Brit Lit
Loving Brit Lit?
Exploring British Literature with students is an exciting opportunity for any teacher. Yet it is not without its challenges. The texts are often huge and sprawling with numerous characters, settings, and narrative complexities. Added to this is the need to historical context before we can even pick up a text.
Each year, as part of our British Literature study series, I teach:
(from Robinson Crusoe to Tristram Shandy)
How can I help?
My hope is that Literature Daydreams will become your one-stop shop for Brit Lit teaching ideas. A place where you can find inspiration for your lessons and your classroom, and a place where you can be inspired yourself.
On this page - I will be sharing Brit Lit teaching ideas and resources. You might also see some of my favourite British Literature fun facts that I find in my digging around the literary world. You can sign up for my weekly teaching email below. In this you will receive (each week direct to your inbox) two lesson ideas - one that you can use with any subject or topic, and one that will help you teach your literary texts!
Just use this sign up below!
Read my research!
Click on the image below to read my academic research on the dangers of using prescriptive paragraph scaffolds in academic essay writing.
Read my latest British Literature blog posts here:
Calling all UK teachers!
Teacher-friends, if you are based in the UK and teach the GCSE or iGCSE English specifications, then this is a special UK teachers page full of free downloads and teaching tips just for you. Just click on the image below!
