Reading a novel for class is one thing; building an argument about its themes, symbols, or narrative structure is a completely different skill. Michael's Writing Center experience at Yeshiva College trained him to teach close reading techniques — pulling apart a passage line by line to find what's a...

Reading literature analytically means learning to ask better questions about a text — what's the author doing with structure, imagery, or point of view, and why does it matter? Nicholas approaches literary analysis as a skill that can be practiced and sharpened, much like debugging code: you look at...

Reading literature well means learning to ask what a text is doing, not just what it's about — tracking symbolism, unreliable narration, or the way an author structures time within a story. Gabriela's African American Studies coursework at Harvard immerses her in close reading across genres, from sl...

Reading literature well means doing more than summarizing plot — it means noticing how a text's structure, imagery, and point of view create meaning. Dan earned a master's in comparative literature, studying works across languages and traditions, and he brings that cross-cultural lens to everything ...

Reading closely means learning to ask why a text is built the way it is — why Toni Morrison fractures chronology, or what a recurring image is doing across chapters. Victoria, an avid reader and writer whose Cornell coursework bridged the humanities and sciences, teaches students to move from surfac...

Currently teaching English Literature to 9th, 10th, and 11th graders in New York City, Ivan digs into texts the way his students actually encounter them — novels, plays, and poetry that demand close reading and interpretive thinking. His comparative literature background means he's comfortable conne...

Reading widely across political theory, history, and fiction gives Abigail an unusual lens for literary analysis — she teaches students to read for argument, power dynamics, and historical context, not just plot summary. Whether the text is a nineteenth-century novel or a contemporary short story, s...

Reading a novel for class and actually analyzing it are two very different tasks, and most students need someone to show them what close reading looks like in practice. Devon unpacks themes, narrative structure, and figurative language by asking the kinds of questions that teach students to interrog...

An avid reader who lists books among her core hobbies, Samantha approaches literature by teaching students to dig into a text's structure — how an author builds a metaphor across chapters, or why a narrator's reliability matters to the theme. She connects close-reading skills to stronger analytical ...

An engineer who reads closely might sound unusual, but Chimdi approaches literary analysis the way he approaches circuits — by tracing how individual elements connect to produce a larger effect. He teaches students to identify how authors use devices like motif, unreliable narration, and structural ...

A liberal arts education at Washington University in St. Louis meant Taylor spent years close-reading across genres, from Victorian novels to contemporary essays. She teaches students to dig into literary devices like symbolism, unreliable narration, and structural choices rather than just summarizi...

Reading literature well means doing more than summarizing plot — it means noticing how an author uses imagery, unreliable narration, or structural choices to build meaning. Laura's anthropology training sharpened her ability to analyze texts through cultural and historical lenses, a skill she applie...

Reading a novel for class and actually analyzing it are two different skills. Zarrin teaches students to dig into literary devices — unreliable narration, symbolism, shifts in tone — and connect them to a text's larger argument, whether they're working through Shakespeare or Toni Morrison. Her liber...

Reading a novel for class and actually analyzing it are two very different skills, and the gap usually shows up when a student has to write about symbolism, narrative structure, or an author's choices. June connects literary analysis to the kind of close, careful thinking she practices in her psycho...

Reading a novel or poem closely means learning to ask better questions — why does the narrator withhold this detail, what does this recurring image accumulate, how does sentence rhythm shape tone? Deanna's interdisciplinary background across political science, biology, and public health means she br...