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5 Spooky Stories to Get You in the Halloween Spirit: Part 1
Five of our favorite spooky stories to get ready for the Halloween season!
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How to Teach Hamlet
Eight steps to guide your students through William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
eNotes Book Club: Birds
For this installment of our book club series, we chose the theme of “birds.” These stories range from terrifying to poetic, so read on to find something new to enjoy! “Feathers” by Raymond Carver My standard practice for finding short …
5 Stories to Embrace the Changing of Seasons
These stories will not only help you come to terms with changes in the weather but also with any other transitions you might face.
What Banned Books Reveal About Today’s Society
Let’s look at why they were controversial and why they remain important today.
15 Banned Books You Can Read on eNotes
It’s incredible how many books we now consider to be classics were, at one point in time, banned from the public. The American Library Association (ALA) launched Banned Books Week in 1982 to celebrate the freedom to read and bring …
Short Stories Poe Would Have Loved
Edgar Allan Poe wrote short stories according to a rigorous framework, which he discusses at length in his Philosophy of Composition. While we encourage you to read it for yourself, today we’re looking at Poe’s three main criteria: the story …
How to Teach Shakespeare for the First Time
For many English teachers, the prospect of teaching one of William Shakespeare’s plays for the first time is daunting. Shakespeare’s language and allusions are often difficult to understand, and the settings and cultures depicted in his plays are often unfamiliar. …
