One of my New Year’s resolutions is to jump start a disciplined morning schedule that includes regular prayer, exercise and intellectual growth. For intellectual growth I’ve chosen to read from Britannica’s Gateway to the Great Books, edited by Mortimer Adler, Robert Hutchins and Clifton Fadiman, three thinkers who have a profound influence on my approach [...]
Entries from December 30th, 2007
Virginia Woolf on How to Read
December 30th, 2007 · No Comments · Literature, Reading, Reading Recommendations
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Beowulf Teaching Resources
December 17th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Resources, Teaching
The new Beowulf movie may not have been the cinematic classic you’d been hoping for, but it may get your students interested in the original Old English poem, so here are some teaching resources available on the web:
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Translate that Christmas Carol
December 10th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Lessons, Teaching
For a fun Christmas/vocabulary activity try having your students translate these verbose Christmas carol titles back into their original form:
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