Literature teacher

Develop your students' ability to critically examine an image and the way that artists represent literature in other works of art. A great way to meet RL.9-10.7 and RL.10-11.7, which require students to examine a work in different artistic media.

Courtney Gorter has created for Spark Notes an entertaining visual that collects major movements in the history of literature and sums them up in a single sentence. See also: [ef-archive number=2 t…

How to read a poem - study and revise English literature poetry analysis

“But this book is so old!” Sound familiar? Never fear! Here are some foolproof ways to keep the classics fresh for the modern-day student.

Timeline of literary periods and movements - infographic - "A Timeline of Literary Periods and Movements" was developed by a team from The Literature Network, an online community of literature lovers

Literature is the purest form of poetry and prose – it is equally beautiful and tantalizing. Students who study literature know that the words of amazing poets and writers can sweep them off their feet and take them to a whole other level for a while. Literature has feels, literature has poetry – literature has Dramas and literature has the kind of stuff that dreams are made of. Literature teaches us about life, about rationality and about thoughts.

SIFT for Lit

This post explores the connections between Classic texts and modern texts. They explore the following connections: Lord of the Flies & Hunger Games, “The Necklace” & Nonfiction Pairings, Macbeth & Long Way Down, Night & Between Shades of Gray + Salt to the Sea, The Scarlet Letter &

These are the ones to recognize and master.