An English teacher who is passionate about PBL and diverse world literature.
One way to take your students’ analysis skills to a whole new level is to have them look at something they know in an entirely new way. A few years ago, I started using fairy tales and Disney movies along with critical lenses and it was a total game changer! I broadly talked about this … Continue reading Critical Lens Theory With Cinderella
As I have said in previous blog posts, I LOVE Arthurian legends. I’ve been reading them since I was a child and I have been fascinated with the knights, the magic, the chivalry, and the drama. They’ve got it all. Recently, I found that as much as I love reading Le Morte de Arthur aloud … Continue reading Le Morte de Arthur in the Modern Classroom
Maybe you’re just like me and have been reading King Arthur tales for as long as you can remember. Or maybe you are merely familiar with King Arthur due to all of the modern movie adaptations. Or maybe you’re someone who has never attempted anything King Arthur because it’s “old”. Chances are, your students are … Continue reading King Arthur In the Modern Classroom
One week I was still recovering from a minor medical procedure, a mountain of essays to grade, lessons to record for my online classes, and much more! In short, I needed something engaging and high level for my students to do while I got some much needed work done. Can you relate? I quickly remembered … Continue reading Using a Bloom Balls Project for Choice Reading in High School English
Today I am reflecting on the next installment of what I’ve been doing with my county’s unit. This unit asks students to analyze the theme in a text. It also looks at cultural values reflected in the text by focusing on cultural heroes from around the world. Of course, I had to start with King … Continue reading Teaching Thematic Analysis With Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
I am taking a quick break from my current Hero unit to remember better days. This is not to say that I don’t enjoy exploring heroes from other cultures and the cultural studies that come from it, but I am just life tired right now. My school is constantly going back and forth with in-person … Continue reading Critical Lens Theory With Fairy Tales and Disney Movies
We started the new semester last week and we are getting started with one of my favorite things- mythical heroes! One of the aspects of the county’s required unit stated students would, “build your knowledge of the cultural truths, identifying common cultural concepts, concerns, and plot lines in a series of literary pieces from your … Continue reading Teaching King Arthur Legends
Recently, I had to complete an argumentative/debate unit created by my district. Thankfully, I do have some leeway in adding to the units. We covered Julius Caesar and analyzed 5 additional speeches over the course of a few weeks. On top of this, our school was shut down by the health department TWICE due to … Continue reading Debating “Baby It’s Cold Outside” In Class
I completed something that seemed impossible- Shakespeare in the middle of a pandemic as well as my school being shut down twice in a month due to the high number of positive cases in a month. Not only did we do it, but the kids actually loved it! We spent about 3 weeks covering the … Continue reading Final Word Debate on Caesar
Alas, Poor Caesar, I Knew Him Well…… Wait, wrong play! But, (hopefully) you get my playful pun 😉 But, in all seriousness, if you’re looking for the best way to introduce Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar to your students, this is the post for you! Last week I started the play Julius Caesar with my face-to-face students. … Continue reading Introducing Julius Caesar Before You Teach Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar
Around the World With Mrs. C 