Educational Blogs

Who-Said? A literature game delivered as a podCast is an educational, language arts focused podCast which delivers a quote from literature daily and asks the listener to identify the character who delivered the quote, the work of literature it came from, and the work's author. I plan to incorporate this podCast as a daily icebreaker in my Senior English/AP English classroom as a means for students to dig into literature and to earn extra credit. AP English students are asked to identify a variety of works on the AP exam and to have a knowledge of several works we will not have time to discuss in class- so this podCast will help open their eyes and minds to popular works of literature as well. I will have the podCast accessible through the class website and students will submit their responses via e-mail to earn extra credit which they can apply to quizzes or exams.

SHAKESPodosphEARE: A podCast devoted to the study of major works of British Literature, especially Shakesepeare's. is a podCast that provides readings of Shakespeare as well as analysis of Shakespeare's work- it also provides readings of British literature and analysis of these works. I will utilize this podCast as a means to supplement our unit on Shakespeare. Shakespeare is often a difficult read and so much of it can be absorbed simply by listening to it rather than reading it. This podCast will also allow students to hear critical application of Shakespeare and analysis that they may not at first come to on their own.

GrammarGirl
is a weekly podCast that provides knowledge on grammar. Students will be able to access this podCast throughout the year and search for specific podCasts that relate to their personal grammar issues. As specific issues repeate themselves in the work of students or are an evident issue amongst the class, I will utilize GrammarGirl to supplement an in class discussion on the issue students are having. The episodes are brief and applicable with several examples. I will have a weekly grammar quiz that relates to that week's grammar issue as discussed in class and on GrammarGirl. Grammar, despite being focused on primarily in junior high, needs reinfocement and practice throughout secondary education.