About us
About Us
At literature-no-trouble.com, we're dedicated to providing a student-friendly platform where individuals can enhance their understanding and analysis of literary works in English. Led by Anna-Maria Bellomo, a passionate high school teacher based in Rome, our website offers a wealth of resources, step-by-step methods, and tools tailored to the needs of non-native English-speaking high school students and their teachers.
Mission
Our mission is to empower students to navigate the complexities of English literature with confidence. We strive to break down barriers and simplify the learning process, offering practical guidance and insightful analyses that enable students to delve deeper into literary texts.
Background
Anna-Maria Bellomo brings a wide-ranging educational background and extensive teaching experience to literature-no-trouble.com. With a degree in English Literature from II Università di Roma and a teaching credential from École Normale Fernand Hotyat in Belgium, Anna-Maria has taught in various educational settings, including middle school and adult education in Belgium, as well as high school and university-level courses in Italy.
Origins
Born out of a collective literary journey with two classes of terza del Liceo Scientifico, opzione scienze applicate, literature-no-trouble.com began as a shared exploration of the cultural characteristics of different ages and the works of representative authors. Armed with curiosity, we learned to research, collect, and share information, developing a step-by-step work method that prioritizes collaboration and hands-on learning.
Educational Approach
Our approach to literature education is collaborative, engaging, and results-oriented. Drawing from Anna-Maria's experience as a teacher, we emphasize hands-on learning, cooperative research, and the use of multimedia resources to bring literary concepts to life. This approach prioritizes active participation and direct experience over passive observation or theoretical instruction, promoting deeper understanding, critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and retention of knowledge. It allows students to actively explore concepts, make discoveries, and apply what they've learned in practical situations, fostering a more interactive and engaging learning experience.
Through our website, students learn to analyze literary elements, present author biographies, and navigate complex texts effectively.
Key Sections of literature-no-trouble.com:
Blog - Literature ... no trouble: Posts answering questions and queries about literature.
Genres: Defines literary genres, presents features, examples and provides brief videos.
Authors: Offers bio charts (biographies in synthetic form) about famous authors and presentations of their works, following a step-by-step method summarized in a map and a chart.
Text Analysis: Provides a step-by-step method to analyze literary texts, aiming to help users understand, recognize, and present literary elements such as structure, plot, characterization, settings, themes, point of view, narrative techniques.
How to ...: Offers detailed, step-by-step guides to help users master various tasks associated with the study of English literature. Users can learn how to identify a point of view, describe the layout of a poem, use a map to review figures of speech, and much more.
Cut it loose: Brings all the definitions, features, and didactic tools needed for effective literary analysis in one place.
Easy-peasy: Contains summaries, bio charts, text analyses, etc., produced by students.
literature-no-trouble on Youtube: The site has a YouTube channel featuring short videos presenting reference materials (for non-native English speakers) about literary trends, literary genres, presentations of main works through a step-by-step method and text analyses.
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Anna-Maria Bellomo
currently a high school teacher in Rome
AESI degree, École Normale Fernand Hotyat, Belgium
Degree in English Literature, II Università di Roma
Professional background
Middle school teacher in Belgium
Adult education teacher in Belgium (at École des Arts et Métiers and in collaboration with ENAIP)
High school teacher in Italy, Rome (vocational high school for Graphic Design, technical high school specialized in Chemistry and IC, linguistic high school, scientific high school)
Teacher in Master Degrees at Università LUMSA in Rome (Training courses for teaching English to students with Specific Learning Disabilities, Training course for teaching English to students with Specific Learning Disabilities ADHD)
Teacher in Training Courses at Istituto Stefanelli, Liceo Scientifico Talete in Rome, Liceo classico Albertelli (Training courses for teaching English to students with Specific Learning Disabilities and Special Needs)