Gina Ventrella

Mom to Ben & Lucy, ELA teacher, CMU grad, consumer of copious amounts of coffee and NPR, book nerd and degree collector.

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Are we still clearing the lists? Trying to get books into my high schoolers hands!

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[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

HER NAME IS PENELOPE AND SHE IS THE QUEEN OF ITHACA. RESPECT HER.

[DiscussingFilm @DiscussingFilm]

First look at Anne Hathaway and Mia Goth in Christopher Nolan’s ‘THE ODYSSEY’

Hathaway will star as Odysseus’ wife and Goth will star as Melantho

(Source: https://t.co/9VUiFbdMlX)

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

cc: @Rye_B_Thats_Me

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune without the words,
And never stops at all,

—Emily Dickinson

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Happy Poem in Your Pocket Day! Share a poem using #PocketPoem

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Hoping to get more books for my classroom library so these kids will read something other than their snapchats 🫠 #clearthelist2024 #clearthelist #clearthelist24

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[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Cannot tell you how much fun it is to watch these boys get hyped every Friday. Truly the best way to end the week as a high school teacher.

[Marauder Football @CHSMarauderFB]

Welcome Home.
#MarauderPride #DistrictChamps

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

@HonoluluBlues_ It's going to be Branch tonight!

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

@travisakers I’m a high school English teacher trying to get a diverse selection of books for my classroom library. I really believe that all kids enjoy reading they just need the right book!

https://t.co/NKNPgwNeTQ

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Putting this back out there, hoping to #clearthelists2023 https://t.co/NKNPgwMH4i

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Just a public school teacher asking nicely for someone to #clearthelist with books for my classroom library https://t.co/NKNPgwMH4i

[Academy of American Poets @POETSorg]

Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes.)

—Walt Whitman, born #OTD in 1819

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Detroit’s Nandi Comer makes history as Michigan’s second poet laureate ever https://t.co/67KfPxr9uc via @metrotimes

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Meeeeeeeee

[Jake Tapper 🦅 @jaketapper]

Raise your hand if you had the Furman Paladins beating UVA

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Come and see it happen here!

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Thanks Mother Nature for providing all the snow for my Polar Plunge tonight! All donations go to @SpOlympicsMI and our own Carlson United Team! ❄️❄️ https://t.co/9j004Tj9OX

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Time flies when you can’t believe the things you see daily on this site 😅 #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

@thegeeklyreader The vibes were BAD today

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Wore Aden’s jersey with pride today! Teacher appreciation games are always fun, but I think I appreciate these kids more than they could ever know.

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*Winner will be selected Tuesday*

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

Just a high school English teacher trying to #clearthelist ✌🏼 https://t.co/NKNPgx4hVQ

[Gina Ventrella @itsjustginav]

@JustJem24 Thank you! I’m a high school English teacher trying to get more relevant and inclusive books into my classroom library. I really believe in the importance of showing students a perspective they may not be exposed to!

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