Literature teacher

We all want students to know how to annotate and automatically do it when they are handed a piece of literature. The trouble is, for most students annotation is something they do for the teacher, and not for themselves. They don’t take any ownership of the process and don’t see any payout at the end. ... Read more

Courtney Gorter has created for Spark Notes an entertaining visual that collects major movements in the history of literature and sums them up in a single sentence. See also: [ef-archive number=2 t…

Graphical timeline representing literary periods & movements, as well as major events or authors from literature history.

Literature is the purest form of poetry and prose – it is equally beautiful and tantalizing. Students who study literature know that the words of amazing poets and writers can sweep them off their feet and take them to a whole other level for a while. Literature has feels, literature has poetry – literature has Dramas and literature has the kind of stuff that dreams are made of. Literature teaches us about life, about rationality and about thoughts.

Develop your students' ability to critically examine an image and the way that artists represent literature in other works of art. A great way to meet RL.9-10.7 and RL.10-11.7, which require students to examine a work in different artistic media.

SIFT for Lit

25 Short novels to use in AP Literature. This list is student approved and is perfect for reluctant readers and for when you just don't have time.

A list of periodic tables of elements that relate to books, including Harry Potter, A Game of Thrones, and The Hunger Games.