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Diversifying the Curriculum: How to Design an I...
How can teachers diversify our English curricula by adding more authors of color to our syllabi? Which texts should we add?
Diversifying the Curriculum: How to Design an I...
How can teachers diversify our English curricula by adding more authors of color to our syllabi? Which texts should we add?
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Facilitating Discussions: The Harkness Method
The Harkness Method is a radically democratic teaching method premised on equality, collaboration, and open-ended discussion. Here are a few things I've learned about Harkness Discussions in my 20+ years...
Facilitating Discussions: The Harkness Method
The Harkness Method is a radically democratic teaching method premised on equality, collaboration, and open-ended discussion. Here are a few things I've learned about Harkness Discussions in my 20+ years...
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"Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923) By Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see...
"Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening"
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (1923) By Robert Frost Whose woods these are I think I know. His house is in the village though; He will not see...
About Me
Adam Jernigan has taught English courses at high schools and colleges for over 20 years. He earned a B.A. in Comparative Literature from Stanford University as well as an M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Chicago.
Trained as a specialist in American literature, Adam has published academic essays on American authors like James Baldwin and Sylvia Plath.
He has designed and taught English courses in grades 9-12. He currently teaches an 11th-grade course on American literature as well as an advanced elective on William Shakespeare.
