MEJ Editor 2015, British Literature, Feminist Theory, Literary Theory, Literature, Marxist Theory, Post-Secondary, Secondary, Taya Sazama, World Literature

Theory in Practice in the High School Classroom: Using The Kite Runner to Teach Literary Theory by Taya Sazama

[pdf version here: Sazama-Using The Kite Runner to Teach Literary Theory] Khaled Hosseini’s debut novel, The Kite Runner, is one of the newer modern sensations to hit high school classrooms. In a setting where a majority of the studied texts were written before the start of the twentieth century, this is quite an achievement. Especially … Continue reading Theory in Practice in the High School Classroom: Using The Kite Runner to Teach Literary Theory by Taya Sazama

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