Category Archives: #PBL #StudentCentered

Five Steps to Leverage Collaboration and Appreciate Booker Prize-winning novel, Prophet Song

Posted on May 6, 2024 by 24zc

Please help us decide upon the best design? While we have the same content in each visual display, we are curious to know what each individual thinks! Please create a “comment” below this post and explain your votes! Through many … Continue reading →

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Grief and Sisterhood: The Complex Characteristics In Western Lane

Posted on January 11, 2024 by 24cttsuffieldacademyorg

Our podcast (Ania, Claire, Conor, Max and Nora) examines the main themes of grief and sisterhood in the novel Western Lane, by Chetna Maroo. The book shows grief take on many forms in the way it differently affects each of the … Continue reading →

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The Seven Moons Podcast– A Deep Dive into the 2022 Booker Prize Winner and Why it Won

Posted on May 8, 2023 by kiramccreesh1

In this podcast, we (Emily, Nate, Kira, Anna, Michelle, and Sara) discuss different takeaways and aspects of the first part of the novel The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida. This is critical to understanding why this book won the Booker … Continue reading →

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The Magic of The Donkey Stone: How Can We Appreciate the Fantastical Aspects of Alan Garners, Treacle Walker?

Posted on May 5, 2023 by 23etk

“Ragabone! Ragabone! Any rags! Pots for rags! Donkey Stone!” Our Litcircle dissected this important line, in our most recent Twitter post. The donkey stone is the largest aspect of magic in Treacle Walker. Within the novel, the protagonist Joe is … Continue reading →

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PBL Instagram Tutorial – Austin, Katie, Luna

Posted on May 4, 2023 by lunitakwon

This is our tutorial to guide you into creating a PBL cake (with just the right amount of frosting). The ultimate goal is to get engagement from the author! Have fun with your content and make sure to include the … Continue reading →

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Treehouse Talks 3.0

Posted on May 1, 2023 by alexcremins

Posted in #PBL #StudentCentered, 2022 Booker Prize Short List, English IV Honors, Podcast | Tagged Booker Prize Shortlist Novels | Leave a comment

Nuanced Death in Shakespeare—Treehouse Talks #2

Posted on February 18, 2023 by alexcremins

Shakespeare was a man who wrote about complex and controversial topics for his time. At times he subtly delved into the discrimination of women and racial minorities. In this podcast we discuss the nuance in Shakespeare’s writing—and how he critiques … Continue reading →

Posted in #PBL #StudentCentered, Collaboration, English IV Honors, Injustice, Podcast, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Podcast #PBL | Tagged AP Mindset, Hamlet, Macbeth, Othello, PBL, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare | Leave a comment

What is Love?

Posted on February 18, 2023 by michellestjacques

In order to obtain a more comprehensive understanding of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and how it translates into modern day depictions of love and the accuracy of this renowned love story, we decided to interview Ms. Rawlings D Period AP … Continue reading →

Posted in #PBL #StudentCentered, LoveInLiterature, Shakespeare, Shakespeare Podcast #PBL | Tagged Boy Meets World, Forbidden Love, My Antonia, Obsession, Romeo and Juliet, The Office, When Harry Met Sally | Leave a comment

Oh William, Elizabeth Strout Podcast, Sullivan E Period

Posted on January 27, 2023 by elcoll24

“I would like to say a few things about my first husband, William.” Protagonist and narrator Lucy Barton commencing her story with this casual claim about what’s to come sets the tone for a stream-of-consciousness type of intimate novel.