Because I teach the same books each year (sometimes twice a year because I teach different courses with some books that intermingle between the two), I write the same reviews for those books each year for CBR. I don’t feel like writing reviews for the same books that I read over and over again, I present to you a literary clip show. Kick back, relax and experience rehashed posts from the past! I promise I have other reviews to finish but here’s what I’ve been […]
And I, Will Always LOOOOOOVEEEEE YOU!
It’s that time of year again! We’re reading Beowulf in class (and I, of course, reread it before them to prep). This year we’re focusing on Beowulf as an allegory and examining on whether or not when Beowulf enters battle with the different monsters is he actually battling “a demon within himself”. So far, the kids are coming up with amazing answers and I think this is an approach that I would use again in the future. They’re also creating their own monsters to reflect […]
The First Action Hero
I’ve been teaching Brit lit for about 13 years now, and every year we tackle Beowulf. And every year I psych my kids up for the idea that this is not a bad poem, nor does it feel like you’re reading a poem. No, this is bad ass stuff. This is tough guys killing monsters and taking names…at least that’s what it usually is. This year I had a student teacher and he showed both my students and myself just how boring Beowulf can be, if […]