Kate approaches literary analysis the way she'd approach a research problem: identify the question, gather textual evidence, and build an argument. Whether a student is unpacking symbolism in *The Great Gatsby* or tracing narrative structure in a contemporary novel, she teaches close-reading techniq...

Reading a novel for pleasure and analyzing it for a literature class require completely different muscles — close reading, identifying rhetorical strategies, and building an argument about theme or structure. Jessica's history degree from Penn trained her to treat texts as arguments worth interrogat...

College essays, grammar, and English already sit in Jai's regular teaching rotation, so when he picks up a literary text, he's reading with a writer's eye — tracking how an author's sentence rhythms, word choices, and structural decisions create effects that go beyond the story itself. His Stanford ...

Jeffrey approaches literature the way he approaches engineering problems — by breaking a text down into its moving parts and asking what each one does. Whether a student is unpacking symbolism in a novel or building an argument about a poem's structure, he teaches close reading as a skill with concr...

Analyzing literature means learning to ask better questions of a text — why does the narrator shift tense here, what does that recurring image actually do, how does dialogue reveal power dynamics between characters. Rhea's coursework at UChicago, where close reading is central to the curriculum, sha...

Reading a novel for class is one thing; analyzing how an author uses symbolism, narrative structure, or unreliable narration to build meaning is another skill entirely. Erika's public policy background trained her to dissect complex texts for argument and evidence, and she applies that same close-re...

An avid reader who lists books among his main hobbies, Charles approaches literature by teaching students to build arguments from the text itself — tracing how a symbol shifts meaning across chapters or how an author's sentence structure creates tone. His analytical engineering mindset pairs surpris...

An engineering background might seem unlikely for a literature tutor, but Earnest's analytical training makes him especially sharp at breaking down how authors construct arguments, layer themes, and use structural choices to shape meaning. He approaches close reading the way he approaches problem-so...

A voracious reader with a liberal arts education from the University of Chicago, Sharon treats literature as an exercise in close reading — pulling apart an author's syntax, imagery, and structure to uncover how a text actually produces meaning. She's equally comfortable unpacking a Shakespeare sonn...

Reading literature well means knowing how to slow down at the right moments — noticing when a metaphor shifts, when a narrator becomes unreliable, or when structure itself carries meaning. Annie approaches texts analytically, breaking down passages to uncover how authors build tone and argument bene...