8 Modern AP Lit Books That Diversify the “Canon”
Our most popular blog post, by far, is our list of 10 Contemporary Novels for AP Literature. Initially, we found…
Teaching Literature
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Figurative Language in Poetry: Moving Students from Identification to Analysis
There’s no shortage of similes and metaphors used to describe or convey love in English literature. Yet the most romantic…
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Looking for a Short Story with Conflict? It’s Already in Your Curriculum.
It doesn’t matter how conflict-averse we are in real life. We love conflict in our stories. Whether it’s the latest…
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Why Teaching About Plot in High School is Still Important
We don’t know about you, but we had some questions about teaching about plot as high school teachers. Should we…
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What Does “Literary Merit” Even Mean?
Educational jargon can feel like its own language: engagement, differentiation, text-dependent questions, academic conversation, high-stakes assessment. And don’t forget the…
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A Perfect Match: Teaching Close Reading with Shakespeare
“My students hate reading. Please help.” We see this message, or some variation of it, at least once a day…
