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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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Give your students options when assigning a podcast. I'll review some techniques that will make creating a podcast easy.
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There are a lot of things to consider when asking students to close read a passage in a novel. Learn some fun activities I do to make it manageable.
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Here are six activities to keep on your desk to mix things up when interpreting a novel with your students.
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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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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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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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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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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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ELA teachers have a ton of work including grading essays, class notes, reading notes, and quizzes, not to mention lesson planning, emails, and meetings. Let's think about how to handle it all.
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Students love to talk about how a character grows and changes because they also experience a lot of change in high school.
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It seems like it's getting harder and harder to get students to speak in front of the entire class. Learn some strategies to make it easier for kids to share their thoughts.
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Instead of listing literary techniques, students should focus on determining their purpose and function. I reduce it to three main purposes to make it easy.
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Start the year with a personal narrative and your students will understand what makes a great story. Or maybe it will help them get into college.
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Start this school year by having more fun and experiencing less stress. I have three main techniques to get you on your way.
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All of your students may not be as obsessed with novels as you are. Free Literacy Blocks will rope in the kids who want to talk about modern topics.
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End the year with a creative podcast project instead of a traditional essay.
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Students want to find meaning in literature, and they can do it with the three P's of relevance: the personal, the political, and the philosophical.
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Learn how to close read film like you close read a poem. Your students will love it and it's an important life skill.
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Mini conferences gives your students time to research and write and get verbal feedback as they plan their next steps. Hear about my latest writing assignment.
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Teachable moments should be part of our daily approach to teaching fiction, but what are they and how can we talk about them?
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