150 episodes
The Joys of Teaching Literature Teacher's Workshop
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Teaching literature in high school is about connecting the past, the present, and the future with the imagination. The study of literature can be fun, relevant, and meaningful for all students if we focus on inspiring creative and curious thinkers and writers. This podcast will deal with new technologies, consciousness, identity, love, classroom culture, omniscient narration, rhythm, and all the other topics related to teaching English. Visit www.theteachersworkshop.com to find more resources for secondary ELA (English language arts) teachers. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/support
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#150: 6 Engaging Activities to Analyze a Novel in ELA
Here are six activities to keep on your desk to mix things up when interpreting a novel with your students.
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#149: Preventing the Use of AI in ELA
There are all kinds of things English teachers can do to prevent the use of AI, but the most important is to provide verbal feedback while they write.
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#148: Media and Genre-Based Units
Instead of unit and thematic-based units with essential questions, you could try media and genre-based units where students study and then create podcasts, poetry, video essays, short fiction, and personal essays.
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#147: Creating Relevance in a Modern Classroom
I used two modern short stories to open up conversations about violence, technology, gossip, and surveillance. Students posted links to make connections to two different short stories.
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#146: 5 Fun Ways Students Find Quotes
Preparing to write an essay means finding as many quotes as possible to help answer a question, but it can be a fun activity with these five activities.
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#145: Meaningful Project-Based Learning for High School English
Bring a new energy to your class with a year-long project that will inspire all of your students and get every hand up in the air. Students deserve a chance to express their thoughts about the world without the pressure of academic analysis. My new online course just opened and you can find it at Teacher's Workshop.
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Customer Reviews
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Relatable, humorous, great advice on a myriad of broad and specifics of the high school English classroom!