Literature
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Shakespeare Mystery Solved with Dennis McCarthy
May 16, 2017 All In with Pauline Hawkins Dennis McCarthy is a writer and researcher who…
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The Top 12 Global Teacher Blogger Discussion: March 2017
What roles do teachers have in creating kind and compassionate citizens? Teaching is about investing in…
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The Top 12 Global Teacher Blogger Discussion: February 2017
How do we teach young people the rigorous critical thinking and research skills to distinguish news…
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“Captain Trout” by Guest Blogger: Matthew Ferri
This is one of my favorite personal narratives from a talented student. One of the literary…
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Friday Writing Challenge: A Favorite Movie
Inside Out I know. This is a Wednesday, but when I started writing about Inside Out…
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Our Not so Magical Education System
New blog category: A Student’s Perspective. My students have a lot to say about the current…
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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 9
Well after the denouement of the story, after we discover the fates of Gatsby and Nick,…
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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 7
Of all the characters, I’m anxious to see Carey Mulligan’s portrayal of Daisy Buchanan. Her part…
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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 5
One of the interesting elements of the novel as a whole is that the plot structure…
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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 4
Chapter 4 opens with Nick juxtaposing the church going people with the people who enjoy Gatsby’s…
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The Great Gatsby: Chapter 2
In Chapter 2, Nick Carraway shows us things we don’t want to see, things we don’t…