Reading literature well means asking what a text is doing, not just what it's about — why Fitzgerald uses Nick as a narrator, or how Toni Morrison's sentence structure mirrors a character's psychology. Emerson's coursework at the University of Chicago trained him to unpack novels, poetry, and drama ...

Priya approaches literature analytically — the same way she'd dissect a research paper. She teaches students to trace how an author builds an argument through imagery, structure, and diction, turning vague impressions about a text into claims they can defend with specific evidence.

An avid reader outside the classroom, Joshitha brings genuine enthusiasm to literary analysis — whether that means unpacking unreliable narration in a novel or tracing how a poet's syntax reinforces theme. She teaches students to build arguments from textual evidence rather than surface-level summar...

Reading a novel and analyzing a novel are two very different skills, and Lindy's English degree from Wake Forest trained her in the second. She digs into how authors use narrative structure, symbolism, and point of view to build meaning — whether a student is tackling Fitzgerald's use of the green l...

Reading literature well means doing more than summarizing plot — it means noticing how an author builds an argument through imagery, structure, and voice. Miriam's philosophy background and her experience designing an English and Engineering course in Colombia gave her practical tools for teaching c...

Reading a novel for class is one thing; building an argument about its themes, symbols, or narrative structure is another skill entirely. Peyton's coursework in literature, anthropology, and sociology gives her a toolkit for connecting texts to their cultural and historical contexts — whether that's...

Reading literature well means learning to build an argument from textual evidence — identifying themes, tracking character development, and interpreting figurative language with precision. Stephen approaches literary analysis the way he approached complex audit reports at PwC: systematically, pullin...

Reading a novel or poem closely means asking what the author is doing with structure, language, and point of view — not just summarizing the plot. Tanisha teaches students to pull apart passages for tone, symbolism, and argument, then articulate their analysis in clear, well-organized writing. Her b...

Reading a novel closely means tracking more than plot — it means noticing how an author uses imagery, narrative structure, and point of view to build meaning. Michael's lifelong love of books and writing gives him a knack for asking the kinds of questions that turn a student's vague impression of a ...

Reading is one of Jason's core hobbies, and that genuine engagement with books shapes how he approaches literature — not as a checklist of themes and devices, but as a conversation between author and reader. He teaches students to dig into how narrative structure, figurative language, and point of v...