An English teacher who is passionate about PBL and diverse world literature.
Teaching your World Literature class thematically can have so many wonderful benefits! Creating a thematic unit on love can be a great way to explore the different ways in which love is represented throughout the world’s literature. Through this unit, students can examine how different authors have used love as a theme in their works, … Continue reading Analyzing Love Through World Literature: A Thematic Unit Guide
One of the things I love most about teaching World Literature classes is that I have the opportunity to explore all kinds of media from around the world with my students. Usually, this involves texts, but we also have a great deal of fun exploring beautiful foreign films as well. In this post, I am … Continue reading 3 Foreign Films That Your High School Students Will Love
If you are looking to freshen up your World Literature novel selection, I have 4 contemporary reads that I highly suggest! Some of these novels I have written about before in more detail, so be sure to check out those posts if you want an even more detailed look at any of these books and … Continue reading 4 Contemporary Novels For Your World Lit Classroom
If you have been following me for a while, you know how I love to tie in diverse and global perspectives whenever I can. During this time of the year, I love to include activities that are not religious, but still have a little holiday fun. With this post, I will cover four ways I … Continue reading 4 Non-religious Ways to Have Holiday Fun In High School
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
Every so often I like to suggest a contemporary world literature text or YA book that I think would be a fabulous addition to your World Literature curriculum. Today, I am focusing on The Girl and the Goddess! Not only would this work well in a World Lit curriculum, but it would also be a … Continue reading Contemporary World Lit- The Girl and the Goddess
Japanese mythology and folktales continue to fascinate people all around the world. Many of my students every year are enthralled with Japanese culture, anime, and manga, so incorporating these stories into my classroom is only natural. The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child is a wonderful tale to weave in to your Japanese units if … Continue reading Japanese Mythology and Folktales- The Bamboo Cutter and the Moon Child
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
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
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
Around the World With Mrs. C 