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 world literature. Show all posts

Showing posts with label world literature. Show all posts

2.5.25

Free Lesson on Homer, the Blind Poet: Launch Your Greek Mythology Unit with Ease!

Kickstart Your Greek Mythology Unit with a Free Homer Lesson! Hello, fellow educators! My name is Greig, and I've been teaching Englis...

16.12.21

Stones of Erasmus Teacher's Planner: Teach the Mythology of the Titan Gods and Goddesses with Middle and High School Students (Or, How to Make Mythology Relevant for Adolescent English Language Arts Students)

In this post, I briefly outline why it is both a challenge and a reward to teach mythology as a unit in a middle and high school classroom! ...

19.12.11

Marcel Proust On the Advantage of Books Over Images

"... a new book was not one of similar objects but, as it were a unique person, absolutely self-contained .... Beneath the everyday...

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...

15.3.07

Book Review: "The Farming of Bones"

Edwidge Danticat's novel Farming of Bones Edwidge Danticat’s novel Farming of Bones (1998) is set in the Dominican Republic in Octo...

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