Hi there! I’m Ms. Celestine, your friendly neighborhood English teacher, here to help you command the language and capitalize on your potential. I’ve got a novel approach to teaching, and I promise not to prologue my lectures too much—unless we’re talking Shakespeare, in which case all bets are off-stage.

I believe grammar is the glue that holds our sentences together—without it, things just fall apart (yes, that’s a literary reference). I’m pun-stoppable when it comes to wordplay, and I’ll apostro-fee you if you misuse “your” and “you’re.”

When I’m not grading essays or plotting the next great lesson, you’ll find me booked solid with reading, writing, and occasionally punctuating my life with coffee breaks. I love helping students find their voice—even if it’s just to say, “Wait, is this due today?”

So whether you’re a metaphor master or still figuring out the theme of your academic journey, I’m here to help you write your own success story—one pun at a tim

Welcome to 8th grade ELA.