Stones of Erasmus — for Teachers, Writers, & Philosophy Sprinkles Makers!

Hi, I’m Greig — welcome! Here you’ll find sharp writing, creative ideas, and standout resources for teaching, thinking, making, and dreaming in the middle and high school ELA and Humanities classroom (Grades 6–12).

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Showing posts with label Literary terms. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Literary terms. Show all posts

20.7.11

Diagram of Two Sonnet Forms

In this post, I present a diagram of two popular sonnet forms. Download full-size image for printing.

4.7.11

Video Repost: Jacques Derrida in 1 Minute

By putting emphasis on Derrida as a literary theorist, I must say this bloke does a pretty damn good job of expounding on Deconstruction ...

1.12.10

Lesson Plan: An Example of Teaching Poetic Tone in the Classroom (with William Blake's "London" and "Jerusalem")

Class objective: To continue the theme of Poetic tone by using examples from film and the poetry of William Blake. The following cla...

19.6.10

Why Clichés Are So Horrifying (with apologies to Paul Coker, Jr.)

In this post, I write about the use of clichés and how Mad Magazine illustrator Paul Poker pokes fun at them in back issues of the magazine...

6.2.10

Literary Tropes: Into the Woods

In this post, I point out features of literature that attend to the trope of going into the woods . The woods are a dark and scary plac...

30.9.09

Literary Terms: "P" is for Paradox

Literary terms are often tricky for students. So I came up with this guide for the perplexed. Paradox - a statement that is apparently sel...

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