During this quick (and my first!) attempt at teaching Gatsby, I’m feverishly collecting notes and jotting down ideas for my teaching of it next year. Here are three articles to check out for your next Gatsby unit.
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Gulliver’s Travels & The New York Times’ Anatomy of a Scene
Using the New York Times Anatomy of a Scene collection as inspiration, high school students provide director’s commentary for a movie clip and thereby showing their understanding of satire.
A New Movie for Your Anglo-Saxon Poetry Unit
The 1-hour and 52-minute movie is captivating, and builds suspense and excitement around the very culture awash in The Wanderer, The Seafarer, The Wife’s Lament, and Beowulf.
Book Bentos: 5 Tips to Make Them Better
Based on my first attempt with book bentos, I came up with these 5 tips to make these fun projects even better.
Ralph Waldo Emerson for High School Students
A recent snow day activity has sparked my curiosity about the possibilities of combining student photography with reading.
My Slightly Odd Teacher Self-Care Routine
She was just doing what she had to do to generate some positive energy amidst a group of silent, unresponsive, insecure high schoolers.
Ekphrastic poem mentor texts by high school students
Use these six student-written poems as mentor texts for teaching ekphrastic poetry
Le Morte d’Arthur: Resources for High School
My quest with my high school seniors into British Lit continues with one of the last two texts in our Medieval Era unit: Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur. This text, published in 1485, provides the tales of the legendary King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. (A post on our last medievalContinue reading “Le Morte d’Arthur: Resources for High School”
Writer’s Workshop for High School
Get to know students with creative projects in a writer’s workshop for high school
Eight Poem Ideas for High School Students
Poetry: It’s what the world needs now. Choose from these 8 poem ideas for high school students.