The Teacher Who Changed My Life

1. Additional Readings 1: The
Teacher Who Changed My
Life
Nicholas Gage

2. Nicholas Gage
 Born on July 23,
1939 IN Greece
 Profession : Greek
American Author
and Investigating
Journalist
 Writings: ‘Eleni’
and ‘A Place For
Us’

3.  Par.1 – The Teacher named Marjorie
Hurd
 Par.2 – Arrival In The New Land
 Par.3 – Meeting The Father
 Par.4 – The Huge Brick Building
 Par. 5 – The Improvement

4.  Par. 6 – The Impatient Miss Hurd
 Par. 7 – The Inspirational Influence
 Par. 8 – The Assignment of Painful
Memories
 Par. 9 – The Story In The Writing
 Par. 10 – The Mother’s Execution

5.  Par. 11 – The Sympathetic Essay
 Par. 12 – The Ambition
 Par. 13 – Struggle In Life
 Par. 14 – The Father’s Joy of the
Son’s Achievement
 Par. 15 – The Celebration

6.  Par. 16 – The Call
 Par. 17 – The Uncharacteristic Voice
 Par. 18 – The Response
 Par. 19 – The Enthusiastic Guest
 Par. 20 – The Presence Of Miss Hurd
 Par. 21 – The Appreciation
 Par. 22 – The wont-take-no-for-an-
answer Call

7. Character Analysis
 The teacher – Marjorie Hurd
 Salty tongued, no nonsense school
teacher
 Formidable solidly built woman with
salt and pepper
 Influensive and inspirational
 Honored and enthusiastic
 Caring

8. Conclusion
 What inspired the writer?
 What do we expect out of a teacher?

9. Glossary
 Guerillas
 PortlyResented
 Hostility
 Askance
 Formidable
 Spits
 Serpentine
 Bounty
 Layabouts
 Honed
 Testament