Applying Lessons from a Science Classroom to the Curricular Design of a Literary Analysis Course

TO ALL MY diehard fans, I'm sure I don't need to remind you of the major success I felt with my attempt to slay the proverbial beast that was my problem of practice. In my first blog post, I focused on the design of my Fall 2018 curriculum, in which "I sought to blend...

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HOW TO CREATE AUTHENTIC LITERARY ANALYSIS WITH VOICE AND CHOICE!

An experiment in varied written assessment. I used to (and still do) believe that the repetition of writing structures is crucial in a student's ability to improve and and internalize organized literary analysis. I often assign the same structured essay three to four...

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