Reading literature well means noticing what an author chose not to say as much as what they did. James approaches novels, poetry, and short stories by teaching students to track imagery, narrative voice, and structural choices — skills he sharpened through his own dual study of economics and Japanes...

Reading a novel and analyzing a novel are completely different skills, and the gap between them is where most literature students struggle. Destiny teaches close-reading techniques — tracking symbolism, identifying narrative shifts, unpacking an author's use of diction — that turn vague impressions ...

Reading literature well is really about asking better questions of a text — not "what happened" but "why did the author structure it this way" or "what does this image pattern reveal." Greg, an avid reader and Vanderbilt Political Science student trained in close textual analysis, digs into everythi...

An avid reader who lists books among his top hobbies, Raphael approaches literature by teaching students to trace themes and rhetorical choices across a text rather than summarizing plot. His Dartmouth coursework in government and economics sharpens his eye for argument and context, which proves esp...

Analyzing literature is really about building an argument from textual evidence — identifying how an author uses imagery, structure, or point of view to create meaning. Kaitlyn's scientific training actually sharpens this skill; she treats a passage like data, teaching students to support interpreti...

Reading a novel closely is a lot like reading a research paper: you're tracking arguments, weighing evidence, and figuring out what the author chose not to say. Hanna applies that analytical lens to literary analysis, walking students through how to unpack symbolism, narrative structure, and authori...

Reading a novel for class and actually analyzing it are two very different tasks, and the gap between them is where most students lose points. Tyler teaches close-reading techniques — identifying motifs, tracking narrative structure, unpacking figurative language — so that literary analysis feels le...

Reading literature across four languages has given Muriel an unusual vantage point on narrative structure, symbolism, and voice. She teaches students to dig into a text's choices — why an author uses free indirect discourse, how a metaphor shifts meaning across chapters — instead of just summarizing...

Reading a novel closely means learning to track symbolism, unreliable narrators, and structural choices that most students breeze right past. Danielle earned her BA in English Literature from Washington University in St. Louis and has taught American and world literature at multiple levels — she dig...

An avid reader across genres, Elijah approaches literature by unpacking how authors build meaning through structure, imagery, and narrative choices rather than just summarizing plot. Whether a student is analyzing a Shakespeare soliloquy or a contemporary novel, he teaches them to construct argument...