I have always been a believer that Shakespeare’s work can and should be made relevant to high school students. The work of Shakespeare naturally seems to open itself to lively discussion as it approaches universal life themes such as love, conflict, appearances, and order. Rex Gibson’s book Teaching Shakespeare was very useful to me as […]
Entries from September 2006
The Importance of Language, Story, Character, and Theme when Teaching Shakespeare
September 20th, 2006 · 2 Comments
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Incorporating Literary Theory into the Secondary English Classroom
September 20th, 2006 · Comments Off
As I begin to reflect on my own experiences with literary theory, I realize that never during my four years of high school English did I ever hear these two words put together. In fact, I was well into college and had declared English as my major before I began to learn how to interpret […]
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Introduction
September 6th, 2006 · 1 Comment
Hello All,
My name is Ann and I am currently a graduate student in an English Education program. Before joining this program I earned my Bacholor’s degree in English and I have some experience as a substitute teacher as well. I am very excited about beginning my teaching career next year as teaching has been my dream for many years. […]
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