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Education
TEMPLE U. OLLI Lifelong Learning Institute
Milestone in World Culture - Here you will find my temporary syllabus for Fall 2024. I will be updating this to the Spring 2025 version soon! Updated 12-20-24
LESSON PLANS
Russian Literature Overview-
This is a 2-page guide to some essential affects about the subject.
The Nose by Nikolai Gogol -
This is the basic text at 22 pages in pdf format, with illustrations. I have used this story very successfully in class.
LITERATURE RESOURCES
Shakespeare Learning and Teaching -
This site offers many useful links, including complete hypertext scripts, articles and more.
Literature.org -
These are out-of-copyright text that are free to use in the classroom. You will many authors here, form Mark Twain to the Bronte sisters to Lewis Carroll. Pages are laid out well and some include illustrations.
READING SKILLS RESOURCES
Pennsylvania Department of Education Resources on Reading Writing, Speaking and Listening -
This web page has excellent resources for developing literacy skills
Reading Exercise Ideas -
Here are 25 ideas to motivate young readers.
WRITING SKILLS RESOURCES
Web English Teacher-
Especially see the Writing links. Browse but also check Writing About Literature. Some creative writing links no longer work.
ENGLISH TEACHING RESOURCES
The English Teacher-
This generous retired teacher, Leif Danielson, has used his retirement to provide many resources to us. Be sure to read his Introduction.
GRAMMAR
Jim Scrivener's web site section on Grammar
Here you will find many imaginative approaches to this subject.
Temple U.
OLLI
This is a sampling of a powerpoint from my course, entitled Milestones in World Culture.
Below is a link to one of eight lesson-based powerpoints that I created for the course.
Note I have eliminated any copyrighted images.
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