The English Hub
The English Hub
Erika Osborne & Janet Soppitt
Mrs. Soppitt and Mrs. Obsorne--two high school teachers--talk about books they're studying with their students in class ...Take a peek into what English looks like these days, listen in to get thinking about books you may have read in high school, or listen in to get a leg up on a text you're studying right now!
Ep 05 The Great Gatsby: Chapter 7, part 2
In this episode, Mrs. Soppitt and Mrs. Osborne the last section of chapter seven of The Great Gatsby. Join us to discover what all the intense heat might be leading up to!
Feb 19, 2021
14 min
Ep 04 The Great Gatsby: Chapter 7, part 1
In this episode, Mrs. Soppitt and Mrs. Osborne walk through the first part of chapter 7 to show how this chapter is the climax of the plot. Join us in the next episode to hear the conclusion of this complex chapter!
Oct 20, 2020
25 min
Ep 03 The Great Gatsby: Chapters 4-6
In this discussion of The Great Gatsby, chapters 4-6, we enter the 'Rising Action' section of the book. Instead of discovering the truth of who Gatsby is, we find the rumours and questions just seem to grow!
Sep 23, 2020
35 min
Ep 02 The Great Gatsby: Chapters 1-3
Enter the novel with discussion on the Who's Who of chapters 1, 2, and 3! In this second episode on The Great Gatsby, Mrs. Soppitt and Mrs. Osborne discuss the characters of Nick, Daisy, Tom, and Jordan, speculate on the irony of Owl Eyes' name, and meet Gatsby for the first time. Join us as we lay the groundwork for the novel--the Exposition, as they call it in the literary world!
Sep 21, 2020
27 min
Ep. 01 The Great Gatsby: Historic & Literary Context
In our inaugural episode, we'll chat about the historic context of The Great Gatsby--the modern era, contrast it with the Victorian era, and then discuss some things you'll want to notice when reading the first couple chapters. ...You'll also get to hear what we both thought about Gatsby when studying it while in high school (hint: we didn't love it!). 
Sep 16, 2020
26 min