In a special “Back to School” episode, we are joined by Celine Lamont, a High School English Teacher in Western Wisconsin. Celine works with students of varying abilities to help reengage them in the importance of English class, discussing how getting to know each student as an individual is the key to reigniting this passion. She shares her methods of helping students to recapture their love of reading and writing, including giving students choice in reading material, teaching them to break the “rules of writing” with a compositional purpose, and using rap lyrics to teach poetry. Over the years, Celine has experienced many successes with students and she shares one experience particularly close to her heart. The conversation closes with Celine expressing her hope for future writers, readers, and students.

What are we reading?

Celine – The Witcher Series; Dear Justyce

Kateri – The Bell Jar; The Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway

Sam – Dear Martin; From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

Founded in 1984, Fulcrum Books is the producer of Books Uncovered and the publisher of many well-known and award-winning titles. Sam Scinta is co-host for Books Uncovered and publisher at Fulcrum Publishing. Kateri Kramer is co-host for Books Uncovered and is the marketing director at Fulcrum Publishing.