Collaborative Strategies to Teach Literature in Two Specific Areas: Poetry and Short Stories
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According to Barnum’s biography (2017), “Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.” Literature is also the foundations of teaching literacy, as it is an “Everycentury skill” argued by Trilling and Fadel (2009). Literature is a chaotic cauldron of symbols, characters, themes, syntax, diction, tone, plots and counter plots, where each word, phrase, sentence has meanings that can be inferred. A number of systematic approaches are explored as they enable and empower students to think creatively yet systematically, making the task of teaching poetry and literature easier. The level of enjoyment and understanding by students improves exponentially, as they learn to think and connect information across the spectrum of learning. Genres are intertwined. Each is an area of specialty, each with a specific strategy, and that is what we are here to share. Some of the genres that literature covers are poetry, fiction, non-fiction, novels, fables, short stories, epics, biographies, autobiography, and legend. After systematically following researched based strategies, and genre-specific strategies, we have found that the reading level of students as well as the interest in literature has improved exponentially. The students do better in their standardized tests and develop a positive attitude towards reading.
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