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Assignment Template - Blog Post #4

The pdf file talked about the process a teacher should follow when one is working on a piece of literature in class. First I as teacher should start with a few activities to get the students ready for whatever literature we will cover. If I decide to focus on one piece of literature for my lesson unit, I will remember to include some activities that will introduce the literature to the students and give them the framework they need in order to understand the premise of what they are reading. This would include raising issue associated with the text and considering their biases and opinions before reading. I feel like that is something that is important because if I start teaching a book that raises current political issues, all those things need to be addressed before I continue with the literature. It's also important to generate questions that students should keep in mind when reading along with researching the author and knowing the time period the text was published. It's also important as a teacher to make sure they focus on the main ideas of the story before reading along with vocabulary that they should be aware of to understand the text.

After the reading is done, it's important to go over the main themes with students so that I can make sure they didn't miss those main themes. Many times when I was done with a reading back in high school, I would be assigned a paper to write that would dive into a character or a theme in the story. I think this is a good way to drive home the main points and themes to the students, but at this point it is essential to go over how a paper should look before assigning it. It's also important to get personal reactions from students about the reading so that they can begin to process what they have just read.

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