Getting Students INTO Analysis
John Hayward, Teacher/Librarian, Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Adjunct Professor of English and Education, North Central College and Waubonsee Community CollegeM-210
Teaching the previously dreaded analysis skill becomes an anticipated opportunity for discovery and reasoned defense with a new approach. Get students into analytical reading and writing using a series of engaging warm-up activities that will spark interest, inspire investigation, and boost confidence. No more dry and boring book talks! Guide students through the fields of art and music first. Transition to crime scene analysis to make clue searching fun again. Involve AI if you dare. When students finally land in the world of text, they will know how to argue for their interpretation with conviction and solid evidence. Come learn new ways to approach analysis!