The Joys of Teaching Literature

Feb 01 2025 160 ep. 23 mins 20
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The study of literature can be fun, relevant, and meaningful for all students if we focus on inspiring creative and curious thinkers and writers. Visit www.theteachersworkshop.com to find more resources for secondary ELA (high school English language arts) teachers.

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#161: How to Use Freud and Psychoanalysis to Teach Literature

Feb 01 2025 51 mins  
Let's talk about the moving parts of the psyche and how students can use Freud to make a better interpretation of a character's behavior.

#160: A Spatial Approach to Literary Analysis

Dec 14 2024 20 mins  
Give your students six options to create graphic organizers and track the patterns, topics, and motifs of a poem, short story, novel, or play. Posters are a great way to get students out of their seats by collaborating, presenting, organizing their ideas and quotes.

#159: How to Teach Shakespeare

Nov 25 2024 38 mins  
Learn five techniques that will help you teach The Bard.

#158: Reading Blocks in Secondary ELA

Oct 28 2024 33 mins  
Reading blocks held during class time may help students read challenging novels.

#157: Kids, Phones, and Class Participation

Oct 05 2024 25 mins  
Let's think about how to get kids off their phone and tuned into the conversation.

#156: The Best Contemporary Novels to Teach in High School

Oct 05 2024 14 mins  
Here is my list of 9 contemporary novels to teach in high school.

#155: 3 Types of Interviews and Conversations in ELA

Jul 30 2024 13 mins  
Students can present their thoughts in front of the entire class or they can record an interview by using their phone or computer. Here are three types of interviews and conversations that students can record.

#154: Meaning-Making in ELA: 3 Ways to Get Students Invested

Jul 30 2024 21 mins  
If we want students to read and do the work, they need to constantly be in the process of meaning-making. Here are three ways I try to make things meaningful for my students.

#153: Teaching the Podcast Serial, Season 1, Episode 1

Jun 13 2024 27 mins  
Your students will love studying Serial, Season 1 with Sarah Koenig because it's real and relevant.

#152: How to Teach or Assign a Podcast

May 06 2024 24 mins  
Give your students options when assigning a podcast. I'll review some techniques that will make creating a podcast easy.