A colleague gifted me this cool mug. It’s covered with some of the best sentences in literary history. One day, while sipping and excellent cup of Earl Grey and marveling over these one-statement masterpieces, it occurred to me that these sentences might just be enough to hook students into reading some of the best booksContinue Reading
Archives for August 2020
How to Assess Student Connection to Texts
I discovered the assessment by accident. It was actually meant for a brain break for my honors students. We had just finished up The Great Gatsby, but throughout the week I had noticed mental fatigue setting in. Most likely, it had been a week filled with calculus and AP Chem tests with some kind ofContinue Reading
Should We Use Movies to Teach Classic Literature?
Are you a movie-showing teacher? Relying on movies to teach classics isn’t new. Although, I feel like it’s becoming more and more accepted as the norm. I often wonder if it should be. When I first started pre-writing this blog post, I truly thought it would lean towards nixing movies. We teach literature, not cinema.Continue Reading
