Teaching Literature: The Great Gatsby

  Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Biography The Jazz Age (Cornell University) Teaching The Great Gatsby (NEA): Links, Resources, History, Handouts The Great Gatsby Teacher’s Guide (NEA Big Read): Essay topics, Lesson plans, Capstone Project Gatsby Writing Analysis Assignment [Here’s an example of points I give my students as we discuss the Literary Analysis Essay.  Usually,… Continue reading Teaching Literature: The Great Gatsby

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

Everyone loves Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle lives in an upside-down house ans smells like cookies. She was even married to a pirate once. Most of all, she knows everything about children. She can cure them of any ailment. Patsy hates baths. Hubert never puts anything away. Allen eats v-e-r-y slowly. Mrs Piggle-Wiggle has a treatment for… Continue reading Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle

YA Holocaust & WWII Books: Reviews & Suggestions

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With… Continue reading YA Holocaust & WWII Books: Reviews & Suggestions