che r of t he Ye ar
- 2013 Na t ional Honor Societ y Student Se l ected Te ache r of t he Ye ar
- 2008 WTA MU C onf ere nce O utstanding Student R esearch a nd Prese nta tion
PA PER S
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“Te a ching K-12: Identity t hrough Pla ce (A nd in Spit e of it )”
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“’C ommunica t ion is He a lt h’: C hoos ing t o see others, se lf a nd Wa r in Mrs. Da llowa y ”
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“’A ll R oa ds Na rrow a t t he Borde r’: C rit ical R e gionalism a s a Me t hodology f or R e ading Pla ce ”
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“C rit ica l R e giona lism: St ructure, St yle , a nd F orm a s Pla ce”
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“Ve rsions of Trut h: The subjectivity of t ruth in I, Rigobe rta Me nchu”
We st Te xa s A &M St udent R e sea rch C onfere nce, C anyon, TX 2008
We st e rn Lit erature A ssociation C onfere nce, R e no, NV 2015
We st Te xa s A &M St udent R e sea rch C onfere nce, C anyon, TX 2010
We st e rn Lit erature A ssociation C onfere nce, Spe arfish, SD 2009
We st Te xa s A &M St udent R e sea rch C onfere nce, C anyon, TX 2009
PUBLIC A TIO NS
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“’C a rry t he F ire’: McCa rthy’s Bulle t s a s Shells of Lif e in Post -Apocalypt ic World”
The Ex plica tor- Novembe r, 2011
TEA C HING EXPERIENCE
A ma rillo C olle ge, A ma rillo, TX
Dua l Cr e dit English Instructo r: 1301-1302 Fr eshman Co mpo sition
De v e loped sy llabus a nd ov erall course st ruct ure;
F ocus on t e chnica l writing, rhe torical a rgume nts, a nd research,
Incorpora ting lit e ra ry a nalysis of both local a nd world lit e ra tures.
Spe cia l a t te ntion give n t o globalism, a nd mode rn t echnologie s in
R e ga rds t o writing, re se arch, a cade mic int egrit y, identit y a nd globalization.
2011- 2016
C a ny on High School, C anyon, TX
Englis h T e acher : English IV A P Literat ure a nd Co mpos it io n
2007- 2016
De v e loped C ollege Boa rd a pprove d sy llabus a nd ov erall course st ruct ure;
de signe d t o dire ct t he most a dvanced honors stude nt s a t C a nyon High, a
sa mpling of v a rious lit e ra ry cla ssics t o a ddress t he ma jor lit erary t ime
pe riods a nd mode s of crit icism. Spe cial a t tention giv en t o postcolonia l lit erat ures,
globa lism, a nd critical re gionalism. Works include : He a rt of Da rkness, Things F a ll A part,
The Kit e Runne r, The Shipping Ne ws, The A wake ning, a nd The Road.
Englis h II- III On Level
2006- 2011
De v e loped sy llabus a nd ov erall course st ruct ure. English II f ocus: Va rious world
Lit e ra t ures ra nging f rom Sha kespea re t o A nima l F a rm wit h t hema tic f ocus on
polit ica l writ ings, corruption, a nd rea ding power in v a rious na rrat ive f orms.
English III: C ou rse st ructured a round A me rican Lit erature a nd R het oric wit h specific
int e re st pa id t o re giona l lit e rat ures a nd t ranscendentalism.
Englis h I Pr e -AP
De v e loped sy llabus a nd ov erall course st ruct ure, wit h a f ocus on v arious cla ssic
lit e ra t ure a nd poetry. Emphasis pla ced on cont emporary A me rican write rs such a s
Sa ndra C isneros , Lorraine Ha nsberry, Na omi Shiha b N y e, a nd La ngston Hughes.
ESL Ce r t ified Ins truc tor
C re a te d ESL curriculum, a nd worke d wit h ELS st udents in re la tion t o writ ten a nd
spoke n communica tion; much t ime wa s spent incorporating na t ive la nguage a nd
lit e ra t ures a s t hey re la te t o a nd dif fer f rom we st Te xas ra ce rela tions a nd st ate
a s se ssme nts. TELPA S ce rtified.
The Le a rning Link, Lubbock, TX
2006- 2008
2009-present
2001- 2004
SA T /ACT Pr ep. Instructor
C olla borated on curriculum a nd e x am de ve lopme nt, le ct ured a nd t utored st udents
indiv idua lly a nd in groups, me t wit h st udents upon re quest , a nd graded a ll writ ten
work wit h spe cific f ocus in SA T/ACT e ssays .
SER VIC E TO THE PR O FESSIO N
C a ny on High School, C anyon , TX
Lit e r ary Cr iticism Co ach /UIL Spelling & Vo cabulary Co ach
Prov ide inst ruction a nd t e ach lit e rary C riticism t e chniques t o a dvanced
st ude nts wit h a pa rticula r int erest in English lit erature ; used a s a preparation
f or t he Univ ersity Int erscholast ic Le a gue compe tition.
One A c t Play A ssistant Direc tor
Prov ide inst ruction, e dit a nd cut pla y content t o f it UIL compe tition a nd
re gula t ions, conduct a udit ions, coordina te re hearsal schedules, conduct
re he a rsals, a tte nd a nd a ssist wit h UIL one a ct pla y compe tit ion.
Fa ll Co nfe rence A dministr ator/Presenter
De signe d a nd f a cilit ated a continuing e ducatio n course s a nd book st udy f or
C a ny on Independent School Dist rict’s F all F a culty C onfere nce. F ocus in 2010
wa s on cont e mporary Te x as lit e rature, t he home less, a nd st udent ce ntered
communit y se rvice wit hin sha red local spa ce s. 2014 F ocus wa s e ngaging
st ude nts t hrough st udy of we stern a uthors a nd t echnology.
LA NGUA GES
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English – na t iv e la ngua ge
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Spa nish – spe ak, re ad, a nd writ e wit h ba sic compe tence
R ELEVA NT C O UR SEWOR K
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Post colonial Lit e rature
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A me rica n R e alism, R e giona lism, a nd Loca l C olor
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Ne w C rit ica l R egionalism
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Twe nt ie th C entury A me rica n Lit e ra ture: He mingwa y a nd F it zgera ld
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A me rica n Lit e rat ure a nd F ilm A da pta tion
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C omposit ion Pe dagogy
2006 - 2016
2014- Present
2010/2014