Project lessons
A Connecticut Yankee in the English classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.
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Little Women: Big learning opportunities with our project-based ideas
This Christmas the most recent film adaptation of Little Women hits the cinemas. Louisa May Alcott's classic novel was published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, and was an instant success.
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Exploring India with Kim in the English classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.
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The Age of Innocence in the English classroom
We are all aware of the benefits of extensive reading, but some of us may feel unsure about how to approach longer texts in class.
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Five literary Christmas scenes
When we think of Christmas, our memories often get mixed with scenes that we have read in books, poems or seen in films.
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Alice in Wonderland 150: Lesson Plan and Resources, Part 1
Let's get 'curiouser and curiouser' this year, and start celebrating Lewis Carroll's fascinating classic, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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Literary Time Travel 3: Back to mid-19th century London with Charles Dickens and Oliver Twist
In our Literary Time Travel series after visiting the 18th century with Jonathan Swift and Lemuel Gulliver, the early 19th century with Jane Austen and Emma, we are now in the mid-19th century r
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