Amy McCracken, author of English 11 and Honors English 11, is a 1994 graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania, receiving a B.S. in Education and Secondary English concentration. Since 1996, she has been teaching English 9, 10, and 11; grammar and composition; photojournalism; and drama in the state of Virginia. In 1999, she became the chair of her English department, and she was included in the 2002 edition of Who’s Who of American Teachers. Since she began teaching for the English 11 SOL exams in the state of Virginia, her class pass rate has an average of 98%, and her department has risen from a 66% pass rate in 1998 to a 98% pass rate in 2004. Amy is currently working on her Master’s Degree in Literature, with a concentration in American literature, at George Mason University.
