Reflection 12/4

My idea of a 21^st century English class is that books should be chosen by students. Like a total of three books from a certain genre. And the students can choose which of the three they’d prefer to read. We would read a total of three main genres: which would be popular fiction that’s age appropriate, Historical fiction and nonfiction.

                The reason I chose these three genres is because they’re more compelling than the basic books (aka the classics). I’m not saying ban every classic book from English, I’m saying they have to be read in moderation like certain segments of a classic. For example, the scene where scout is attacked on her way home from the play and is saved by Boo Radley. You could have a class discussion on the sudden realization that the kids were wrong about him and how the town of Maycomb is too quick to judge a book based on its cover. But for the core reading, it’ll be the three genres I mentioned earlier. Popular fiction is a good choice because we can compare the books to see how related they are and how cliché they are and prove that just because its popular doesn’t mean it exceptionally  good. I chose historic fiction because it’s informative. The reason I say this is historical fiction books give us an insight on how people lived in certain eras from the time of British royalty to the Wild West. Nonfiction was chosen not because its factual but because nonfiction can be interesting to for example a book about a controversial topic such as immigration.

                Class would be more discussion based and less grade based because grades make an English class more stressful and disable the student from exploring the literature fully by tunneling there learning for certain tests and exams. The class is supposed to be based off of how the literature make you think and feel and how the main theme is carried out thought the book. The class will be mainly discussion and precipitation along which a few checkpoints and essays to make sure the whole class is on the same level and no one is left behind because of a test grade.