Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
British Library
British Library: 20th Century: An Introduction to an Inspector Calls
Chris Power introduces "An Inspector Calls" as a morality play that denounces the hypocrisy and callousness of capitalism and argues that a just society can only be achieved if all individuals feel a sense of social responsibility.
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Mostly Fiction: Latin American Writers and Magic
The writer of this site tells about her experience with reading literature written in the "magical realism" style. It is a personal response to literature, rather than a scholarly analysis, but it is well-written and knowledgable. Many...
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Constructing Critical Literacy Practices Through Technology Tools and Inquiry
This journal article examines how the use of technology has helped to promote critical thinking and creativity. The article includes examples specifically focused on Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451."