Reading the Ernest Hemingway classic The Old Man and the Sea.
To Kill A Mockingbird. Time to pull it off the shelf and take another look. It is not only history, it is a timely look at racial tension and understanding. Above the Law calls it America’s favorite novel. It is a beautiful coming of age story and a story of justice, a lack of justice, and…
(Part 1 of 2) Are you ready to read The Federalist Papers with me? Have you been humming lines from the musical Hamilton? I always ask my students to tackle the most difficult reading projects first. Let me give you the literature pointers that I give all of my students. An abridged version is acceptable…
There are few things I enjoy more than a good book. Teaching literature to my highschooler and her co-op has given me a chance to revisit some classics and to crack open a few that I found too intimidating when I was younger. The chance to analyze them on a deeper level has brought the…
