Shmoop Overview for Teachers: Fun, Rigorous Resources for Your Classroom

Shmoop Overview for Teachers & Librarians http://www.shmoop.com/teachers/ Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential “ Best of the Internet” "The language is totally student-friendly... ...a very cool site."

What is Shmoop?
Digital learning guides that make learning fun and relevant for students
Deep analysis, questions, quotes, trivia, multimedia, loads of links
Start here: http://www.shmoop.com
Written by educators and experts – primarily Ph.D. students from Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley
>90% of Shmoop writers have taught at the high school or college level
Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential

Students & Teachers Say… “ Shmoop has enriched my teaching and made literature accessible to ALL my students!” - Martha, HS teacher “ Shmoop makes me actually want to work. ” - Stephanie, 19 “ Shmoop is intentionally about the joy of learning .” - Paul, HS teacher Quotes from Shmoop focus groups of HS and College students, April 2008 Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential “ This website is my dream come true ” - Noel, 20

Things You’ll Learn on Shmoop Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential The Portrait of a Lady (written in 1880) shares a lot in common with TV’s “Gossip Girl” Emily Dickinson was a packrat Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce picked bar fights together in Paris Albert Einstein's 7th-grade teacher told him he "would never get anywhere in life." True story.

Shmoop Literature
Help make literature fun and relevant for your students
“ Why Should I Care?”
Themes
Quote analysis
Plot analysis
Character analysis
Literary devices
Study questions
Trivia
Best of the Web

Shmoop US History
Analysis from multiple points of view
Events, People, Quotes
Trivia, Glossaries
Links to multimedia, primary sources, and more

Shmoop Poetry
Demystify poetry
Close Reading (line-by-line)
Deep analysis of Symbolism, Themes, Meter, Sound, Setting…
Trivia
Study Questions
Best of the Web (primary sources, photos, audio, video, etc.)
Now the largest poetry analysis site on the Web
Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential “ Smart and consistently humorous” - Academy of American Poets (poets.org)

Shmoop’s “Best of the Web”
Links are carefully selected by Shmoop’s writers
Audio, video, photos, art, primary sources, historical documents
TV and Movies
Books
Websites

NEW Shmoop Civics Because Civics Shouldn’t be Boring
Government, politics, law
Heated issues that students care about
A line-by-line analysis of the Constitution

NEW Shmoop Bestsellers Let Your Inner Fan Feast
Use “Pop Lit” to teach literary analysis
Twilight
New Moon
Eclipse
Harry Potter …
Many more coming soon

NEW Shmoop Biography Get to Know the Big Cheeses
31 bios and counting
Authors, poets, political leaders, inventors, …
Back-stories, fun anecdotes, multimedia, personal letters

NEW Shmoop Music Listen and Learn
Analyze lyrics like poetry
Lyrics are often a less intimidating intro to poetry
Historical context
“ Behind the music” stories
Technical analysis of rhythm, songwriting, instrumentation

NUEVO Shmoop Literatura
Spanish translations of our most popular literature summaries
A “bridge” for ESL students
Or great practice for students learning Spanish

NEW: Shmoop on iPhone, Kindle, Nook Put a Ph.D. in Your Pocket
Shmoop is a top educational publisher on many devices
400 guides on the Web
300+ eBooks on Kindle
250 iPhone/iPod Apps
200 eBooks on B&N Nook

How to Cite Shmoop
Shmoop automatically generates citations for students in MLA, APA, or Chicago formats
Our About Us section includes our background and academic credentials to help establish authority
Shmoop teaches students about the perils of plagiarism and encourages original thought

Shmoop for Educators
A tour of Shmoop designed for educators
Ideas and examples from teachers who use Shmoop in the classroom
Much more coming in 2010… Stay Tuned!
Shmoop University, Inc. Confidential www.shmoop.com/teachers/

6 Easy Ways to Get Started
Link to a page on Shmoop as required (or optional) reading to compliment a unit
Use the Trivia and Best of the Web sections to add spice to your presentations
Trivia is found under “Did You Know”: http://www.shmoop.com/romeo-and-juliet/trivia.html
Best of the Web includes links, multimedia, photos, and more: http://www.shmoop.com/civil-war/resources.html
Start off a new unit by having your students read our “In a Nutshell” and “Why Should I Care?” sections (see http://www.shmoop.com/hamlet/ )
Use a song from Shmoop Music ( http://www.shmoop.com/music/ ) to ease your students into poetry, or to give cultural context to a period in history
Have your students write their own Shmoop modules for a topic that we don’t cover. It should be interesting, funny, and help explain to other students “Why Should I Care?”
Teaching Poetry? Try assigning our wonderful primer, “ How to Read a Poem ”

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