Sentences with phrase «classic literature as»

The English Language Arts curriculum and instruction focuses on above - level Lexile measured foundational and classic literature as well as Common Core stressed cross-curricular non-fiction texts.

No child should ever be prohibited from accessing good, classic literature as a result of their reading difficulties and the provision of audiobooks is a crucial component to any school library.

Not exact matches

Present secular Westerners are incapable to understand their own heritage such as their classic literature because they are thoroughly and willingly heathen.

Moreover, he had moral insight of a high order, as is shown by his essays, which still remain classic in the literature of ethics.

The work of Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges, a perennial Nobel Prize candidate for the past two decades, has been acclaimed by many scholars and critics as classic 20th - century world literature.

«Classical home schooling» means using the classics of literature, philosophy, and other areas, as texts for their curriculums.

Kate Beckinsale excels as the movie's high - born 18th - century schemer, anchoring a spin on classic literature that's fresh and deliciously rotten at the same time.

James Franco continues his efforts of adapting classic literature into films, first with William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying and now Cormac McCarthy's Child of God.

There are any number of minefields into which «Goodbye Christopher Robin» might easily have wandered — it's a fall - release biopic set in England between the wars, about the creation of a beloved classic of children's literature — but the film emerges mostly unscathed as neither a hagiography nor a hatchet job on A.A. Milne, the creator of Winnie the Pooh.

We started off with slow - moving, overdramatic villains generally based on literature classics, such as Dracula and the Wolfman.

In fact an early scene in which the mythology and back - story of the inhabitants of Barsoom is laid out in voice - over sent shivers up my spine recalling the opening scene of David Lynch's misbegotten 1984 film Dune, a failed big budget adaptation of classic science fiction literature hailed at the time as the «new Star Wars».

The best moments of the book, the ones that lend it lasting value as a modern classic of youth literature, come in Rowling's attention to the darkness and fears that inform the rites of passage from infancy to adolescence.

The film did seem to re-energize studio interest in the high school comedy, especially those inspired by classic literature, as movies like She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You would follow.

A literature festival filled with authors, workshops, and round table discussions; comic book guests, publishers, and retailers; a film festival, featuring underground films as well as the drive - in classic, Night of the Living Dead; entertainment that includes ice sculpting with power tools, dance, songs, and laughs.

As an adopted Irish citizen, and a fan of classic literature, Huston finally got a chance to show his love of both worlds.

James Franco continues his efforts of adapting classic literature into films, first with William Faulkner's As I Lay...

The view from TIFF: Tamara Drewe is full of bed - hopping and erudite banter, and sticks to the «lies and misunderstandings» mode of classic English literature, even as it acknowledges that things have changed in an era of gossip magazines and weekend rock festivals in farmers» fields.

But it's actually one of his most underrated movies, one of the most faithful of all adaptations of great 20th century literature, and a classic tale that, as Welles says in the prologue, has «the logic of a nightmare.»

Though younger generations still produced fine singers and dedicated musicians, interest in such classics as La Boheme and Don Giovanni — and even modern works based on contemporary literature — seemed confined to the Social Security set.

As they get older, our young African American students deserve support in terms of being exposed to great books and great literature so they're learning to read, but as they begin to read to learn, they are exposed to a little bit of everything — great books and literature across various cultures as well as the classicAs they get older, our young African American students deserve support in terms of being exposed to great books and great literature so they're learning to read, but as they begin to read to learn, they are exposed to a little bit of everything — great books and literature across various cultures as well as the classicas they begin to read to learn, they are exposed to a little bit of everything — great books and literature across various cultures as well as the classicas well as the classicas the classics.

Pack of grammar activities that can be used as activities, revisions, or homework covering 29 grammar points from the new French GCSE (covering the entire curriculum), using quotes from French books (classics, best - sellers, children and young adult literature...) to develop the use of authentic resources in the classroom.

Do you want her to read and discuss classic literature, explore and propose solutions to real world problems, develop strong reasoning and math skills and have real life experiences as part of assigned work?

Michael Gove has made a «real mistake» in asking GCSE exam boards to remove US literary classics such as To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men from the English Literature syllabus, the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) has said.

In fact, the standards require that students continue reading classics, such as works from the American literature canon, Shakespeare, mythology, and stories of the world.

Schools must also replace classic works of literature with «informational» texts, such as studies by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

Teachers also revealed that classics of English literature, such as those by Jane Austen, are putting boys off reading.

The only English professor on the committee, Dr. Sandra Stotsky, explains that common core is unlikely to prepare students for college and will stunt students» critical thinking skills by replacing much classic literature with informational reading such as EPA regulations.

As students explore Common Core State Standards literature selections, classic literature, and other 5th grade books, our literature - linked vocabulary word lists, free printable worksheets, and other resources support your students» growth and learning to meet 5th grade reading comprehension goals.

VocabularySpellingCity has 4th grade vocabulary lists designed to support all of the students in your classroom as they explore Common Core State Standards literature selections, classic literature, and other 4th grade books.

This contemporary classic of travel literature is as crisply written and relevant as when it was first published.

Along with the usual suspects of Great Literature ™ (The Catcher in the Rye, 1984, Little Women) and beloved children's classics (the Harry Potter series, Where the Red Fern Grows, Charlotte's Web), there are some interesting and not - so - surprising choices as well: The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah, the Fifty Shades of Grey series, Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, and Another Country by James Baldwin.

This is more than a classic of combat fiction; it is one of the most significant explorations of male identity in American literature, establishing Jones as a novelist of the caliber of Herman Melville and Stephen Crane.

But classic literature has also been seen adapted, like Romeo x Juliet, The Count of Monte Cristo, and almost as many Alice in Wonderland interpretations as there are in Western entertainment.

German developer QiOO Interactive hosts the «Mobile Library» — a service that brings classic books as well as modern literature to JAVA ™ - enabled cellphones.

Books, Lines and Thinkers is the only full - service bookstore in Rangeley featuring solid collections of new and used national bestsellers, Maine and New England titles, children's and classic & contemporary literature, as well as an eclectic music selection of CDs and cassettes, tasteful notecards and postcards.

His argument begins by noting the conundrum which pinions the educated reader: on the one hand, our universities inculcate in us the value of exhaustively knowing a formidable body of classic literature; on the other hand, to read exhaustively is so impossible that, as Bayard phrases it, «reading is first and foremost non-reading.»

Shining with a beauty that is rarely found in current literature, The Notebook establishes Nicholas Sparks as a classic storyteller with a unique insight into the only emotion that really matters.

But sometimes a classic piece of literature can inspire a gifted author to weave an inventive story that stands as a praise - worthy piece of writing all on its own.

It's a favorite trick among literary novelists: use a classic work of literature as a launching pad for an...

In the now - classic 2006 article «The Secret Source: Sexually Explicit Young Adult Literature as an Information Source» in the journal Young Adult Library Services (YALS), YA lit scholar Amy Pattee suggests that YA fiction can be a «secret source» of information about sex, including everything from the mechanics of sex acts to «a vocabulary of intimacy that [teens] can use to make sense of their own sexual and romantic feelings.»

Yes, people still eagerly read Jane Austen — her books outsell many popular present - day authors — but they do so in context, as classic literature.

«Consider, for example, the many respected literary works by Slovenian authors in neighboring countries, such as Maja Haderlap in Carinthia or Boris Pahor, who lives in Trieste and is already considered a classic Slovenian writer of contemporary literature in Italy, France and Germany.

The classics of literature as far back as Gilgamesh and Biblical texts all feature these themes.

Oh, that's easy — all those classics of literature were written by Dead White Males (even when they were written by the ancestors of people now counted as chic minorities, by women, or both).

The site positions itself as «the world's classic literature at your fingertips».

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I'm sure this will all get sorted out over time, as more editions become available for great works of classic literature.

For perspective, notice that the classics of literature, going back as far as Gilgamesh and Biblical texts, all feature these themes.

Today, Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web are beloved classics of children's literature, and E. B. White is recognized as one of the finest American writers of all time.

A whodunit inspired by classic literature, a tour - de-force story of a conflicted artist and the latest from Robert Galbraith (also known as J.K. Rowling) make for great listening this month.