Movie Sheets - Teacher Submitted Movie Worksheets for the Classroom HippoCampus - Homework and Study Help - Free help with your algebra, biology, environmental science, American government, US history, physics and religion homework Teaching 'The Great Gatsby' With The New York Times Update | April 25, 2013 We now have an all-new version of this post, updated for the new movie with teaching ideas as well as both the resources below and many new ones. Find it here. A few years ago, Adam Cohen noted on the Opinion page that Jay Gatsby was at the top of a list of the 100 best fictional characters since 1900. He went on to discuss how and why Gatsby – the “cynical idealist, who embodies America in all its messy glory” – is still relevant, perhaps more than ever. Do your students still relate to Gatsby? We offer these resources on, and related to, F. Lesson Plans Student Crossword Puzzles Times Topics Resources From NYTimes.com From the Archives: Scott Fitzgerald Looks Into Middle Age Original 1925 Times review of “The Great Gatsby” (PDF).Scott Fitzgerald, Author, Dies at 44 The Times’s obituary on F. On Class and Wealth: What Happens to the American Dream in a Recession? On “Gatsby” Characters: On the Novel’s Setting: On the Fitzgeralds: On Adaptations:
Teacher Lesson Plans, Printables & Worksheets by Grade or Subject - TeacherVision.com St Catharine's College Cambridge - English From Dr. Hester Lees-Jeffries and Dr. Caroline Gonda Directors of Studies in English St. It’s time to provide you with a list of the preliminary reading required before you join us in October. In your first term of study, you'll be working with Dr L-J on Shakespeare. I would like you to complete a short piece of written work before you arrive, as a way of focusing your reading. You need to have a copy of David Bevington’s Arden edition of Troilus and Cressida (which is the set text for your Faculty Classes in the Easter Term, 2009) and to read it with considerable care, including the notes, sources, appendices, &c, so that you're well prepared for the Faculty Shakespeare classes. There are new editions of Shakespeare appearing all the time, with the Arden 3rd series being almost complete now, and the New Oxford and New Cambridge editions also giving almost ‘complete coverage’. For these classes you will need your own copy of the following texts: Ovid, Metamorphoses (Penguin)
American Writers | Series About this Writer As a member of the Separatist movement within Puritanism, Bradford migrated to Holland in 1609 in search of religious freedom and lived 11 years in Leiden. In 1620 he helped organize the Mayflower's expedition to the New World. To bind the group into a political body, Bradford helped draft the important Mayflower Compact en route to America. Though lacking in formal education, Bradford possessed native literary ability. Featured Works Mourt's Relation Of Plymouth Plantation A Dialog Between Some Young Men & Sundry Ancient Men Featured Place Plimoth Plantation Plymouth, MA Plimoth Plantation is the living history museum of seventeenth century Plymouth Colony.
ConnectED – Déjà vu All Over Again Earlier this week, I was fortunate to have an invitation to the White House to attend the President Obama’s announcement of the Future Ready Schools Initiative as part of the administration’s ConnectED program. One hundred school superintendents were also in the audience as part of the first-ever Superintendents’ Summit at the White House, which served as the kickoff to the initiative. During the ceremony the superintendents signed a pledge – on their tablets – that proclaimed their commitment to ensuring their districts were Future Ready with broadband connections to the classroom, digital content for their students, devices to support the curriculum materials and professional development for their teachers so they are supported in using technology effectively for teaching and learning activities. What this part of the administration’s ConnectED initiative recognizes is that leadership counts when change is happening. Image by K.W. Barrett, via Flickr (CC By 2.0)
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Tips: How to Consume More Books This Year Over 40% of Americans claim not to have read any books in the previous year. The survey was last conducted in 2002, and noted falling reading rates from previous years. I’m sure if you’re reading through lifehack.org that you probably don’t expect reading to stop after you graduate. Yet, with such dismal statistics, how can you beat the odds and read more books this year? Why Bother Reading More? I’m sure you’ve seen the advertisements where famous celebrities sit next to a stack of books they haven’t read and tell you to read more. I usually read 50-70 books each year and I believe it is one of the best investments of time and money I can make. Knowledge. There are many other reasons for reading and I suggest you come up with your own. How to Read More Books This Year Here are a few tips for boosting the amount of books you can read: Speed Read.