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Should We Use Movies to Teach Classic Literature?

August 11, 2020 by KeepingClassics 8 Comments

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

How Author Info Hooks Students and Reveals Relevance

June 25, 2020 by KeepingClassics Leave a Comment

By the time most of my students read The Scarlet Letter, they are salivating for it.

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I’m a writer, a reader, and a teacher on a mission to save the classics.

With over a decade of experience teaching American Literature to teenagers, I no longer buy into the myth that the classics are dead because teens find them boring and won’t read them. I help students and teachers access the relevance of American classics. I love networking with authors and educators to reignite the love of classic literature for a new generation. Mostly, though, I love helping students find the stories of themselves in the very stories that help shape our nation. Read More

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