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DJO English Round Table Podcast

John Meehan

Bishop O"Connell High School English Department | Arlington, Virginia

education k-12

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Episode 100: Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself, 52"

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2017/02/03

Episode 100:Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself, 52"Running Time: 19:13This Week's Guests:Sabina ChaddaSchuyler ChumleyKate ColcloughSam DiazMary SchaufJessica SeagerZach MulettaVanessa NkurunzizaIt's the 100th episode of the DJO English Round Table podcast! And we're celebrating with a student panel discussion of Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself, 52" --an unbridled celebration of individuality, energy,and love of life itself. Whitman's free-wheeling verse delights in non-conformity, so join Mr. Meehan and

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Episode 99: Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with...

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2017/01/27

Episode 99:Emily Dickinson's "Hope is the thing with feathers --"Running Time: 24:30This Week's Guests:Chris ChehadeClara CobbAbi DinegarJennifer JosephKirsten KnaufHoang PhamIn honor of today's March for Life, this week's podcast is devoting our full attention to an in-depth discussion of "Hope." To do so, we examine Emily Dickinson's"Hope is the thing with feathers," tracing the poet'sflair for metaphor, figurative language, and paradox in this timeless and beloved work. Dickinson's writing can

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Episode 98: George Washington's Farewell Address

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2017/01/20

Episode 98: George Washington's Farewell AddressRunning Time: 18:38George Washington (1797)This Week's Guests:Isabel AhmadiyarClara CobbAbigail DinegarKirsten KnaufZacharias MuletaChristopher NilandHannah PinDavid PizzanoMichael SantosSeth VianiIn honor of Inauguration Day and our time-honored tradition of the peaceful transition of governing power between elected officials, the DJO English Department Round Table podcast is proud to welcome a panel of eleventh-grade students from the Honors American

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Episode 97: Research Paper Structure

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2017/01/13

Episode 97: Research Paper StructureFive Writing Tips for Success!This Week's Discussion Topics:Planning your paperDeveloping a thesisBuilding solid supportsBringingin your researchFormatting body paragraphsMr. Meehan flies solo this week and shares tips on howhis students have reallynailed the structure of a solid research paper. DJO college prep English students write research papers at both the junior and senior levels (as well as many other AP and Honors classes throughout the school), so this

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Episode 96: Research Paper Tips Return!

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2017/01/06

Episode 4: Research Paper TipsInsight from the DJO prosRunning Time: 13:56This Week's GuestsMrs. Becky Benson FlanneryMrs. Brittany BorgiaszMrs. Diane CernigliaMrs. Danielle DavisMrs. Allison JesterMrs. Brittney MihalichWith the new schedule for midterms creating a brand new three-week opportunity for stand-alone units of study, many of Bishop O'Connell High School's English classes have made the jump right into the research paper process.In this rebroadcast of one of our earliest (and most

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Episode 95: Fantasy Sports Midterm Review

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2016/12/16

Episode 95: Fantasy Sports Midterm ReviewRunning Time: 26:35This Week's Guests:Mr. John Meehanand the 5th period students ofHonors American LiteratureTom Brady or Tom Sawyer? Eli Manning or Ethan Frome? What happens when we take the same principles of Fantasy Football and bring them to life in a literature classroom? Welcome to fantasy sports, O'Connell High School English Department style! This week's episode goes inside one of DJO's Honors American Literature classrooms to watch how students are

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Episode 94: A Christmas Carol Radio Show (Re-Gift...

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2016/12/09

Episode 94:A Christmas Carol Radio Show (Re-Gift Edition)!Charles Dickens (1843)Running Time: 1:02:21Original Air Date: 12/11/15Directed By:Co-Director (student) Kathryn BakerStarring:The Narrator (student) Laura McLellanScrooge - Fr. Gregory Thompson, ChaplainFred - Mr. Trent Jones, ArtFred’s Wife - Mrs. Jill Williams, SciencePoole - Sister Tracey, Science & MathThe Party Guests:Young Scrooge 2 - Mr. Sam Pell, Science & LatinBelle - Ms. Lisa Monyihan, HistoryMr. Fezziwig Mr. Joe Crivella,

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Episode 93: The Podcast About Podcasts

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2016/12/01

Episode 93: The Podcast About PodcastsRunning Time: 27:00This Week's Guests:Mrs. Courtney LewickiMr. John MeehanThis week, the Bishop O'Connell English department hits the road for the annual Virginia Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development's annual conference in Williamsburg, Va., where our very own Mrs. Courtney Lewicki will be delivering a breakout session to educators from all over the state in which she'll be discussing -- what else! -- the awesome teaching and learning potential

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Episode 92: What are You Thankful for, DJO?

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2016/11/23

Episode 92: What are You Thankful for, DJO?Running Time: 16:40This Week's Guests:Dr. Joseph Vorbach, Head of SchoolMrs. Diane CernigliaMs. Allison GibeilyNatalie Leiva, Class of 2018Roisin Bergeron, Class of 2018Mrs. Courtney LewickiMr. John MeehanJust in time for the holidays, O'Connell High School is serving up a special Thanksgiving episode of our weekly English Department Round Table Podcast. This week, we're celebrating the spirit of the season by asking members of the O'Connell community "what

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Episode 91: Student Battle Raps and Rhetoric REMIX!

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2016/11/18

Episode 91: Student Battle Raps and Rhetoric REMIX!Running Time: 23:40This Week's Guests:Sabena Chadda as Jacob BlackElysse Anderson as Edward CullenSerena Davis as Walt DisneyVanessa Nkurunzizaas Dr. SeussAlec Quiroga as Cristiano RinaldoSeth Viani as Tom BradyBishan Shourie as Darth VaderChristopher Ho as Vladimir Putin #1Tyler Dittmer as Ronald ReaganandDaniel Danenberg as Vladimir Putin #2It's a second installment of the O'Connell English Department Battle Rap Showdown! Featuring Honors American

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Episode 90: Student Battle Raps and Rhetoric

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2016/11/10

Episode 90: Student Battle Raps and RhetoricRunning Time: 20:12This Week's Guests:Will Whitt as The Burger King Katie Geraghty as Inspector Javert Katherine Gardinier as Maximilien Robespierre Sophia Stalnaker as Cleopatra Abi Dinegar as Mary Queen of Scots Clara Cobb as Elvis Presley Hannah Pin as Michael Jackson Hugh Bothwell as the T Rex Kyley Van Doorn as the Brachiosaurus andBart Whelan as Spongebob SquarepantsWhat happens when DJO students go toe-to-toe trading verses of rhyme and rhetoric to

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Episode 89: The Declaration of Independence

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2016/11/04

Episode 89: The Declaration of IndependenceRunning Time: 17:57Thomas Jefferson (1776)This Week's Guests:Elysse AndersonSofia CardenasSabena ChaddaKatharine ColcloughThomas CookNatalie LeivaFrank LucchettiVanessa NkurunzizaHoang PhamPio SolivenOur election season is drawing to a close, and so the DJO English Department Round Table podcast decided to kick it "old school" this week with an in-depth conversation about the founding document that made our democracy possible in the first place. This week,

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Episode 88: A Student Club's Take on Edgar Allan Poetry

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2016/10/28

Episode 88: A Student Club's Take on Edgar Allan PoetryRunning Time: 20:44Edgar Allan Poe (1849)This Week's Guests:Thomas BascomJinlee ColucciCameron FeeleyVictoria GordonCaileigh KeeganJust in time for Halloween, Bishop O'Connell's newest student organization -- the Poetry Club -- joins together for their first official meeting to dissect a seminal, seasonal, and spooky favorite of Gothic literature: the poetry of Edgar Allan Poe. Join Mr. Meehan and the founding members of the DJO Poetry Club as

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Episode 87: Students Sound Off on Hamilton: An...

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2016/10/21

Episode 87: Students Sound Off on Hamilton: An American MusicalRunning Time: 17:32Lin-Manuel Miranda (2015)This Week's Guests:Mr. MeehanErika WilliamsTonight at part of their Great Performances series, PBS will air Hamilton's America -- an in-depth documentary about the making of the smash Broadway musical written by and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda in the title role of "The Ten Dollar Founding Father," Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton. First Lady Michelle Obama has called Hamilton"the best

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Episode 86: Students Sound Off on Ethan Frome

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2016/10/14

Episode 86: Students Sound Off on Ethan FromeRunning Time: 19:16Edith Wharton (1911)This Week's Guests:ElysseAndersonRoisinBergeronRyleyHowardVanessaNkurunzizaSofiaCardenasAs the days grow shorter and the weather gets colder, Ethan Frome feels like a perfect book to discuss how a story's setting can influence the lives of its characters. So is there any joy to be found in the bleak, frosty landscape of Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome? Even if the characters in this novella don't fare so well, it doesn't

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Episode 85: Students Sound Off on "For Whom the Bell...

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2016/10/07

Episode 85: Students Sound Off on "For Whom the Bell Tolls"Running Time: 18:37This Week's Guests:Katharine ColcloughSerena DavisZacharias MuletaNikolas RochaJessica SeagerOur greatest hits of Ernest Hemingway continue this week, as Mr. Meehan welcomes five students from the eleventh grade Honors American Literature course to discuss Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.So many questions to tackle in this week's episode:Is there heroism in fighting a losing battle?What does it mean to be a hero? And

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Episode 84: More Students Sound Off on "In Another...

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2016/09/30

Episode 84: More Students Sound Off on "In Another Country"Running Time: 19:36This Week's Guests:Christopher ChehadeThomas CookChristopher HoWake WildmanWhat happens when you get another room full of high school guys together in a room to talk about one of the all-time "man's men" of American Literature? More students sounding off on Ernest Hemingway! This week, Mr. Meehan welcomes four of O'Connell's fine young men for a second round of philosophy and literature analysis as we discuss Ernest

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Episode 83: Students Sound Off on "In Another Country"

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2016/09/23

Episode 83: Students Sound Off on "In Another Country"Running Time: 18:43This Week's Guests:DanielDanenbergKeenan MurphyChristopher NilandMichael SantosSeth VianiWhat happens when you get a room full of high school guys together in a room to talk about one of the all-time "man's men" of American Literature? Episode 83 of the DJO English Round Table podcast, of course. This week, Mr. Meehan welcomes five guys from the Honors American Literature class to the podcast studio for the ultimate "bro-down"

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Episode 82: Students Sound Off On The Moviegoer

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2016/09/16

Episode 82: Students Sound Off On The MoviegoerWalker Percy (1963)Running Time: 22:56This Week's Guests:Abigail DinegarJennifer JosephKirsten KnaufHannah PinSophia StalnakerEighty two episodes in and counting, and O'Connell's English Department Round Table continues to be a real hit with our student body! So this week, we're turning the microphone over to small groups of real, live DJO students as we wax philosophical and try to make deeper sense of Walker Percy'sThe Moviegoer, the1962 winner of the

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Episode 81: Collaborative Learning

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2016/09/09

Episode 81:Collaborative LearningRunning Time: 21:35This Week's Guests:Mrs. LewickiMr. MeehanMrs. RimesTeamwork makes the dream work! And in the information age, this old adage has never been more true. Twenty first century classrooms, colleges, and employers are embracing the power of idea-sharing and small group collaboration -- and teachers at Bishop O'Connell High School are providing increased opportunities for students to learn from one another as they take increased ownership of their

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