As you plan your syllabus for the next semester, consider assigning reading reflections instead of a midterm paper. A reflection is “a pause,” as PALS … Read More ›
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I’m a 19th-century Americanist and my syllabi for courses taught in early American lit have covered a wide span of women’s literature. I’ve always gone … Read More ›
My 8am class has turned into a hotbed of burning questions and research. How this happened since my last post about the grueling 8am time slot, I … Read More ›
As I’ve mentioned in previous blog posts, my 8 a.m. class this semester has been a challenge but by now (two months into the semester) … Read More ›
Teaching Margaret Fuller’s Woman in the Nineteenth Century is instructive in its challenge. The text contains numerous references that take students to task with additional … Read More ›
Teaching at 8 o’clock in the morning makes me feel that my real calling is a very nerdy version of stand-up comedy. I’ll do almost … Read More ›
Teaching 19th-Century American Literature can be a challenge, especially at 8:10am. It’s the time period that I am constantly immersed in for my own work, … Read More ›
When I was assigned “Women, Gender, and U.S. Literature,” a 5-week summer course that meets 4 days a week for 2 hours, I stared at … Read More ›
When I hit 500 miles last year I knew it’d be my last night on the trail if the next day was beautiful. I spotted … Read More ›
Last year I wrote about several women who are tough as nails, hiking the Appalachian Trail through rain and pain (read Part I here). This year … Read More ›
