An English teacher who is passionate about PBL and diverse world literature.
What Your World Literature Curriculum Could Look Like Wondering what a world literature high school curriculum could look like? Curious how you can build world literature thematic units? Are you trying to get together your World Literature pacing guide? You have come to the right place! If this world literature pacing guide sounds like a … Continue reading What Your World Literature Curriculum Could Look Like
Last week I shared how I use Cinderella and several critical lenses. This week, I am focusing on how I use the cultural lens with Disney’s The Princess and the Frog. I love to use fairytales and Disney movies with critical lens theory for building analysis skills in my high school students. They are approachable … Continue reading Critical Lens Theory and The Princess and the Frog
There seems to be a train of thought that the World Lit classroom is where you learn all the “old classics” like Beowulf, King Arthur, Gilgamesh, etc. Or where you learn about the old gods through mythology. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE all of this and teach it in my classroom. However, I also … Continue reading YA Books in the World Lit Classroom- Sky in the Deep
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
This 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. I quickly remembered how much I … Continue reading Bloom Balls Project
Today I am reflecting on the next installment of what I’ve been doing with my county’s unit asking student to analyze theme in a text as well as cultural values reflected in the text by focusing on cultural heroes from around the world. Of course, I had to start with King Arthur tales! As much … 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
Around the World With Mrs. C 