Teen Literacy Tips

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. I’d also love to hear what you have to say, so please feel free to comment on any post. Thanks for visiting!“The Raven” is a great poem to study around this time of year, and one fun way of engaging [...]

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A colleague of mine just sent me a link to a great literature resource from Florida’s Educational Technology Clearninghouse–Lit2G0: MP3 Stories and Poems. The Clearinghouse is providing free downloads of classic public domain texts.

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In the wake of yesterday’s copyright weirdness, I thought today would be a good day to talk about using public domain literature in the classroom. I’ve put together a reading list (in case you haven’t noticed, I’m a list junkie) of books in the public domain that could be used in a junior high [...]

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Overcoming students’ prejudices against poetry can be one of the most difficult challenges a literature teacher faces. Fortunately, The Poetry Archive has the tools you need to break the anti-poetry frame of mind.

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ThoughtAudio.com has 45 free professional-quality audio classics for you to download and use in your classroom or for your own education.  Audio books are great resources for reluctant or struggling readers, and they can also be used as read-alouds when your students are tired of hearing your voice.
ThoughtAudio.com has some great titles including the following:

The [...]

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