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Theme in To Kill a Mockingbird

Theme in To Kill a Mockingbird

Posted by Mary B Collins on Aug 29th 2016

What Should Your Students Get Out of Reading To Kill a Mockingbird?More than anything else, your students should learn the importance of learning to walk in someone else's shoes.Harper Lee's classic n … read more
How To Make A Novel Unit

How To Make A Novel Unit

Posted by Mary B Collins on Aug 22nd 2016

One of the most common questions I get asked is, "How long should a novel unit be?".  After writing literature lesson plans for almost 30 years, I'm still surprised at how each book always presen … read more
The Key To Teaching Literature

The Key To Teaching Literature

Posted by Mary B Collins on Aug 16th 2016

The key to teaching literature effectively is to see the books as a means to an end, not an end in themselves. If I thought the books were an end in themselves, I would have quit writing about them … read more
Revisiting Fahrenheit 451

Revisiting Fahrenheit 451

Posted by Mary B Collins on Aug 10th 2016

I hadn't read Fahrenheit 451 since I wrote the original LitPlan for it about 20 years ago, but I picked it up again not long ago to write a new edition of the LitPlan. Whether it's because I'm 20 year … read more