Teen Literacy Tips

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If you’re a busy teacher (redundant, I know), and your resolution for this year is to become more organized, the following resources will help you in your quest:
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How do we help junior and senior high students ask the deep questions about life, and–more importantly–answer those questions? One way is to use the This I Believe curriculum unit from National Public Radio.
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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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MyRocketbook.com is producing what is essentially Cliff’s Notes on video. The videos give background, summaries and analysis for a variety of literary classics, including Beowulf, Pride and Prejudice, Nineteen Eighty-four, Frankenstein, The Crucible, The Odyssey and Othello.
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