Winter is the cruelest of quarters. One day you’re making merry and ringing in the new year, the next you’re expected to have read all of your coursework and to bounce back to student life with the youth and agility …
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Quick Tips to Make It Through Your Fall Term Finals
1. Find an “Accountabilibuddy” If you’ve been reading eNotes study tips for a while now you’ll already know the importance of making flash cards and creating a study schedule in time for finals week, so here’s a new tip for …
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December’s Teacher’s Corner Column: Are We Expecting Too Much, Too Soon?
Teacher’s Corner is a monthly newsletter from eNotes just for teachers. In it, experienced educator and eNotes contributor Susan Hurn shares her tips, tricks, and insight into the world of teaching. Check out this month’s Teacher’s Corner column below, or sign …
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Students: Become an eNotes TA, Redeem Your eNotes Points for Gift Cards!
We’re excited to announce that eNotes students are now able to redeem their eNotes points for real life rewards! Become an eNotes TA to turn your eNotes points into gift cards to your favorite shops. We have just posted a …
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Food for Thought: 10 Symbolic Dishes from Classic Novels
Food makes everything better. Using it as a motif, or repetitive symbol, in literature makes reading all the more delicious. Who would not wish to take a bite out of Madame Bovary’s ultra-chav wedding’s Savoy cake, or know for themselves exactly …
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November’s Teacher’s Corner Column: A Guide to Summative and Formative Assessments
Teacher’s Corner is a monthly newsletter from eNotes just for teachers. In it, experienced educator and eNotes contributor Susan Hurn shares her tips, tricks, and insight into the world of teaching. Check out this month’s Teacher’s Corner column below, or sign …
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5 Tips for Writing Your College Application Essay
Happy college app month! Your college application essay isn’t the sole determiner of where you go to school, but it should live up to the rest of your stellar qualifications. Read our following tips to turn in the best essay you …
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10 Bookish Costume Ideas for Halloween
Halloween is just around the corner! If you’re looking for a costume idea, we’ve collected our top 10 literature-inspired outfits here by level of difficulty, so you can look bookishly awesome no matter how much time you have on your …