Name 1 Student Name Professor Rowley English 110 10 February 2014 Letter to Author Prep: The Teacher Who Changed My Life 1. “A formidable, solidly built woman with salt-and-pepper hair, a steely eye and a flat Boston accent, Miss Hurd had no patience with layabouts” (401). This passage from the text reminds me of my favorite teacher Mrs. Tubbs. As I was first reading this story, I realized that Miss Hurd and Mrs. Tubbs are very similar. First thing that caught my attention was the fact that Mrs. Tubbs just like Miss Hurd, is from the east coast. Also, both of them are stern teachers and don’t like idle students. Mrs. Tubbs would be strict with the rules but also always made the lessons very fun. She was a firm believer of the concept that hard work always pays off. A concept in which I believe Miss Hurd would also agree with. 2. “Soon I asked the principal to transfer me to her English class as well. There, she drilled us on grammar until I finally began to understand the logic and structure of the English language” (401). Likewise this passage reminds me so much of Mrs. Tubbs style of teaching. She made me understand and love math and science so much that I wanted to take both her math and science courses every year that I was in middle school. A lot of work was involved in her lessons but her main goal for her students was for us to fully understand the subjects. For those students who took both her science and math classes, she was also able to combine both subjects in her lessons so that the concepts always went hand in hand. Her projects were always the best. Questions for the Author 1. How did you feel about the fact that you were placed in a special needs class when you first arrived in America? 2. What were your first impressions of Miss Hurd? 3. Before accidently joining the Newspaper Club in school, how much did you really enjoy writing? 4. What were your thoughts and feelings on your first day of school? 5. Since the coming of spring season reminds you of your mother, what reminds you of Miss Hurd? Why? Name 2 Similar Experience We all have that special teacher that has a great impact on our lives. They possess a special “something” that caused you to change in some way, shape, or form. For most children, Math can be an intimidating and difficult subject to understand. I used to be one of those students until my view on math changed thanks to Mrs. Tubbs. Michelle Tubbs was that one special teacher for me. She was my math and science teacher all throughout middle school. Her love for teaching math and science help me better understand those certain subjects. She showed me that math was not so difficult and I was able to fully understand it. I began to love math and science because of the way she taught it. Her classes were always fun and project-based. That appealed to me very much. Also, when I found out she was the director of t.

1. Name 1
Student Name
Professor Rowley
English 110
10 February 2014
Letter to Author Prep: The Teacher Who Changed My Life
1. “A formidable, solidly built woman with salt-and-pepper
hair, a steely eye and a flat
Boston accent, Miss Hurd had no patience with layabouts”
(401).
This passage from the text reminds me of my favorite teacher
Mrs. Tubbs. As I was
first reading this story, I realized that Miss Hurd and Mrs.
Tubbs are very similar. First
thing that caught my attention was the fact that Mrs. Tubbs just
like Miss Hurd, is from
the east coast. Also, both of them are stern teachers and don’t
like idle students. Mrs.
Tubbs would be strict with the rules but also always made the

2. lessons very fun. She was a
firm believer of the concept that hard work always pays off. A
concept in which I believe
Miss Hurd would also agree with.
2. “Soon I asked the principal to transfer me to her English
class as well. There, she drilled
us on grammar until I finally began to understand the logic and
structure of the English
language” (401).
Likewise this passage reminds me so much of Mrs. Tubbs style
of teaching. She made
me understand and love math and science so much that I wanted
to take both her math
and science courses every year that I was in middle school. A
lot of work was involved in
her lessons but her main goal for her students was for us to
fully understand the subjects.
For those students who took both her science and math classes,
she was also able to
combine both subjects in her lessons so that the concepts always
went hand in hand. Her
projects were always the best.

3. Questions for the Author
1. How did you feel about the fact that you were placed in a
special needs class when you
first arrived in America?
2. What were your first impressions of Miss Hurd?
3. Before accidently joining the Newspaper Club in school, how
much did you really enjoy
writing?
4. What were your thoughts and feelings on your first day of
school?
5. Since the coming of spring season reminds you of your
mother, what reminds you of
Miss Hurd? Why?
Name 2
Similar Experience
We all have that special teacher that has a great impact on our
lives. They possess a

4. special “something” that caused you to change in some way,
shape, or form. For most children,
Math can be an intimidating and difficult subject to understand.
I used to be one of those students
until my view on math changed thanks to Mrs. Tubbs. Michelle
Tubbs was that one special
teacher for me. She was my math and science teacher all
throughout middle school. Her love for
teaching math and science help me better understand those
certain subjects. She showed me that
math was not so difficult and I was able to fully understand it. I
began to love math and science
because of the way she taught it. Her classes were always fun
and project-based. That appealed
to me very much. Also, when I found out she was the director of
the MESA club, which was a
math and science afterschool club, I quickly joined it. Every
year, I requested to be in her math
and science classes. She became my favorite teacher and
anytime I needed help she was always
there for me. At my middle school promotion, Mrs. Tubbs
presented me with the award for best
math and science student and also dedicated a speech to me. I
will never forget her and all that

5. she did for me.