Do Shakespeare’s sonnets give you the shivers? Does Austen make you anxious? If classic literature sends you careening into crisis and poetry leaves you positively petrified, fret not! You’re not alone. Today, classic literature has something of a bad reputation. …
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Back to School? One Profe’s Top 10 List of Tips for Fall 2020
By Melissa Mora Hidalgo, Ph. D. How many of you are currently in some kind of pandemic-related “remote learning” or online coursework situation at your college or university? If so, you are not alone. You have the company of millions …
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September New Content Update
Well, it’s finally arrived: the school year is here. Whether you’re attending class in person, remotely, or through some kind of funky hybrid, we’re here to support you. Here are the new study guides we have this month—along with a …

August New Content Update
Regardless of what it’s going to look like, the beginning of the school year is nearly upon us. Here is a list of thirteen new titles to help you get you prepped for back to school reading assignments. 1. Refugee by Alan …

July New Content Update
We’ve been busy continuing to create new study guides for your education and enjoyment. Here is a list of fifteen of our new titles for July. 1. Black Theology and Black Power by James H. Cone Cone’s Black Theology and Black Power explores and …
9 of the Top Shakespearean Words Students Struggle With—and What They Mean
If you’re reading this post on words in Shakespeare’s plays that students struggle with, chances are you’re studying Shakespeare and are having a few issues with some of the language. Although Shakespeare wrote in Early Modern English, his writing contains …
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6 Books to Read After You’ve Aced Your AP
Devils, Ghosts, and a Menagerie of Pets Cramming for the AP has ended, you are well on your way to a relaxing summer, and your brain needs something fun to push that scantron form out of your head. After months …