Mrs. Hernandez's Teacher Podcast

Listen to this recording to better understand how to follow the M.A.S.T. acronym to help you engage in high-level analysis for any text.  

This is a recording of in-class guided peer review for the HL Essay within the IB Language and Literature Higher-Level framework. If you were absent, please peer-review your own paper as you listen to the recording, THEN upload a photo of your highlighted and reviewed pages. 

This is a recording of an in-class guided self-review on a timed argument essay (AP Lang FRQ3). If you were not in class, please listen to this recording as you actively edit/review your essay, then complete the in-depth self-review sheet as outlined on Canvas.  

This peer review was conducted in CE English 1010 on December 14th, 2021.  If you were absent for this peer review, please listen to the recording as you review and edit your own paper. Carefully revise your paper according to the peer review feedback you gathered.  Then, email Mrs. Hernandez when you have completed all the above steps.

This peer review was conducted in CE English 1010 on December 10th, 2021.  If you were absent for this peer review, please listen to the recording as you review and edit your own paper. Carefully revise your paper according to the peer review feedback you gathered.  Then, email Mrs. Hernandez when you have completed all the above steps.

This peer review was conducted in CE English 1010 on December 6th, 2021 on just the three headings of Literature Review #2.  If you were absent for this peer review2, please listen to the recording as you review and edit your own paper. Carefully revise your paper according to the peer review feedback you gathered.  Then, email Mrs. Hernandez when you have completed all the above steps.&...

This is a recording of the second in-class peer review for the full IB HL essay. 

This is a recording of an in-class peer review for MLA annotated bibliography in CE 1010.

This is a recording of an in-class peer review for the body paragraphs of the HL Essay for the senior IB HL class (2021-2022). 

Thsi is a recording of a peer review for the first three annotations on the annotated bibliography for Literature Review #2 in CE 1010 English.

This is a recording of the introduction to college-level MLA considerations in International Baccalaureate Higher-Level Senior English. 

This is a recording of a formal guided peer review for a timed synthesis essay.  It may be helpful to listen to as you are revising your essay.

This is a recording of a formal guided peer review for a timed literary analysis essay.  It may be helpful to listen to as you are revising your essay.

This is a recording of an in-class debate regarding whether Edward Rochester is a morally redeemable character.  Students were required to incorporate specific textual evidence into their arguments.

This is a recording of a student-led discussion regarding the finer analytical points within chapters 18-24 of Jane Eyre.

This is a recording of a student-led discussion regarding the finer analytical points within chapters 12-17 of Jane Eyre (2020-2021 school year).

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...

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...

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