An English teacher who is passionate about PBL and diverse world literature.
It’s no secret that I love great World Literature, but I also love experiencing foreign films. Celtic mythology has always been a favorite of mine. So, when the Irish animated movie The Song of the Sea came out, I knew I had to check it out! This award winning film sucked me in immediately and … Continue reading Teaching Celtic Mythology With the Movie The Song of the Sea
The book The Girl and the Goddess will check every single box you can think of when it comes to teaching World Literature or a Mythology class. Part coming of age, part survival, and part religious study of some amazing Hindu goddesses. In today’s post, I want to share with you the Hindu mythology that … Continue reading Teaching Hindu Mythology With The Girl and the Goddess
In my last post, I talked about how to structure project based learning in the high school English classroom. Since teaching is a second career for me, I am very passionate about good PBL in our high school classrooms. It shows the students the why behind what they are learning. In turn, it also leads … Continue reading Skills Based Assessments In High School English
Are you thinking about going back to school and wanting to make the most of the first 10 days of high school? If you are anything like me, even if you have a few more weeks left, you are already planning out your start to the year. Those first couple of weeks are crucial to … Continue reading Activities For The First Week of High School English
I recently wrote about my favorite mythological heroes to cover in my world literature high school classroom. Are you ready looking to dive in to a deep look at mythological heroes and their evil characters with your high school students? Check out this full unit here! I center this unit around what our heroes say … Continue reading Evil Characters In Mythology
Today I want to chat about how I like to start the year off in my World Lit class. We take a deep look into mythical heroes from several cultures and discuss how these heroes reflect the best aspects of the culture. Many people often wonder who is the greatest mythical hero of all time? … Continue reading Mythical Heroes From Around The World To Teach
Short stories are a staple in my classroom since I try to focus more on independent novel choices and book clubs with my students. Short stories are a wonderful way to still have the full class instruction still needed. However, I love to introduce my students to different genres of short stories. Today I am … Continue reading 2 Magical Realism Short Stories To Teach in High School
Are you tired of only teaching Greek and Roman mythology? These stories are great, but many of us want to introduce our students to other cultures too. Adding myths from Celtic, Norse, and Japanese traditions can make lessons more interesting and help students learn about different parts of the world. This can also help students … Continue reading Expanding Your Mythology Curriculum by Adding in Celtic, Japanese, and Norse Mythology
Every so often I like to talk about a new book that could be an interesting new addition to your World Lit classroom. Today, I want to talk about Thomas Wheeler’s Cursed! This book would be a fantastic addition to your King Arthur studies to see how the author has reimagined the King Arthur lore … Continue reading Using Thomas Wheeler’s Cursed in Your Classroom
True project based learning (PBL) is sorely missing in the upper levels of education and this is a problem. I have noticed some misconceptions of PBL actually is, why it is so critical for our secondary students, and steps you can take. If you are ready to jump into project based learning in your secondary … Continue reading Why You Should Add PBL Into Your Secondary ELA Classroom
Around the World With Mrs. C 