Author: Nick

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Free Video Study Guides for Novels

MyRocketbook.com is producing what is essentially Cliff’s Notes on video. The videos give background, summaries and analysis for a variety of literary classics, including Beowulf, Pride and Prejudice, Nineteen Eighty-four, Frankenstein, The Crucible, The...

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Education Quotes to Peruse and Ponder

The following quotes are from the English Teacher’s Network quote page: “Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils.” — (Louis) Hector Berlioz “Academy: A modern school where football is...

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Recent Teen Reads

One of my students finally motivated me to read Jane Eyre, a novel I’ve wanted to read for a long time.  The student just finished it and wrote me an email to say how...

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5 Podcasts for Literature Teachers

My birthday came and went about a week ago, and my family got me a new iPod classic that holds 160 gigabytes of music and movies. After four frustrating hours of trying to get...