Teen Literacy Tips

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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. [Read more →]

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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 to reading. [Read more →]

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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: [Read more →]

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For a fun Christmas/vocabulary activity try having your students translate these verbose Christmas carol titles back into their original form: [Read more →]

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Which books should be on the bookshelf of every literature teacher?  The following list represents my personal picks: [Read more →]

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