Drawing on her extensive teaching experience, Sharon Hamilton uses classroom-tested examples and exercises to reinforce students’ understanding and help them apply what they learn in their own writing. Sharon Hamilton (Ph.D. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) has taught college literature courses at Eastern Michigan, Baylor, and Hunter, and advanced-placement English at Phillips Exeter Academy and the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School, where she currently teaches. She is an award-winning teacher, NEH teaching workshop leader, and AP Consultant for the College Board. She is author of Shakespeare’s Daughters, Shakespeare: A Teaching Guide , as well as multiple books on solving common writing problems.