Rigorous Resources
for English Teachers
Rigorous Resources is your one-stop shop for top-quality resources on great literature.
I specialize in novel-study units on canonical texts by diverse authors!
inquiry-driven Rigor + Joy
My lesson plans enable teachers to facilitate highly Before creating a new unit on a literary text, I read
engaging class discussions. Each handout is filled all of the academic scholarship on that text. Then I
with higher-order questions which challenge students integrate the best scholarly insights into the lessons,
to think in increasingly complex ways about pivotal setting you up to ask thought-provoking questions.
passages from the text. The materials will enable you My hope is that students will derive joy from being
to facilitate student-centered discussions without intellectually challenged — and from thinking in
compromising on intellectual rigor! increasingly complex ways about literature!
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about me...
Adam Jernigan has taught English for over 20 years. Trained as a specialist
in American literature, he earned a B.A. from Stanford University and a
Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. He currently teaches English at a
high school in New York City.
If there’s anything I can do to support your amazing work in the classroom,
please don’t hesitate to get in touch! I love hearing from teachers who share
a passion for great literature. Lastly, it would make my day if you’d post a
quick review of this free resource. I’d be grateful for your support!
Yours sincerely,
Adam Jernigan
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