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 odyssey. Show all posts

Showing posts with label odyssey. Show all posts

9.9.23

Unveiling Mythology to Teens: Insights from the Humanities Classroom

In this post, I talk about simple ways teachers in a middle or high school humanities classroom can explore the vast richness of a diverse s...

22.3.10

Handout: Invocations Inspired by the Odyssey of Homer

A little handout of made up invocations for the Odyssey (with apologies) credits: odysseus , penelope , telemachus , athena text: greig...

1.2.10

Teaching Journal: A Nonsensical Rant on Teaching Ancient Literature to Ninth Graders

Uncredited Photograph of a Road Why None of My Students "Dig" Homer (Or Virgil) I finally figured out why none of my student...

11.9.09

An Interview with My Former Self (When I Was a Benedictine Monk)

When I was a Benedictine monk, I was interviewed by a high school student for his school project. His teacher had asked him to interview a ...

1.12.07

Poem: "Disclaimer"

No need for grey-eyed pity, but my father never taught me how to shave left me like telemachus at the plow white lather rinsed sink s...

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