WHAT YOU NEED TO BE A GOOD ENGLISH TEACHER
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English teachers have an important job. They teach students how to read and write well, how to understand what they read, how to learn from their peers, and how to have productive and challenging conversations. Being a successful English teacher can be difficult, but there are steps you can take to improve, so that both you and your students get more out of your time in the classroom.
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<div class="step"><b class="whb">1- Choose material that will interest your students.</b> While classics like <i>Moby Dick</i> are incredibly important historically and have a lot of literary value, they can be too long, boring, and seemingly irrelevant to hold your students' interest for long. Instead, assign shorter or more contemporary works, or works that you know your students will enjoy.<sup id="_ref-1" class="reference" aria-label="Link to Reference 1"></sup>
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 	<li>Look for literary or academic merit in unlikely places: even a zombie apocalypse novel like Colson Whitehead's <i>Zone One</i> deals with challenging and important topics that perfectly complement a classic like Hemingway's <i>In Our Time</i> while still remaining relevant to modern audiences.</li>
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2-<b class="whb">Assign reasonable amounts of homework.</b> While it may seem nice to have your students read a lengthy novel in a week, this can be an unreasonable expectation. Your students won't be able to finish the reading and will skim it, read a summary instead, or not read it at all. Encourage your students to complete their homework and get the most out of their education by assigning smaller amounts of homework that directly relate to the class work.
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 	<li>Your focus should be on creating an in-class environment where you can monitor your student's work and progress. If you choose to give homework, it should be brief and relate directly to your in-class assignments and discussions.</li>
 	<li>Short stories are excellent ways pieces to assign as critical reading. Just because there's less to read doesn't mean your students can't learn key concepts. Find short stories that illustrate what you're discussing in class and use them to keep your students engaged.</li>
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