Conclusion
This process has been very enlightening on the aspect of teaching literature to adolescent. As a student I remembered a strategy used by my teacher was having students to read the text in class. While one student was reading the other students were day dreaming or charting with their friends. I never question this approach because I did not know better; I only thought that it did not maintain my interest in the class. I understand now why the teacher used this strategy. She probably wanted everyone to read the text because she realized that students were not reading at home. However, the teacher could have used other strategies such as anticipation guide to arouse students’ interest in reading the text. I first came across these many teaching strategies for teaching literature in this course. The few strategies my teachers used were basically discussion and role play. Reflecting on all what I have learnt it could not be clearer that teaching literature should be a great experience. There are many strategies that can be implemented in the classroom that will motivate students to be active participants in the learning process. Knowing the few ideas that must be taken into consideration in teaching literature to adolescents such as the selection of text, students’ ability and interest makes my task seem a bit easier.
