Sic Hobbitur Ad Astra
Teaching literature as something to live inside
The "moral of the story" isn't the Point.
A free one-page guide for literature teachers (grades 6–10). No worksheets that hand students the answer. Just a better way to teach theme.
✦ Four writing prompts that send students into the text, not away from it.
✦ Concrete examples from The Hobbit, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Odyssey, and more.
✦ One design principle to tell a prompt that deepens reading from one that merely decorates it.
Made for a specific kind of teacher.
✦ You believe a novel is something to live inside, not a lesson to extract.
✦ You're tired of worksheets that flatten great books into "the message."
✦ You'd rather your students discover meaning than guess the answer you're waiting for.
Hi, I'm Chiara. I teach the books I love.
I design literature resources for grades 6–10 — complete novel study units built on close reading that respects students' intelligence. I make the kind of materials I always wished I had: rigorous, humane, and never talking down to a class. This guide is a small taste of how I think.
Ready to teach theme a better way?
