Give your students options when assigning a podcast. I'll review some techniques that will make creating a podcast easy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messageSupport this podcast: https

#151: Close Reading Passages in Novels

19 days ago 21m 11s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/message

#150: 6 Engaging Activities to Analyze a Novel in ELA

Feb 29th, 2024 43m 6s

Here are six activities to keep on your desk to mix things up when interpreting a novel with your students. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters

#149: Preventing the Use of AI in ELA

Feb 13th, 2024 26m 24s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messa

#148: Media and Genre-Based Units

Jan 24th, 2024 46m 14s

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.--- Send in a voice message

#147: Creating Relevance in a Modern Classroom

Jan 12th, 2024 23m 27s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify

#146: 5 Fun Ways Students Find Quotes

Dec 22nd, 2023 27m 32s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/mes

#145: Meaningful Project-Based Learning for High School English

Dec 13th, 2023 25m 38s

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

#144: 5 Ways to Handle the ELA Workload

Dec 1st, 2023 31m 27s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters

#143: Character Study: A Whole Novel Activity

Nov 27th, 2023 21m 14s

Students love to talk about how a character grows and changes because they also experience a lot of change in high school. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messageSupport this podcast: htt

#142: 10 Whole Class Discussion Strategies

Nov 2nd, 2023 48m 13s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh

#141: The Purpose of Literary Techniques and Devices

Oct 19th, 2023 20m 13s

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.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/

#140: Storytelling, the Personal Narrative, and the College Essay

Sep 13th, 2023 34m 8s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messageSu

#139: More Fun, Less Stress

Aug 20th, 2023 25m 28s

Start this school year by having more fun and experiencing less stress. I have three main techniques to get you on your way. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messageSupport this podcast: h

#138: Modern Learning with Free Literacy Blocks

Jul 19th, 2023 32m 52s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/message

#137: Literary Podcast Unit and Podcast Project

May 17th, 2023 24m 20s

End the year with a creative podcast project instead of a traditional essay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cam

#136: The Personal, Philosophical, and Political Response to Literature

Apr 27th, 2023 26m 56s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/message

#135: The Basics of Film Interpretation

Apr 24th, 2023 26m 29s

Learn how to close read film like you close read a poem. Your students will love it and it's an important life skill. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messageSupport this podcast: https://

#134: Mini Writing Conferences: 4 Stages of Feedback

Mar 31st, 2023 22m 39s

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. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-camer

#133: What is a Teachable Moment?

Mar 23rd, 2023 27m 27s

Teachable moments should be part of our daily approach to teaching fiction, but what are they and how can we talk about them?--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-cameron6/messageSupport this podcast: h

#132: 5 Ways to Introduce a Novel

Feb 24th, 2023 35m 4s

Novels don't have the same visual pizzaz as social media, so we have to find ways to convince students why they should read. I'll go over five ways to introduce novels that should make the idea of reading for such a long time a lot less scary.

#131: Short Story Adaptations

Feb 17th, 2023 27m 17s

Film adaptations are a great way to get students to imagine how a story could unfold in today's world. I'll describe an assignment I give with Dubliners, by James Joyce. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show

#130: The Best Engagement Strategy: Scaffolding and Guided Notes

Jan 25th, 2023 27m 35s

It's easy to keep students focused if they have guide that will lead them to a complete comprehension of the topic. In this episode, I'll describe how I ask my students to take notes in class. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcaste

#129: Teaching Media Literacy with Short Stories

Jan 12th, 2023 40m 34s

Students wake up when they read a story about technology and the media. They have plenty to say about how the media presents reality and in this episode, I'll talk about a small assignment I gave to get those conversations going. --- Send

#128: Man Vs. Machine: ELA Vs. AI

Dec 22nd, 2022 38m 7s

The epic battle of man vs. machine goes on and this time, it's the ELA teacher against AI. Listen to my thoughts on what we can do about the robot that writes stuff. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sco