Shmoop Overview for Teachers, Librarians, and Professors
More Info at: http://www.shmoop.com/teachers
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What is Shmoop
Loving, deep, fun
study guides &
teacher resources
A dozen new titles
added per month
Today:
• 150+ Literature
novels, plays, short
stories
• 50+ US History topics
• 50+ Poems
Shmoop’s Mission: To make learning fun and
relevant for students in the digital age
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Shmoop: Personal Tools
Personal,
interactive tools
help students &
teachers act on
Shmoop content
• Organize thoughts
and take notes with
Stickies & Highlights
• Expand vocabulary
of $5 words with built-
in Dictionary
• Guided tour of
ideation and writing
mechanics in our
Essay Lab
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Shmoop: Best of the Web
Shmoop helps students &
teachers find quality
resources throughout the
Web
• Carefully screened by Shmoop’s
team of experts
• Primary sources
• Websites
• Video
• Audio
• Photos
• Books
• Movies
• TV shows
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Shmoop Poetry
Demystify poetry with
Shmoop’s fun, plain-spoken
analysis
• Text of the Poem
• 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.)
• Shmoop Poetry Primer
– How to Read Poetry
– What is Poetry?
– Poetry terminology (glossary)
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Shmoop Writing Lab (BETA!)
• Interactive essay-writing
guide that helps
students
– Articulate opinions
– Organize thoughts
– Support arguments
– Construct a cohesive
essay with transitions,
parallel structure,
introduction, conclusion,
etc.
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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
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Shmoop for Educators
• A tour of Shmoop designed
for educators
• Ideas and examples from
teachers who use Shmoop in
the classroom
• More about Shmoop’s
teaching philosophy, our
teaching experience, and our
academic credentials
• Our tribute to great
teachers who inspired us
www.shmoop.com/teachers/
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Shmoop Brand Personality
deep
trusted content
approachable
relevant
stimulating
free
cool study tools
current
helps with
mobile writing naked
multi-media
social … a fresh voice
fun
with a dose of attitude
Resources for Educators at www.shmoop.com/teachers/
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