Teaching Literature

To start a book club at school, you need very little: one adult who will show up every week, a small group of five to eight students, a book everyone can actually get hold of, and a short written plan for how the meeting runs. A first meeting can be ready in about two hours … Read more

Most students who dread a book presentation are not worried about the book. They are worried about the fifteen minutes afterward, when they have to talk about it out loud. Learning how to prepare for a book presentation in class comes down to four jobs: find one clear idea, support it with evidence from the … Read more