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PODCAST: That's Democracy - Radio Theatre from The Truth

From Radiotopia's podcast 'The Truth,' this is a bit violent but a wonderful companion to 'The Lottery' or any discussion of war or represe…

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0 Nov 27, 2014

PODCAST: The Death of Poe (Speculative Fiction)

From Radiotopia's podcast "The Truth" The Death of Poe This story was inspired by a submission from listener Matthew Mercier, for our Ha…

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0 Nov 27, 2014

POSTERS: Literary Prints

Saw these when I was at Powell's bookstore in Portland, OR. Fun, although not likely you can by that Hemingway quote for your classrooms -…

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0 Nov 22, 2014

OP-ED: Reading Is About More Than 'Evidence' aka the problem with CCSS RS #1

I liked this op-ed in ed week - it could be titled "the big problem with CCSS reading standard #1."  Here is a cool excerpt... What does th…

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0 Nov 21, 2014

BOOK: Texts from Jane Eyre (and many other literary characters)

From Entertainment Weekly ... In Texts from Jane Eyre, Mallory Ortberg imagines conversations between a host of different literary characte…

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0 Nov 14, 2014

ARTICLE: Read Slowly to Benefit Your Brain and Cut Stress

From the WSJ... Read the full article HERE.

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0 Oct 27, 2014

ARTICLE: Why Americans Are Obsessed With Telling Their Own Stories + Asians Aren't

Cool article at OZY... Read the full article HERE.

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0 Oct 21, 2014

LIST: 24 Books You Should Read Now, Based On Your High School Favorites

Wait, what, a thoughtful (if not completely diverse) Buzz Feed post?  A blogger compiled a list of "24 Books You Should Read Now, Based On…

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0 Sep 18, 2014

VIDEO: Natalie Merchant: Singing old poems to life

Interesting story re: Natalie Merchant's 2010 album Leave Your Sleep: Lyrics from near-forgotten 19th-century poetry pair with her unmistak…

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0 Jul 20, 2014

AUDIO: The Map Of Native American Tribes You've Never Seen Before

Excellent / interesting story from NPR - probably every humanities teacher should buy this map and hang it in classrooms! Listen to the NP…

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0 Jul 9, 2014

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