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Twain Texts You Aren’t Teaching But Should: Was it Heaven? Or Hell?

December 19, 2020 by KeepingClassics Leave a Comment

This is the third post in this series where we discover ways to introduce Twain in engaging, relevant ways without relying solely on Huckleberry Finn. “Was it Heaven? Or Hell?”: Harpers Monthly Magazine, Christmas 1902. Lessons: Pandemic History, juxtaposition, parallel structure Mark Twain is timely. Yes, he died in 1910; nevertheless, so many of his textsContinue Reading

“The Lottery” Lesson

June 30, 2020 by KeepingClassics 5 Comments

“The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson is such a great, memorable tale. I’m sure there aren’t many teachers who must be persuaded to teach this one. Nevertheless, the relevance to pandemic living is so strong, I just had to add this story to our classics to keep. If this is a story we already love andContinue Reading

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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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