When we teach rhetoric, we do so by using great literature. Often, this involves a historical document. It makes sense to use Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”, for example. MLK employed various rhetorical techniques to persuade fellow...
What are you reading? I read a lot. Sometimes, it goes with the job. Gotta keep sharp. Sometimes, what I read is a product of curiosity. Since my job is a mix of teaching various levels of students, fiction and poetry writing, and writing speeches, this covers a lot...
But you know, Matilda, you cannot pretend to read a book. Your eyes will give you away. So will your breathing. A person entranced by a book simply forgets to breathe. The house can catch alight and a reader deep in a book will not look up until the wallpaper is in...
Do you need a book club leader? I can help. My role is part-teacher, part-tour guide and part-facilitator. My role is less of a participant as it is teacher/moderator. That’s a book club leader does. For example, if going through a classic like Ernest...
