Put Poor Students to Work - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views
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Dana Huff on 27 Nov 11Sent to me just now via a my blog. Would be a great piece to pair with "A Modest Proposal."
Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature - Home - 0 views
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This exhibition looks at the world from which Mary Shelley came, at how popular culture has embraced the Frankenstein story, and at how Shelley's creation continues to illuminate the blurred, uncertain boundaries of what we consider "acceptable" science.
Evolving English Teacher: "How to Forge a Jane Austen Manuscript": Teaching Students Au... - 0 views
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Glenda teaches us how to teach students to mimic one of the masters of prose-Jane Austen. Mimicry is often a great writing exercise for students who need to examine style.
YouTube - theproselytizer's Channel - 0 views
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Robbing the Bard: The story of how a stolen Shakespeare First Folio appeared in the Folger Shakespeare Library. Narrated by David Tennant.
Why Shakespeare never fails to get brains buzzing | Books | The Observer - 0 views
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Reading Shakespeare makes you smarter!
King Lear and Medicare Politics - 0 views
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This article on the blog Better Living Through Beowulf might be an interesting way to connect King Lear to modern politics.
Flash cards, vocabulary memorization, and study games | Quizlet - 0 views
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My students told me about this site where they make study guides and flash cards for themselves. It's free, and it would be particularly good for studying information that you have to memorize.
Evolving English Teacher: #engchat: Out of the Desk & Into the Text: Using Performance ... - 0 views
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Glenda Funk shares some performance pedagogy techniques designed to get students out of their desk and on their feet.
Book Drum - 0 views
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Book Drum is the perfect companion to the books we love, bringing them to life with immersive pictures, videos, maps and music.
Qwiki - 0 views
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Qwiki allows users to learn more about a variety of topics through multimedia and storytelling. Users can also contribute content to make Qwiki even better.
George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language," 1946 - 0 views
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Orwell's advice to writers.
Beta.BookLamp.org - 0 views
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BookLamp.org matches readers to books through an analysis of writing styles, similar to the way that Pandora.com matches music lovers to new music.
xkcd: The Carriage - 0 views
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Grand Theft Auto: The Emily Dickinson Edition. This cartoon from xkcd made me laugh. Enjoy!
Langwitches Blog » What does it Mean to be Literate? - 0 views
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Our definition of literacy is changing. Are we ready? Are our students?
Great TED Talks for English Teachers « In For Good - 0 views
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Meredith Stewart pulls together some TED Talks (Technology, Entertainment, and Design conference) that might provoke good discussion in the English classroom.
Sunday Funnies: Hamlet Paraphrased by Chickens | Mad Shakespeare - 0 views
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Hamlet by Savage Chickens.
Tracking Independent Reading in high school - 0 views
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Jeff Utecht describes how you can use Goodreads to track students' independent reading.
Old School by Tobias Wolff - 0 views
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Mike LoMonico shared this excerpt from "Old School" by Tobias Wolff which explains why English teachers are awesome.
Law.com - In the Case of the Billion-Dollar ERISA Typo, 7th Circuit Upholds Win for Ver... - 0 views
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This article would be great for teaching the importance of proofreading.
Free Technology for Teachers: How To Do 11 Techy Things In the New School Year - 0 views
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A quick-start guide for teachers who want to try something new in the 2010-2011 school year.
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