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Reading Round-Up: August
We asked everyone in the office to talk about their favorite books from last month. Take a look at our favorite reads from August, and let us know in the comments which books you’ll be adding to your to-read list. …
4 Texts That Prove Comedy is Important in Literature
The ancient Greeks were the first to distinguish between “tragedies” and “comedies”—a distinction we keep to this day. They also deemed tragedy the “higher” form of storytelling, because it can impart moral messages and deliver much-needed catharsis, the release of …
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7 Misunderstood Characters in Literature
First impressions can be misleading—in life, but in fiction as well. Sometimes, a character may gain a reputation that’s not exactly true to the text. We owe it to ourselves and to the world of literature to give such characters …
5 Unlikely Stories That You Won’t Be Able to Put Down
When I hear “public domain,” I picture the free books on my Kindle with the boring primary-color covers and uninspiring content assigned to my AP English classes in high school. So when I decided to comb through our library and …
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7 Famous Authors and their Day Jobs
As summer winds down and a new school year starts up again, it seems like only yesterday when we celebrated the completion of our many school projects and exams. It’s hard not to wonder, “Where did the time go?” It …
Tips for Encouraging Collaborative Learning in the Classroom
How do we invite collaboration and teamwork into the classroom? It can seem easy on paper, but actually getting our students to be open minded about working together often proves more challenging. Collaborative learning gets students working together to solve …
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5 Times King Lear Had Some (Surprisingly) Good Advice
There’s no putting it lightly: Shakespeare’s King Lear contains so much tragedy that it gives Game of Thrones a run for its money. The play is brimming with family betrayal, loss, and struggles for status, wealth, and power that drive …
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What You Should Name Your Pets, According to Famous Authors
In a previous installment, we more or less advocated for naming all of your pets “Toots.” Maybe you took that to heart, or maybe you rather enjoyed the dog names that famous authors have endorsed. Well, we’re back, and this …
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