From Dickens to Shakespeare, from Chaucer to Kipling and from Austen to …
From Dickens to Shakespeare, from Chaucer to Kipling and from Austen to Blake, this significant collection contains inspirational short talks freely available to the public and the education community worldwide. This series is aimed primarily at first year undergraduates but will be of interest to school students preparing for university and anyone who would like to know more about the world's great writers. The talks were produced as part of the Great Writers Inspire Project which makes a significant body of material freely available on the subject of great works of literature and their authors.
This book has been developed by Erik Wilbur at Mohave Community College to …
This book has been developed by Erik Wilbur at Mohave Community College to support Introduction to Literature courses at rural Arizona community colleges. A PDF version and a Microsoft Doc. version of the book are available for download.
Mythology is a powerful vehicle for teaching students about symbols and the …
Mythology is a powerful vehicle for teaching students about symbols and the ways people have sought to explain their relationships to nature and to each other. Teachers can use these lessons and works of art to introduce or examine the role of myths in explaining human customs, mysteries about nature, or the reasons why things exist in the world. Lessons include: Pandora's Box; Apollo Pursuing Daphne; Diana and Endymion; The Fall of Phaeton; and The Corinthian Maid.
Descriptors by the Colombian ICT framework for teachers. Competencia tecnológica.Identifico las características, usos …
Descriptors by the Colombian ICT framework for teachers. Competencia tecnológica.Identifico las características, usos y oportunidades que ofrecen herramientas tecnológicas y medios audiovisuales, en los procesos educativos.Elaboro actividades de aprendizaje utilizando aplicativos, contenidos, herramientas informáticas y medios audiovisuales.Combino una amplia variedad de herramientas tecnológicas para mejorar la planeación e implementación de mis prácticas educativas.Diseño y publico contenidos digitales u objetos virtuales de aprendizaje mediante el uso adecuado de herramientas tecnológicas.Competencia PedagógicaIncentivo en mis estudiantes el aprendizaje autónomo y el aprendizaje colaborativo apoyados por TIC.Competencia comunicativaSistematizo y hago seguimiento a experiencias significativas de uso de TIC.Utilizo variedad de textos e interfaces para transmitir información y expresar ideas propias combinando texto, audio, imágenes estáticas o dinámicas, videos y gestos. LESSON PLAN Time & length of the class: 120min4:00 p.m - 6:00 p.mClass/grade: Bachelor degree in LiteratureStudents: 30Achievement: To learn about the Greek Mythological culture through a foreign language using different ressources to make the process meaningful enough.National StandardsI Identify keywords within the text that allow me to understand their general meaning.I identify the values of other cultures and that allows me to create my interpretation of their identity. I use my previous knowledge to participate in a conversation.I use the pictures and information from the speech context to better understand what I hear.Skill focus: Listening-Reading-SpeakingLanguage focus: Vocabulary about Greek Mythologhy.
Release of the film Green Book (2018) inspired renewed interest in the …
Release of the film Green Book (2018) inspired renewed interest in the experiences of African Americans when traveling in the United States during the 20th century. This inquiry-based lesson combines individual investigations with whole or small group analysis of primary sources and visual media to investigate the compelling question: How have the intersections of race and place impacted U.S. history and culture?
This is a general template to pair with any piece of fiction …
This is a general template to pair with any piece of fiction you have your students read. The year I created this I saw that my 8th grade studetns at the time were struggling with engaging with any text, most were reading below grade level. They beleived reading to be boring and were missing a lot of background knowledge concerning literary elements. I created this template and paired it with their favorite novel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) I found that they were engaged when filling out these "Guided notes". It helped bridge some gaps and gave them a renewed confidence in the classroom.
How are math, art, music, and language intertwined? How does intelligent behavior …
How are math, art, music, and language intertwined? How does intelligent behavior arise from its component parts? Can computers think? Can brains compute? Douglas Hofstadter probes very cleverly at these questions and more in his Pulitzer Prize winning book, “Gödel, Escher, Bach”. In this seminar, we will read and discuss the book in depth, taking the time to solve its puzzles, appreciate the Bach pieces that inspired its dialogues, and discover its hidden tricks along the way.
The folktale ŕHalf-ChickenĚŇ is about a chicken hatched with only half a …
The folktale ŕHalf-ChickenĚŇ is about a chicken hatched with only half a body, one leg, one wing, one eye, and only half as many feathers as the other chicks.
This lesson sensitizes students to the similarities and differences between cultures by …
This lesson sensitizes students to the similarities and differences between cultures by comparing Shakespearean and Bunraku/Kabuki dramas. The focus of this comparison is the complex nature of revenge explored in The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark and Chushingura, or the Treasury of the Loyal Retainers.
This assignment asks students to translate a monologue from Hamlet within its …
This assignment asks students to translate a monologue from Hamlet within its context in the play and understanding the motivations of the character speaking the lines.
In this video from ThinkTV Dayton, learn about Harriet Beecher Stowe and …
In this video from ThinkTV Dayton, learn about Harriet Beecher Stowe and the basis of her famous book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, that documented racial injustice before the Civil War.
A teenage outcast, a drunken socialist, a black doctor, and a sad …
A teenage outcast, a drunken socialist, a black doctor, and a sad cafe owner confess their secrets to a deaf-mute, in Carson McCullers's dramatic story of poverty and racism in a 1930s Georgia mill town. This Big Read Teacher's Guide contains ten lessons to lead you through Carson McCullers's classic novel, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter. Each lesson has four sections: focus topic, discussion activities, writing exercises, and homework assignments. In addition, we have provided capstone projects and suggested essay topics, as well as handouts with more background information about the novel, the historical period, and the author. All lessons dovetail with the state language arts standards required in the fiction genre.
Short Description: Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist …
Short Description: Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the heart of Africa. Heart of Darkness tells the story of Charles Marlow, a sailor who takes on an assignment from a Belgian trading company as a ferry-boat captain to lead an expedition into Africa. The novel is widely regarded as a critique of European colonial rule in Africa, whilst also examining the themes of power dynamics and morality.
Long Description: Heart of Darkness (1899) is a novella by Polish-English novelist Joseph Conrad about a narrated voyage up the Congo River into the Congo Free State in the heart of Africa. Heart of Darkness tells the story of Charles Marlow, a sailor who takes on an assignment from a Belgian trading company as a ferry-boat captain to lead an expedition into Africa. The novel is widely regarded as a critique of European colonial rule in Africa, whilst also examining the themes of power dynamics and morality.
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This unit is designed to appeal to adolescents with its non-print text …
This unit is designed to appeal to adolescents with its non-print text base, the movie "Groundhog Day". The pre-viewing activities prepare students for the allusions in the movie and include cultural literacy. The teacher can pick and choose from the activities to apply the concept of personal growth. The teacher may select from activities for science, workplace ethics, music, computer competency, and English language arts. The teacher may modify any of the attachments to suit the students' needs and interests. Students will: demonstrate accurate analysis of audience through appropriate choices in diction, motive support, point support, and non-print textual support; demonstrate knowledge of the concept of character qualities and reflect positive values. The content of the presentation must be persuasive and make connections between literary elements (plot development and dynamic characterization) and another discipline (psychology, science, vocational arts, or music).
This course examines major works by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner, exploring their …
This course examines major works by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner, exploring their interconnections on three analytic scales: the macro history of the United States and the world; the formal and stylistic innovations of modernism; and the small details of sensory input and psychic life. WARNING: Some of the lectures in this course contain graphic content and/or adult language that some users may find disturbing.
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