{"id":5048,"date":"2024-12-22T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/?p=5048"},"modified":"2025-09-17T15:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T19:46:30","slug":"organize-your-world-literature-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/organize-your-world-literature-class\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Organize Your World Literature Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>So, you&rsquo;ve just been told you&rsquo;ll be teaching a high school World Literature class. Congratulations! But now you&rsquo;re looking at a year of blank lesson plans and don&rsquo;t know where to begin&hellip;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&rsquo;t worry! <strong>In this post, I&rsquo;m going to talk about three ways you can organize your World Literature class effectively.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(If this all still sounds daunting, you can save yourself the trouble and grab my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/High-School-World-Literature-Year-long-Curriculum-Bundle-12401663?utm_source=itslitteaching.com&amp;utm_campaign=How%20To%20Organize%20Your%20World%20Literature%20Class\">Year-long World Literature Bundle!<\/a>)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/organize-your-world-literature-class\/?tp_image_id=5053\" data-pin-title=\"How To Organize Your World Literature Class\" data-pin-description=\"Need Ideas for Your World Literature Class? &#127759;&#128214; | Explore how to teach literature by geography, theme, or skill to engage students!\" data-pin-id=\"Organize World Literature Pin 2\" src=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/wp-content\/themes\/honey-glow\/images\/placeholder.gif\" alt='Pinterest pin that reads, \"How To Organize Your World Literature Class\" over the image of a shelf of books' class=\"wp-image-5053 lazyload\" style=\"width:300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Organize-World-Literature-Pins-683x1024.png\" data-srcset=\"\" srcset=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organize Your World Literature Class Method #1: By Geographic Location<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This method is probably the most obvious: organize your World Literature class by grouping texts based on geographic regions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, during the course of a year, you might focus on four different parts of the world (one for each quarter). Then, for each region, you&rsquo;d read works by authors from that region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&rsquo;s an example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Africa:<\/strong> <em>Things Fall Apart<\/em> by Chinua Achebe, short stories from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/teach-born-a-crime\/\">Born a Crime<\/a><\/em> by Trevor Noah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Asia:<\/strong> <em>The Pillow Book<\/em> by Sei Sh&#333;nagon, <em>The Kite Runner<\/em> by Khaled Hosseini, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/why-you-should-teach-persepolis\/\">Persepolis<\/a><\/em> by Marjane Satrapi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Europe:<\/strong> <em>The Metamorphosis<\/em> by Franz Kafka, <em>The Inferno<\/em> by Dante Alighieri, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/teach-maus\/\">The Complete Maus<\/a><\/em> by Art Spiegelman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Americas:<\/strong> Poems by Pablo Neruda, <em>One Hundred Years of Solitude<\/em> by Gabriel Garc&iacute;a M&aacute;rquez, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/tag\/the-alchemist\/\">The Alchemist<\/a><\/em> by Paulo Coelho<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This ensures that your World Literature class is achieving its foremost goal of exposing students to diverse and global literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breaking your class into regional units also helps students make connections between the literature and the historical or cultural contexts that shaped them. Undoubtedly, your students will end up learning a lot about world history in addition to literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also emphasizes the value of diverse perspectives and encourages students to reflect on how the worldviews of other cultures differ from their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/High-School-World-Literature-Year-long-Curriculum-Bundle-12401663?utm_source=itslitteaching.com&amp;utm_campaign=How%20To%20Organize%20Your%20World%20Literature%20Class\">World Literature Class<\/a> is organized in this way although my focus was on organizational method #3. I chose engaging texts that were accessible to students who might not have high school-level reading and writing skills despite being in high school classes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/organize-your-world-literature-class\/?tp_image_id=5052\" data-pin-title=\"How To Organize Your World Literature Class\" data-pin-description=\"Organize Your World Literature Class with Ease! &#128506;&#65039;&#127891; | Learn 3 effective ways to structure your lessons: by region, theme, or skill.\" data-pin-id=\"Organize World Literature Pin 1\" src=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/wp-content\/themes\/honey-glow\/images\/placeholder.gif\" alt='Pinterest pin that reads, \"How To Organize Your World Literature Class\" over the image of a stack of books with a glass globe on top' class=\"wp-image-5052 lazyload\" style=\"width:300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Organize-World-Literature-Pins-1-683x1024.png\" data-srcset=\"\" srcset=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organize Your World Literature Class Method #2: Thematically<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another way to group your texts for World Literature is by theme. Focus on themes that resonate across many cultures. This approach allows students to see how different authors from various backgrounds explore similar topics like love, power, identity, or conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Popular Themes for World Literature Courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/teaching-the-heros-journey-in-high-school\/\">The Hero&rsquo;s Journey<\/a>:<\/strong> Works like <em>The Odyssey<\/em> by Homer, <em>The Epic of Gilgamesh<\/em>, or <em>The Alchemist<\/em> by Paulo Coelho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Love and Betrayal:<\/strong> <em>Romeo and Juliet<\/em> by William Shakespeare, <em>Madame Bovary<\/em> by Gustave Flaubert<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Colonialism and Power:<\/strong> <em>Heart of Darkness<\/em> by Joseph Conrad, <em>Things Fall Apart<\/em> by Chinua Achebe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Identity and Belonging:<\/strong> <em>The Namesake<\/em> by Jhumpa Lahiri, <em>Persepolis<\/em> by Marjane Satrapi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This thematic organization encourages students to compare and contrast literary works from different cultures, identifying universal human experiences and unique cultural perspectives. It also facilitates rich discussions and critical thinking exercises around the chosen themes.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"ml-embedded\" data-form=\"T2q3Rp\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Organize Your World Literature Class Method #3: By Skill Focus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I taught at a Title I school where most of my students were years behind in skill level; thus, prioritizing skills was always my focus.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was true when I designed my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/High-School-World-Literature-Year-long-Curriculum-Bundle-12401663?utm_source=itslitteaching.com&amp;utm_campaign=How%20To%20Organize%20Your%20World%20Literature%20Class\">World Literature Class<\/a> as well. Each included unit focuses on a different skill with each skill building on previous ones. <strong>This approach ensures students are building essential reading, writing, and analytical abilities while engaging with global texts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are an infinite number of possibilities and skills on which you could choose to focus. Here are the skills I worked on and scaffolded across my own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teacherspayteachers.com\/Product\/High-School-World-Literature-Year-long-Curriculum-Bundle-12401663?utm_source=itslitteaching.com&amp;utm_campaign=How%20To%20Organize%20Your%20World%20Literature%20Class\">World Literature Class<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Writing Claim, Evidence, Reasoning:<\/strong> Students write short <a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/cerwriting\/\">C-E-R style<\/a> responses to <em>Persepolis<\/em> by Marjane Satrapi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Essay Writing:<\/strong> Students write a thematic <a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/teaching-the-5-paragraph-essay\/\">essay<\/a> on <em>Born a Crime<\/em> by Trevor Noah<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research Skills:<\/strong> Students <a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/world-genocide-project\/\">researched a world genocide<\/a> as they read <em>The Complete Maus<\/em> by Art Spiegelman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Writing a Research Essay:<\/strong> Students researched their own &ldquo;Personal Legend&rdquo; while reading <em>The Alchemist<\/em> by Paulo Coelho<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Choose skills that you know are difficult for your students. <\/strong>The skills I chose are largely writing-based, but maybe your students need more work on analysis or literary skills.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This structure not only ensures students develop essential academic skills but also helps them connect their learning across multiple works, making it a highly practical way to approach world literature.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/organize-your-world-literature-class\/?tp_image_id=5054\" data-pin-title=\"How To Organize Your World Literature Class\" data-pin-description=\"Transform Your World Literature Class &#127757;&#128216; | Teach global perspectives with these 3 organizing strategies&mdash;geography, theme, and skill.\" data-pin-id=\"Organize World Literature Pin 3\" src=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/wp-content\/themes\/honey-glow\/images\/placeholder.gif\" alt='Pinterest pin that reads, \"How To Organize Your World Literature Class\" over the image of a stack of books in front of a global map' class=\"wp-image-5054 lazyload\" style=\"width:300px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Copy-of-How-To-Teach-Punctuation-Pinterest-Pins-683x1024.png\" data-srcset=\"\" srcset=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There is no one &ldquo;right&rdquo; way to organize a <em>world literature class<\/em>&mdash;it all depends on your goals for your students.<\/strong> Whether you divide the course by geographic location, theme, or skill focus, the most important thing is to design a course that encourages students to engage with global perspectives and think critically about the world around them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/world-literature-activities\/\">(If you need some World Literature activities for any class, check out this post here!)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whichever structure you choose, world literature offers a powerful platform for students to explore diverse cultures and develop their analytical skills. 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