[etni] HOTS don't kill literature.
- From: aviva shapiro <shapiroaviva@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: ETNI <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:52:13 +0200
Dear All, Infusing HOTS into teaching literature doesn't kill it.. I'm sure
most of you ask some type of WHY questions and that is thinking ! After
teaching literature for over 20 years I took part in the PILOT and found it
to be extremely refreshing !! BUT more importantly so did most of my pupils
!! AS for the explicit use of the terminology it's just a simple matter .
My pupils when reflecting on how the HOTS had affected their daily life
said that certain skills had definitely helped them. These are comparing
and contrasting, problem solving, viewing things from different perspectives
, uncovering motives and even.. parts and whole. I saw that they were also
better equipped to analyze situations and texts.
I have just finished teaching a story in 10th grade (not for the LOG ) and I
used the tools I used in the pilot and it was really much more interesting
to teach and the students really enjoyed the unit on the story "The Split
Cherry Tree" ( by Jesse Stuart) and the way it was taught. THEY even asked
if they could do the LOG which unfortunately I understand they can't !!
Anyways.. the bottom line is , in my humble opinion , this program is here
to stay so use it as an opportunity . Believe me, for those many , many
students who are not test -oriented the LOG is fair way to assess them. As
a teacher I saw how It also strengthened my students' confidence and gave
them a chance to improve their English skills. (both reading and writing)
Truthfully , I wish I could only use literature to teach English .
AND good luck to all of us doing the bagrut on the 17th.. May it be fair and
may our students NOT have forgotten all we have taught them. At least I
know that MY students got fair grades in the module F - Literature LOGS !!
(and now it's ONLY module G they have to struggle with !!)
Aviva Shapiro
"It must be remembered that the purpose of education is not to fill the
minds of students with facts?it is to teach them to think."
Robert M. Hutchins
Aviva Shapiro- 052-4501830
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