"In order for students to meet such a benchmark by the end of twelfth grade, they need to practice with literary analysis throughout middle and high school" (Jago 150). This was my favorite quote in Ch 7 of Carol Jago's Classics in the Classroom. I liked how she mades the point that every single year of middle and high school you are building up towards something. Students are taking the necessary steps to understanding and working towards a goal.
I really did not learn too much from this Chapter. However, I did really like all the Julius Caesar examples in the chapter. I never really thought about comparing the two speeches. I also really liked how Jago tied the two characters of Antony, Brutus, Caesar, and Cassius into mondern day by asking students who they would want out of those 4 to be President. It really gets the students thinking about the characters.
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I liked that too, Anna! Simulation is one of my favorite things to do in the classroom. I like most of Jago's teaching strategies because they apply to our society and our students lives.
ReplyDeleteI do like a lot of strategies as well, but sometimes I think she has so much for her students to do it can be a bit overwhelming at times.
ReplyDeleteJago is definitely very demanding of her students. But, can you image how prepared her students are for higher education? I feel it is important for middle school teachers to start creating the pathways for students to use these theories, so when students get to high school, there will already be foundations for teachers to build on.
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