MEJ Editor 2014, Best Practices & Teaching Tips, Erin Kunz, Feminist Theory, Literary Theory, Literature, Non-Fiction Writing, Peer Conferencing/ Peer Editing, Peer Reviewed, Post-Secondary, Secondary, Writing

Rhetorical Empathy in the Writing Classroom by Erin Kunz

When developing a college composition course, content and methodology are always important considerations, but as instructors we also must consider how we can develop good practices in order to foster an intellectual environment. We try to create community for our students, but because of a number of issues—resistance, apathy, and misunderstanding, to name a few, … Continue reading Rhetorical Empathy in the Writing Classroom by Erin Kunz

MEJ Editor 2014, Literature, Narrative, Post-Secondary, Russian Literature, Secondary, Wes Schaller, World Literature

Crime and Punishment: An Evolution of the Narrative Techniques of Dostoevsky by Wes Schaller

The notebooks of Fyodor Dostoevsky have both complicated and enriched the analyses of Crime and Punishment. Whereas some writers may employ the notebooks to supplement and illuminate their ideas, others may regard them as irrelevant territory—not to be used within the realm of critical analyses. This dilemma will necessarily be addressed later on, for the … Continue reading Crime and Punishment: An Evolution of the Narrative Techniques of Dostoevsky by Wes Schaller

MEJ Editor 2014, Best Practices & Teaching Tips, Heather Porter, Literary Theory, Literature, Post-Secondary, Russian Literature, Secondary, World Literature

Making Dostoevsky Relevant: Teaching Notes from Underground to College Freshmen by Heather Porter

Relatively little has been said regarding how to teach Dostoevsky’s novels to students. Even less has been said about how to make his work relevant to twenty-first century American students who exist within an entirely different cultural landscape than the characters of Dostoevsky’s fiction[1]. Notes from Underground  is particularly challenging, but its difficulty is precisely … Continue reading Making Dostoevsky Relevant: Teaching Notes from Underground to College Freshmen by Heather Porter

MEJ Editor 2014, Best Practices & Teaching Tips, Humanities, Online Teaching, Post-Secondary, Technology, William D. Dyer, World Literature

Teaching English 4/533: Enabling World Texts, Past and Present, to Talk to Each Other by William D. Dyer

I am going to offer, as a means for providing a context for the long student-written collaborative paper that follows as well the brief discussion of how this assignment might apply to other teaching environments and students (written by the graduate student “point person” on that project and practicing high school teacher), an introduction to … Continue reading Teaching English 4/533: Enabling World Texts, Past and Present, to Talk to Each Other by William D. Dyer

MEJ Editor 2014, Alicia Guthmiller, British Literature, Gillian Singler, Humanities, Kevin Smith, Post-Secondary, Secondary

Examination of the Cultural Influences Behind The Hobbit by Gillian Singler, Alicia Guthmiller, & Kevin Smith

Introduction The New York Times first pointed out in its review of The Hobbit, that "…there may come the thought of how legend and tradition and the beginning of history meet and mingle…"The Hobbit" is a glorious account of a magnificent adventure, filled with suspense and seasoned with a quiet humor that is irresistible…this is … Continue reading Examination of the Cultural Influences Behind The Hobbit by Gillian Singler, Alicia Guthmiller, & Kevin Smith