One of the more difficult literary concepts to teach is irony, especially ironic point of view. Not only do young scholars often miss the subtle linguistic clues, they become distracted by the issue of author's intent. Whether it's the...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Explain that even if two texts are written about the same topic, they can have different information depending on the author's perspective or the source of the information. When we compare two texts on...

The viewing goals for this instructional activity were for middle schoolers to use a visual text, Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" speech (played first without sound), to identify visual cues & understand why he may have...