Tag Archives: Classics

Pottermore Revealed! (Well, almost…)

Posted on June 23, 2011 by

Finally! We know what J.K. Rowling’s mysterious Pottermore website is all about! Well, we sort of do. After much anticipation, Rowling finally made the big announcement today that the Pottermore website that has previously been shrouded in mystery will be … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Pottermore…

Posted on June 22, 2011 by

I’m sure by now that you have all heard of Pottermore.  But we have yet to really have any clue as to what it could mean.  J. K. Rowling is famous for making sure all things Harry Potter stay under … Continue reading →

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The Jane Austen Project, Part 2

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Before the end of 2010, I had planed to read Austen’s six novels-Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, and finally, Persuasion-and her unfinished seventh novel, Sandition, that has been published posthumously after it was completed by another writer. … Continue reading →

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Facebook, Classic Literature, and a Whole Lot of Humor

Posted on January 8, 2011 by

“Elizabeth threw a sheep at Mr. Darcy.”  This is only one of the many hilarious lines from the Sarah Schmelling’s book Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don’t Float:  Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook.     Schmelling has brilliantly … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Poetry Café (November 24)

Posted on November 24, 2010 by

I know I haven’t done a poetry cafe in a while, so I thought I’d take a break before I start NaNoWriMo-ing and do one.  This week’s selection is a poem by the great Edgar Allan Poe.  Since my NaNoWriMo … Continue reading →

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Pride & Prejudice

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Pride & Prejudice is probably one of my favorite books of all time.  I hadn’t read it in a little while, but since I am teaching it to my honors sophomores, I reread it, as I always do with any … Continue reading →

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Literature of the World

Posted on October 21, 2010 by

This week’s Booking Through Thursday question is quite interesting: Name a book (or books) from a country other than your own that you love. Or aren’t there any? I have several books that I absolutely love to read that are … Continue reading →

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Ariel: The Restored Edition

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

Having read The Bell Jar within the past month or so, I thought that it would be good to also read Sylvia Plath’s collection of poems entitled Ariel, after one of the poems in the book.  I actually taught both … Continue reading →

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Posted on October 10, 2010 by

It has been many years since I have read Harper Lee’s classic To Kill a Mockingbird.  I read it the last time as a freshman in high school because it was part of the required reading.  This year marks the … Continue reading →

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What’s in Your Bag? (September 29)

Posted on September 29, 2010 by

What’s in your bag today?  Anyone can play along!  Here are the rules: 1.  Grab your bag AND your current read.  If you are using an eReader, phone, or computer that goes with you in your bag, make sure to include it!2. … Continue reading →

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