How high school literature students feel in class!
Readers–I apologize for the vocabulary used in this photo (not mine) but thought the point was great enough to include anyway.
–Lynne Diligent
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Tags: foreshadowing, student frustrations with studying literature, why English do English teachers ascribe all sorts of meanings to what authors are writing
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October 14, 2011 at 2:28 pm |
Ha, ha, I was that student!
I have to admit that over-analysis of literature in school really put me off reading many of the classic and persists to this day.
October 14, 2011 at 3:01 pm |
I even feel this way as an adult tutor! Glad to know you felt the same in school.
October 14, 2011 at 3:17 pm |
I felt the same. After having taken a college Literature Class I still think that’ true in a lot of situations