# 412: Fresh Ideas for your BritLit Curriculum

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Podcast: [The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast | ELA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-spark-creativity-teacher-podcast-ela-743282)
Published: 2026-02-11T17:18:00+00:00
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## Resource

A few weeks ago I shared my dream American Lit curriculum here on the pod, and soon after I heard from a British Literature teacher who was hoping for some new unit ideas for her curriculum too. She shared her starting point, which sounds like a highly engaging set of texts: "Our long reads," she wrote, "are The Princess Bride, Macbeth, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , and Beowulf - a hero's journey theme!" So today I'd like to brainstorm with you, throwing out ideas for a British Lit curriculum, based on some of these starting texts and a few more I'll throw into the mix. Get ready for a Holmes-inspired True Crime podcast project, Shakespearean book clubs, a mashup of dystopia and contemporary street art, and more. Whether or not you teach a British Literature course, I think you'll find some fresh ideas and inspiration for new unit possibilities today. Go Further: Explore alllll the Episodes of The Spark Creativity Teacher Podcast . Launch your choice reading program with all my favorite tools and recs, and grab the free toolkit. Join our community, Creative High School English , on Facebook. Come hang out on Instagram . Enjoying the podcast? Please consider sharing it with a friend, snagging a screenshot to share on the 'gram, or tapping those ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ to help others discover the show. Thank you!

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