To make a forced and artificial division, we might say that there exist Jane Austen novels of youth and folly: Emma and Northanger Abbey. The novels of coming-of-age and responsibility: Sense and ...

In the last decade, the field of Rhetoric and Composition has responded to the explosion of cell phones, digital social media, and mobile internet access with a deep concern for what it ultimately ...

Here’s a teaching idea from an English teacher in Scotland that may come as a surprise: using spam emails to teach persuasive writing and other lessons to your students. In The Guardian‘s Teacher ...

Statue of Aristotle at the Athens Academy in Greece.. Photo: Getty Images What does a man born in 384 BCE have to teach the modern writer? A lot. When I teach persuasive writing, participants are ...

Rap is often treated as background music for workouts, commutes, or parties. In a classroom context, it can look like “just entertainment.” Yet rap lyrics are built on the same foundations students ...

So I'm just looking at advertising phrases "Buy one, get one free.""New year, a new you.""Hurry now while stocks last." Just thinking about how advertisers use their key words and imagery to push ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The novels do not change. We change, and as we grow, we become more sensitive to these novels, detecting layers of insight and ...