I’ve been full-time substitute teaching English at Harvard-Westlake, my Alma mater, for six weeks now, lecturing on The Odyssey and covering Creative Writing. A few of my 9th graders have asked my why we read the epic piece, and I thought I’d write them a letter response. Here it is: — 4 March, 2010 To my dear... »
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Archive for March 9th, 2010
A Letter to Students on Why We Read The Odyssey
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Tags: 9th grade, 9th graders, eric clapton, harvard-westlake, high school, james joyce, letter, required reading, tennyson, the big lebowski, the odyssey, ulysses
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