The Use of Short Stories to improve English proficiency in Sixth Gradersdoi:10.46652/runas.v5i9.159Astudillo Tapia, Byron TeodoroArgudo-Serrano, JuanitaRunas. Journal of Education & Culture
For third-graders, learning English can be a fun adventure. What better way to make it exciting than with short, engaging stories? These stories aren't just about reading, they're about exploring different worlds, meeting new characters, and learning valuable lessons along the ...
I like starting the year with short stories to build my students’ appreciation for brief, attention-grabbing fiction. Students can toss around their ideas on characters’ decisions and infer and predict as the action rises. At the same time, I can acquaint them with pertinent literary terms. ...
“We are just doing what you told us.”“Well, for now, you guys can go outside and play. Be back before dark, and I’ll have dinner ready.” The boys did not attest to this and immediately made it to the door, closing it behind them politely, to hikethreestories down. ...
As a History teacher, I even showed it to my 6th & 7th graders and had them do a time traveling project at the end of the year when I was still in the classroom. Anytime a sequel or additional movies in a series that I like come out; I usually watch the other movies beforehand ...
Several students noted that their personal familiarity and prior knowledge of these stories made the mathematics lesson more relatable: I liked it because yeah, I was familiar with it… it just made it a bit more relatable because I’d seen the movies and I knew what they were talking about...