by Jenny Platow | Jun 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Earlier in the semester I set out to explore whether nonfiction could adequately create opportunities for analysis in the same way I know that fiction can. If you didn’t read my earlier blog post on this, you can check it out here. The problem of practice I...
by Jenny Platow | Apr 16, 2019 | 9/10th Grade, Literature
When most people think about analysis in the “literature” classroom, they envision scenes of students interpreting Shakespeare, or grappling with the language and message of authors like Toni Morrison, Jane Austen and Charles Dickens. Students gain access...
by Jenny Platow | Oct 17, 2018 | 9/10th Grade, Authenticity to the Discipline, Literature
In our co-taught 9th & 10th grade literature classroom, Caitlin and I are currently living by the motto, “teach the reader, not the book”. While we are thrilled when our students understand and enjoy a book, we are also deeply committed to ensuring...
