At eNotes this month, we are taking some time to remember two great American poets: Lucille Clifton and Robert Frost. Clifton passed away on February 17, 2010, and March 26 marked Frost’s birthday. Seldom have two writers articulated their view …
New Student Aid Package: How Can You Benefit?
Reuters reports that President Obama will today sign into a law an overhaul of the nation’s student loan programs. The new rules cut banks out of the equation, which the President says will benefit students and taxpayers. From the article: …
Drawbacks to the Kindle in the Classroom?
If you were to go back to the old copies of the novels and plays I still rely upon—To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, Hamlet—to do my daily teaching, you would see all sorts of scribbled notes in different …
Light in February: Plantation Diary Find Sheds New Light on Faulkner Novels
For scholars, there is no bigger coup than finding new information that offers insight to a writer’s processes, character construction, or plot development. Even if one is working with a lesser known writer, there is joy in discovery. To find previously unknown information …
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Award-Winning Novels, Awesome Study Guides
Looking for study material on recent award-winning novels? Check out our eNotes for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, The Road, or Olive Kitteridge.
4,000+ Free Activities, Lessons, Ideas and More for Teachers
The eNotes Document Exchange continues to grow rapidly as teachers discover what a great resource we’re building together. This week we passed 4,000 documents that our community has uploaded for the benefit of their fellow teachers. Take a look at …
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Welcome to the New eNotes Blog!
We’re back! After a brief sabbatical from blogging, we’re going to use this new site to bring you the latest updates, announcements, and news from eNotes.com, an online education resource visited by millions of students and teachers each year. Keep …