Welcome to The Literary Archives
It started as a love of books and a desire to teach.
The Literary Archives started as a place to review books. It has since grown into a platform centered around helping teachers gain confidence and find success in their classroom.
As an English teacher, I am blessed with the opportunity to talk with my students about what I love most - reading and writing. But in order to do that well, I continue to improve my craft in reading, writing, and the teaching of both.
By bridging my interests, I am able to develop a classroom experience that allows each of my students to grow in their own reading and writing abilities.
I want to help you do the same thing!
Check out all my tips, tricks, and products for teaching, reading, and writing, as well as book reviews with teacher recommendations.
And if you ever need help with anything or wish to collaborate, please contact me! I’d love to here from you.
“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
— Frederick Douglass
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My Teaching Philosophy
“You must love children if you are a teacher.”
I used to think that this notion was silly and that, “no I did not love children. I just loved teaching.”
But I was completely wrong. In order to be a great teacher — in the classroom or in the home — you must start with a love of children. You must be able to recognize that they need you and rely on you to guide them and provide them with the skills necessary to thrive in the adult world.
If we fail them, we fail society as a whole. This notion has helped shape my values as a teacher and what I strive to provide for my students every day. With this in mind, I developed my five core values.
Every lesson I teach and product I design has these values in mind.
My Values:
Prepare students to be literate adults.
Grow student confidence in independent reading, writing, and thinking.
Encourage risk-taking and growth from failure.
Provide opportunities to explore purposes of writing and practice a variety of styles.
Explore topics and genres in reading that help students identify interests.
“If people cannot write well, they cannot think well, and if they cannot think well, others will do their thinking for them.”
Why do you teach?
Arguably the most important question to ask yourself, especially on the tough days.