Wild Child Annotations

Literature and Education Resources for the Wild at Heart

Education

  • Fahrenheit 451: Book Club and Reflections

    I’ve read this book a number of times now as an adult, but this time around, I found myself struck by something new nonetheless… Read more

  • Fahrenheit 451: Characters and Themes

    There are many things worth discussing in Fahrenheit 451, certainly more than just the ones listed below. However, this introduction to the characters will act, I hope, at least as a starting point. Read more

  • Fahrenheit 451: Teacher Materials

    You may have noticed there are a lot of allusions (references to other writers and texts) in this book. Some help to really illuminate the message of the book; others might come in handy at trivia night. Besides going over background information on author and context, perhaps this list could serve to introduce the book… Read more

  • Fahrenheit 451: What to Know Before you Begin

    Considered one of the great dystopian novels of our time, Fahrenheit 451 was written by Ray Bradbury and published in 1953. It’s set in a nightmarish future with book-burning firemen who set fires, rather than extinguish them. Read more

  • Why I Love The Socratic Seminar

    Why do I love the Socratic Seminar? Let me count the ways . . . . Read more

  • Analyze This: Body Paragraphs and Analysis

    The more essays one writes, the more one is able to bend the rules. In its purest form, however, a body paragraph follows a fairly straightforward format. Welcome to this classic version: Introductory sentence(s), Evidence, Thesis tie-in, Analysis. IETA, if you will. Rolls right off the tongue. Read more

  • INCORPORATING LITERARY CRITICISM

    So you’ve mastered the five paragraph essay, and perhaps even longer, more fluid formats. It’s time to try your hand at incorporating other experts’ ideas about the text, and even place your ideas on equal footing with theirs. Hands and feet aside . . . enter THE LITERARY CRITICISM ESSAY! Read more

  • Ten CREATIVE WRITING PROMPTS

    One of my favorite teaching experiences was hosting a weekly Creative Writing Club. Maybe you are lucky enough to be in this same position. Maybe you’re looking for prompts for yourself, or for a young aspiring writer, or for a group. Maybe… Read more

  • Annotations Worth Naming a Blog After

    I am a big fan of a good annotation. As you may have guessed! So let’s take a quick minute to talk about how to annotate like a Wild Child Annotator. Read more

  • To Write a Thesis

    There is no good essay without a good thesis, which is both the good news and the bad news. It is the foundation upon which every other sentence in the essay rests upon. Moreover, it is the soul of the essay. If the reader is lucky, it may even be a tiny little glimpse into… Read more