Teen Literacy Tips

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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 →]

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

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

The season of giving is upon us, and what better way to celebrate the holidays than by donating to some worthy educational charities. This year, consider the following 4-star educational charities (descriptions are from CharityNavigator.org): [Read more →]

It was only a matter of time before Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy became a reality. That time is now here. You can now purchase a working prototype of a real Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, a book you can take anywhere that contains as complete a summary of human knowledge as is currently available. Don’t believe me? Don’t Panic. Just read on. [Read more →]