[etni] Fw: re: literature LOGS yes in answer to Daniel

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Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 10:52:57 +0300

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From: Mitzi Geffen - mitzi1002001@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: literature LOGS yes in answer to Daniel

In answer to Daniel's literature resistant students - Here are some 
suggestions:

1. Choose stories and poems they CAN relate to.

2. Give them tasks which only take 20 minutes to complete - book task 
example: copy a sentence on page 42 of your book and explain what it has to 
do with the story. This is enough to have them do a short bit of writing and 
at the same time show you that they have actually read the book.

3. Ask them what they would rather be learning and find a story about that.

4. Smile and nod and then carry on when they say it's boring. They'll stop 
when they see it doesn't phase you.

5. Only teach pieces you love (or at least like a lot) and your enthusiasm 
will be contagious.

If we only did what the kids wanted, we'd be sitting on a couch watching TV 
and munching potato chips all day. Not that that doesn't seem rather 
inviting now and then...

All the best,
        Mitzi

Daniel wrote:
>Ok, so check it out. I read your line on etni about logs.  That seem all
very good and fine for your school but how do you convince Yeshiva High
School English Speakers to be motivated to learn English literature for the
sake of literature let alone keep a log?
Here are my most comon challenges:
- they feel they can write the Bagrut in the 10th grade and are probably
right;
- don't enjoy reading stories or poems which they cannot relate to
- would rather be learning something else;
- enjoy tormenting their teacher with sighs and comments of " this is
boring"
- do not like book tasks, logs, or any reading comprehension assignment
which requires more than 20 minutes effort.

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