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1. Kitty might have tuberculosis Humiliation Useless doctor. Uhgg! My heart can’t be cured. 2. Dolly is also unhappy Stiva’s still cheating And now Kitty’s going abroad What about poor me? 3. Kitty and Dolly have a heart-to-heart I hate everyone. Love is a lie. Better to Be alone with you.Continue Reading
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I’ve decided to switch gears. My chapter summaries take too long for y’all to read, and for me to write. While I still plan to adapt the pivotal scenes into first person POV, the rest of the summaries will be written as haikus. Thus, here is what’s left of part one: 11 haikus for tenContinue Reading
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Although I am still only posting about part one of Anna Karenina, reading-wise, I am well into part three. And I can tell you, I still dislike Levin. Vronsky and Anna are okay, but my favorite character by far is Kitty. I find it so interesting the scene where Vronsky and Anna fall in love is mostlyContinue Reading
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Are you having trouble shopping for the reading/writer/English Teacher in your life? No worries! Here is my literary lifestyle gift guide. *Note: I did not include actual books. It’s too hard to pick out titles for the true bookworm. Klever Hardback Book Cover for Kindle Oasis This Kindle cover is perfect for anyone who wantsContinue Reading
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Chapter 19 Anna and Dolly chat and Anna convinces Dolly to try and forgive Stiva. There’s a bit of foreshadowing when Dolly asks Anna if she could forgive her husband if he ever cheated on her. Anna has to think about it for a few seconds, but then she decides. She’s like, yeah, I couldContinue Reading
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I’m reading Anna Karenina so you don’t have to. And the story continues, like a slow moving train groaning down the tracks… Chapter 16 We get a peek inside Vronsky’s mind. He had an absentee father and his mother was “a brilliant society woman, who had had during her married life, and still more afterwards, many loveContinue Reading
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I’m reading Anna Karenina so you don’t have to. When I told my husband I’d started reading the novel, he said, “Did you lose a bet?” No…but I’m hoping I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew. Right now, I’m all about Anna Karenina, and here is my summary/analysis/modern interpretation of part 1, chapters 10-15. ChapterContinue Reading
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I’m reading Anna Karenina so you don’t have to. So, I took the plunge and began reading Anna Karenina. I’ve decided to document my reading experience, summarize & analyze some parts, and adapt what seem like pivotal scenes using a modern tone & first person POV. Look at it this way: If you’ve always been tempted to read theContinue Reading
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I’m experiencing some Anna Karenina ambivalence. Should I read the behemoth novel? I remember many years ago, I was a brand new college graduate, excited at the prospect off freedom to pick what I would read in my downtime. Ambitiously, I decided on War and Peace as my first post-college pick, and I went outContinue Reading
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Dolly Parton is a fabulous writer? There’s no doubt that Dolly Parton is fabulous, just in general. Her literacy program, Imagination Library, where she sends free books to millions of children worldwide, is proof of that. On her website, she states: “When I was growing up in the hills of East Tennessee, I knew myContinue Reading
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I ripped off Agatha Christie. To be fair, her novel, The Mysterious Event at Styles, is in the public domain, which means it’s okay to do whatever with it. It’s like finding a couch in the alley with a “free” sign. If you take the couch, is that considered stealing? Of course not. However, thatContinue Reading
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Analyzing this short poem by Emily Brontë for mood and tone would be a great warmup for an advanced English class. You could create a slide using the above image, and then provide the text in an easier to read format. The Poem: All hushed and still within the house; Without – all wind andContinue Reading
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A contemporary novel inspired by the Brontë sisters? The Brontë sisters, Charlotte (Jane Eyre), Emily (Wuthering Heights), and Anne (The Tennant of Wildfell Hall), all used elements of gothic romance in their novels. A gothic romance usually features a dark and foreboding atmosphere, a remote setting (like a creepy castle), a distressed heroine, and a brooding yetContinue Reading
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If you’re an English teacher (or just a grammar geek), then you will get the humor of the memes below. Disclaimer: I didn’t come up with any of these. But I recreated most of them as files you can copy and share. Enjoy!
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Those of us who have a literary lifestyle think a lot about stuff like point of view. All five of them. You might be thinking, Wait, what? There are five types of point of view? I thought there were three. Honestly, it depends on whom you talk to. Some say there are three, some say four, someContinue Reading
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When it comes to fiction genres, people love science fiction. But how do you write a sci fi short story? This post will take you through the steps, so you can write your own sci fi short story, or teach your students (even if you’re not that familiar with science fiction writing.) There’s a lessonContinue Reading
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How I came to read The Palace Papers I never paid much attention to the Royal Family until I started watching The Crown on Netflix. Then, I became a little bit obsessed with what was real and what was embellished for drama’s sake, and I found myself doing Google searches on Princess Margaret, Prince Charles, Diana, PrinceContinue Reading
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At this “back to school” time of year, it feels like all I should only be reading stories where the characters are dressed in tweed blazers, plaid shirts, and Oxford shoes. They should be conducting a late-night study session in the upper stacks of the library, where they discover dusty volumes of research filled withContinue Reading
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Yesterday was a HUGE day for me because Favorite Daughters was featured on Lori and Julia’s Book Club on My Talk Radio, 107.1. I was super nervous, because this a beloved radio show throughout the Twin Cities and beyond. In fact, when I’ve Googled the best book club podcasts, the LOJ Book Club often pops up. IContinue Reading
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Whether You’re Teaching Yourself or Others How to Write Fairy Tales, the Same Rules Apply. Use this post as either a fairytale writing lesson plan, or a way to teach yourself how to write fairy tales. Start by Reading a Classic. Below is “The Seven Ravens” by The Brothers Grimm. The Seven Ravens ThereContinue Reading
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