Mrs. Hernandez"s Teacher Podcast

This is a recording of a student-led discussion regarding the finer analytical points within chapters 21-28 of Jane Eyre.

This episode contains a student-led overview of IBHL Paper 1, AP Language, and AP Literature end-of-year exams for the 2020-2021 school year (some details may be outdated). This episode also contains testing logistics, dates, and information. Guest speaker: Mrs. Leah Mencias, CHS Counselor.

This is a recording of teacher and student collaborative rhetorical analysis of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail." This recording discusses the SPACECAT rhetorical analysis acronym (speaker, purpose, audience, context, exigence, choices, appeals, and tone) that helps students define the rhetorical situation of the piece as well as the authorial choices made in regard to Aristotelian appeals and rhetorical devices that an author uses to achieve their purpose for their

This short episode discusses the argument writing possibilities within Susan Glaspell's play Trifles in regard to the prompt: "Was is morally right for the women to conceal evidence from the men?"

This video analyzes Ken Liu's use of literary devices in his short story, "The Paper Menagerie."Click the following link to hear LeVar Burton (Commander LaForge) read "The Paper Menagerie:" https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stitcher/levar-burton-reads/e/51277610 Click to the following link to see a PDF written version of this story: http://a1018.g.akamai.net/f/1018/19022/1d/randomhouse1.download.akamai.com/19022/pdf/Paper_Menagerie.pdf

This podcast is intended to supplement in-class instruction for Mrs. Hernandez's English classes. Enjoy!