English Teacher, Freelance Writer
Resume:
James Lewis Huss
Washington, DC, USA
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Education
● Northwestern State University of Louisiana 2017
MA English
● University of South Carolina 1999
BA English, Writing Intensive
● Northwestern State University of Louisiana 2018
Graduate Certificate, TESOL
Professional Writing Experience
● Post Pandemic Renaissance Theatre Co. 2021-pres
Founder/Playwright
● Elephantine Publishing Company 2015-17
Writer
Writing and Publication History
● I have completed several major projects, including a self-published epic in blank verse—Out of the Water; a YA novel—Book of Pilgrimage, published by Elephantine Publishing Co., 2016; and a yet unpublished 40,000-word novella—HomiNed.
● I have had more than 20 of my poems published in literary journals, magazines, and anthologies.
● I am the founder and playwright-in-residence (virtually) for a theater group in Taipei, Taiwan, called Post Pandemic Renaissance Theatre. I have written five full-length plays in blank verse, which my company workshops and presents via staged readings at a comedy club in Taipei.
● In graduate school, I was a recipient of the Dempsey-Perkins award for my research and reporting of traditional Bolivian folklore in La Paz. Primary English Teaching Experience
● Girls Global Academy, Washington, DC, USA 2021-pres Title: Secondary English Teacher
Responsibilities: Develop curriculum and deliver instruction. Curriculum: 9th Grade English Language Arts
● Asia American International Academy, New Taipei City, Taiwan 2017-21 Title: English Teacher; English Dept. Head
Responsibilities: Develop curricula and deliver instruction. As department head: schedule meetings, align curricula, assist with unit planning, and coordinate between department and administration. Curricula: AP English Literature, AP English Language, British Literature, Intro to Literature, 8th Grade ELA, 8th Grade EAL
● ACS Calvert, La Paz, Bolivia 2015-17
Title: English Teacher; English Dept. Head
Responsibilities: Develop curricula and deliver instruction. As department head: schedule meetings, align curricula, assist teachers with unit planning, select textbooks, and assist with scheduling. Curricula: AP English Literature, AP English Language, British Literature, American Literature, Intro to Literature, Senior Seminar
● The Clifford School, Guangzhou, China 2013-14
Title: EFL Teacher—7th, 8th, 9th Grades
Responsibilities: Develop curricula and deliver instruction. Administer and assess WIDA tests for secondary bilingual school. Curricula: 7th-9th Grade ELA and Social Studies
● Southside High School, Greenville, SC 2005-12
Title: Secondary English Teacher
Responsibilities: Develop curricula and deliver instruction. Curricula: AP English Literature, IBDP English I, British Literature, American Literature, World Literature, Intro to Literature, Journalism, Creative Writing, Film Criticism, Accelerate Reading Other English Teaching Experience
● Greenville County Schools, Greenville, SC 2014-15 Substitute Teacher
● Guangzhou Foreign Language School, Guangzhou, China 2012 Lead Foreign EFL Teacher—First Grade
● Brentwood Middle School, N. Charleston, SC 2004-05 Long-term English Substitute
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