TDD 2025

A Vision for English Literature: What Matters in the English Classroom

As much philosophical as it is practical, this workshop will attempt to answer one of the most fundamental questions an English teacher can pose: what matters – really matters – in the teaching of literature. Working through a series of assertions, designed to provoke and generate discussion, the workshop will consider what makes the discipline of English distinctly and uniquely English-y. Having explore this question together, the workshop will conclude by considering its practical implication: what does it actually look like to teach in accordance with these proposed disciplinary assumptions?

Secondary Ages (11-18) with a focus on 14-16