literature Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/literature/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Mon, 07 Oct 2024 16:52:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 literature Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/literature/ 32 32 89931359 Middle School Reading Lists: What a difference 100 years makes! https://doingwhatmatters.com/middle-school-reading-lists/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/middle-school-reading-lists/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2018 21:20:03 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=3614 I recently came across an interesting comparison of two middle school reading lists. The author, Annie Holmquist, compared a list from 1908 with a current list from the same state on the basis of time period, thematic elements, and reading...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/middle-school-reading-lists/feed/ 2 3614 Choosing Books for Boys https://doingwhatmatters.com/choosing-books-for-boys/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/choosing-books-for-boys/#comments Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:17:10 +0000 https://www.doingwhatmatters.com/?p=3407 Choosing books for boys isn’t all that hard. Give them adventure — the kind with blood and courage, dirt and ingenuity — and watch their imaginations soar, assuming they haven’t been “Eustaced”* by the sort of twaddle mentioned in Martin...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/choosing-books-for-boys/feed/ 1 3407 Autumn Carnival: Looking Forward, Looking Back https://doingwhatmatters.com/autumn-carnival-looking-forward-looking-back/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/autumn-carnival-looking-forward-looking-back/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 12:05:05 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1612 This 463rd Carnival of Homeschooling offers a smorgasbord of creative ideas, inspiration, and practical tips for homeschooling. As you read each post, I hope you'll find kindred spirits among the bloggers, and lots of good things to read as you sit by the fire and sip tea.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/autumn-carnival-looking-forward-looking-back/feed/ 2 1612 Imaginative Authors Foresee the Future https://doingwhatmatters.com/imaginative-authors-foresee-the-future/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/imaginative-authors-foresee-the-future/#comments Tue, 13 May 2014 23:17:50 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1415 In Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift wrote of the two moons of Mars. Of course, it was 1735, and the two moons weren’t discovered until 1877.  In 1870, in Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne described an electric submarine,...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/imaginative-authors-foresee-the-future/feed/ 2 1415 The 350th Carnival of Homeschooling: Ideas You Can Use https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-350th-carnival-of-homeschooling-ideas-you-can-use/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-350th-carnival-of-homeschooling-ideas-you-can-use/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:48:42 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=912 Join us for a great Carnival of Homeschooling, featuring articles on time and what to do with it, words, nature, celebrations, and more.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-350th-carnival-of-homeschooling-ideas-you-can-use/feed/ 5 912 Summer Reading: It’s Time to Break Out the Good Books! https://doingwhatmatters.com/summer-reading-its-time-to-break-out-the-good-books/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/summer-reading-its-time-to-break-out-the-good-books/#comments Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:16:43 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=835 Summer reading is essential. Here's why, and a partial list of what I'm reading.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/summer-reading-its-time-to-break-out-the-good-books/feed/ 2 1874 The Map that Inspired Treasure Island by Celia Blue Johnson https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-map-that-inspired-treasure-island-by-celia-blue-johnson/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-map-that-inspired-treasure-island-by-celia-blue-johnson/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:37:40 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=763 Today's guest post is from Celia Blue Johnson, the author of Dancing with Mrs. Dalloway: Stories of the Inspiration Behind Great Works of Literature. It's a book I thoroughly enjoyed.

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-map-that-inspired-treasure-island-by-celia-blue-johnson/feed/ 0 1865 Why Study Literature in Context? https://doingwhatmatters.com/literature-connects-disciplines/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/literature-connects-disciplines/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:16:02 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=711 Why study literature in the context of art, music, history, and worldview? Context — the history, art, and music related to a particular piece of literature — helps to bring a book to life and make it more understandable, especially...

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]]> https://doingwhatmatters.com/literature-connects-disciplines/feed/ 2 1862 The Stages of Learning Language Arts https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-stages-of-learning-language-arts/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/the-stages-of-learning-language-arts/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 06:47:38 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=655 There are five stages in learning language arts, and each stage has a different focus. This graphic will help you remember what to do when.

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