English Teachers

The Big Read/NEA's Reader's and Teacher's Guide for Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms. Excellent radio show.

Mike LoMonico shared this excerpt from "Old School" by Tobias Wolff which explains why English teachers are awesome.

Exam Content An English exam that included literature and composition was among the first AP offerings in 1956. In 1980, separate exams in AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition were offered for the first time.

Exam Content An English exam that included literature and composition was among the first AP offerings in 1956. In 1980, separate exams in AP English Language and Composition and AP English Literature and Composition were offered for the first time.

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2001. One definition of madness is "mental delusion or the eccentric behavior arising from it." But Emily Dickinson wrote Much madness is divinest Sense- To a discerning Eye- Novelists and playwrights have often seen madness with a "discerning Eye." Select a novel or play in which a character's apparent madness or irrational behavior plays an important role. Then write a well-organized essay in which you explain what this delusion or eccentric behavior consists of and how it might be judged reasonable. Explain the significance of the "madness" to the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.

2001. One definition of madness is "mental delusion or the eccentric behavior arising from it." But Emily Dickinson wrote Much madness is divinest Sense- To a discerning Eye- Novelists and playwrights have often seen madness with a "discerning Eye." Select a novel or play in which a character's apparent madness or irrational behavior plays an important role. Then write a well-organized essay in which you explain what this delusion or eccentric behavior consists of and how it might be judged reasonable. Explain the significance of the "madness" to the work as a whole. Do not merely summarize the plot.

This article would be great for teaching the importance of proofreading.

Adolescents post their fiction to publishers online sites for responses and reviews.

A quick-start guide for teachers who want to try something new in the 2010-2011 school year.

36 different lecture formats. Can be used as post-reading assignments.

Paste compiles a list of some of literature's biggest jerks. You know you love to hate them.