I can't believe that some people do not know what Al Queda is or who our vice president is. I mean do you not watch the news? I really like the idea of having current event days. As a teacher you could even let the students choose their own article and then write a summary of what they read. This is allowing the student the freedom to choose what they want to read, and maybe encourage them to read more on subjects that interest them.
Anyways it concerns me that schools are taking away novels in English classes. I feel that novels are a great way to explore different types of literature that one might not normally be exposed to. From my own personal experience I did not like all the novels that I read in high school, but I did enjoy some of them and am glad that I read them. Reading different types of novels help people/ students to become more well read and understand different parts of literature (ex. what a metaphor is). It will also expand their vocabulary without the students even knowing it.
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I agree about novels. In addition to wide-reading, students need to experience deep reading. Hopefully, there are a few classic novels that involve important themes of humanity that survive. How is planning for your first literacy engagement coming along?
ReplyDeleteYeah, it amazes me too that students don't have this idea of the world outside of the school. Novels are a great way to expand on a students vocabulary and most students will read something they enjoy. The more a student reads the larger vocabulary they will develop and the better readers they become.
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