English IV Class Analysis

"Senioritis" is real. An English IV class is filled with seniors who are just counting down the days until graduation and it must be hard trying to keep them entertained with the material or able to receive maximum effort in our work ethic. Thankfully I have some ideas in order to make this semester a fun filled one! This semester I would want to do activities that help us understand the material in a more entertaining way. Being able to take hard material and break it down while keeping our attention is also key. If the class is reading a difficult, slow pace book, maybe the students should break down into groups, read it and nitpick the material with each other. That’s a good way to help process information in different ways and seeing different interpretations of the text. In the past, I realize that group projects work better just because the exchange of ideas help readers understand what they are reading in a new …show more content…
At the beginning of the week the teacher will assign certain chapters with a study guide due at the end of the week, then the following Monday the class will turn in the study guides for a quiz grade OR go over them as a class in a seminar. Popcorn reading is also another activity that helps. Also after every paragraph read or every couple of pages stop the reading and go over what we just read and take notes on that. Acting out the text is also a good way to have everyone involved and loosened up with each other and the story they are reading. Giving the students characters or helping them imagine they are the characters’ shoe really put the reader at a greater advantage with the material. With hopes that that will help students embrace the writing, it will make reading the maybe tedious story to a fun thrilled adventure as it should be. These are ways for the class to stay alert and really focus on what they are presented