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Five Reasons to Read Bram Stoker's Dracula

• British Literature • Five Reasons To Teach Series

Five Reasons to Read Bram Stoker's Dracula

Why should high school teachers teach Bram Stoker's classic novel Dracula? Here are five different reasons, along with some creative teaching ideas and links to some free materials! In Bram Stoker’s Dracula, the forces of good face off against an ancient evil—Count Dracula, the lord of the undead, as he travels from his crumbling castle in Transylvania to the teeming city of London in search of fresh blood. 

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Five Reasons to Teach Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

• British Literature • Five Reasons To Teach Series • Teaching Ideas

Five Reasons to Teach Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift

 Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift is a classic of British Literature, and in spite of its many sub-par adaptations (I’m looking at you, Jack Black), it remains a timeless tale full of lessons for modern readers. So here are five reasons to teach Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels.  Satire is a tricky art form, and its undisputed master is Jonathan Swift. I mean, he even has an adjective named for him: “swiftian” meaning "darkly humorous." Gulliver’s Travels, written in 1726, lampoons everything from religious infighting to political parties to the monarchy itself. Swift was an ordained Irish priest who did not...

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Animal Farm, Planet of the Apes, and 1984: A Totalitarian Timeline?

• British Literature • Teaching Ideas • World Literature

Animal Farm, Planet of the Apes, and 1984: A Totalitarian Timeline?

Are Animal Farm, Planet of the Apes, and 1984 three parts of a totalitarian timeline?

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Five Reasons To Teach Frankenstein

• British Literature • Five Reasons To Teach Series • World Literature

Five Reasons To Teach Frankenstein

Even with over two centuries of age on it, Frankenstein still continues to evoke emotion and provoke important conversations. So, without further ado, here are five reasons to teach Frankenstein.

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Five Reasons For Teaching Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

• British Literature • Five Reasons To Teach Series

Five Reasons For Teaching Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Medieval British Literature might not be your thing, but it’s time to give the Pearl Poet’s masterpiece Sir Gawain and the Green Knight a second look! Here are five reasons to teach Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

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