Poetry Pals Megan & Sofie
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By teachers for teachers: Examinations and analyses of different poetic and literary works.
Cover art photo by http://www.jonasjacobsson.co
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Current to Canon: When Humans "Play God"
In this episode, we explore a text set (including Prometheus, The Birthmark, Frankenstein, and Jurassic Park [Spoiler Alert for all]) designed to prompt discussion about science versus nature and when humans overstep, both in these texts and in society today.
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Episode 4: Lit to Life
In this episode, join us in discussing how to help students see social issues through popular texts such as Harry Potter. (Spoiler Alert for the whole Harry Potter series)
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Episode 3: Current to Canon
In this episode, we discuss comparisons between JK Rowling's Harry Potter and Charles Dickens's Hard Times in order to demonstrate how students can access older, canonical texts through those they already enjoy. (Spoiler Alert for both Hard Times and Harry Potter)
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Episode 2: Stay Gold, Ponyboy
Our second episode! Join us in breaking down language in Robert Frost's "Nothing Gold Can Stay."
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Episode 1: Coyness and Gender Differences in the 1600s
An examination of Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress."
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