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As a high school English teacher, I taught Homer’s Odyssey every year. I loved it. Like song lyrics, which they were, Homer’s lines were best when read aloud. Without fail, …
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Take all three books in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Count every single word. Next, filter by the names of the Fellowship members: Aragorn, Boromir, Frodo, Gandalf, Gimli, Legolas, …
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I’m on a bit of a Harry Potter trip at the moment. For this project, I explored spells in the book series. To identify the top spells, I referred to …
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I am in the home stretch of reading the final volume of the Harry Potter book series with my son. We have loved reading (or listening) to the books over …
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Here’s that Map of Computer Science You Were Looking For
If we’ve worked together you know I like me a visual. There are simply things that are better conveyed via spatial modes of communication than sequential modes (like writing). You …
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Arts + LettersComputer Science EducationDigital LearningHumanitiesPlotting Plots
Shakespeare’s Spreadsheets: Use Data and Charts to Take Reading to Another Level
We can use numbers to better understand literature. That’s right: there are fruitful ways for readers to deepen their analysis of books that are computational and quantitative. Doing so can …