Kate Chopin’s The Awakening—“Dangerously Immersed in Ourselves” By Karen E.B. Elliott I remember the first time I read this book. It was back in college was I was earning my B.A. at a liberal arts, secular school. I loved the novel. It intrigued me. Perhaps it was because I identified with the main character … Continue reading Episode 25 – Dangerously Immersed in Ourselves: Chopin’s “The Awakening”
Cultivating Character in the Classroom. My name is Renée LaRoche. I am currently teaching Academic English at Lexington Christian Academy. I graduated from LCA in 1992 and it’s wonderful to be back home. For the past fifteen years, I’ve taught in public charter, traditional public, and private schools. I’ve had 3rd, 4th, 7th, and 8th … Continue reading Episode 22 – Cultivating Character in the Classroom
Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind—“A Good Woman is Hard to Find” By Karen E. B. Elliott, English Department Faculty February 26, 2019 Margaret Mitchell was once quoted as saying that “in a time of weakness, I wrote a novel.” Well, if writing one of the most read, translated, and published novels in the … Continue reading Episode 19 – A Good Woman is Hard to Find
Alan Paton’s Too Late, the Phalarope—“Scarlet Letters in the Modern Age” By Karen E.B. Elliott Alan Paton wrote only three novels—the first he destroyed; the second is his most famous (Cry, the Beloved Country), and then his third is ridiculously painful to read. But it’s so amazingly good, and so apropos for our students, … Continue reading Episode 15 – Too Late, The Phalarope
“How I Manage My Classroom: A Balancing Act” By Karen E. B. Elliott, English Faculty (1997-the present) I always find it interesting how classes formulate—not according to a schedule, or what a student desires to take to graduate, or even what “track” they’ve chosen. Whenever my classes meet, within the first few weeks of … Continue reading Episode 12 – How I Manage My Classroom: A Balancing Act
In this episode, LCA British Literature teacher, Karen Elliott, discusses her passion for helping students find their faith in literature through the study of Beowulf. I teach a first-semester British Literature survey course to all the seniors, and whether they’re in AP or Honors, we always begin with the famous, anonymous Beowulf. After all, it’s the … Continue reading Episode 4 – Why I Teach Beowulf
In our introductory episode, the teachers of the LCA English department introduce themselves, their pedagogies, and their goals for the podcast. Episode Transcript: Welcome to Prose and Context, a podcast about lifegiving teaching by the English department at Lexington Christian Academy. (Intro Music) Danah: Welcome, and thanks for joining us. This is our first episode. … Continue reading Episode 1 – Welcome to Prose and Context