Ms. Martinez's experience is with the first year entering freshman population. She is passionate about teaching them about the university and how reading, writing and critical thinking are key in succeeding at the university level. Using American Literature, specifically short stories, and Creative Writing, Ms. Martinez seeks to aid her students adapt to college life and prepare them for their upper division course work.In her own time, Ms. Martinez is an active writer, focusing on short stories. She is working on a book of linked short stories focusing on female driven narrators who are in the Chicano/a community.