You are about to begin a classic. You absolutely love the story, and yet you know that reading it – the language, the content, the concepts – is going to challenge your students. How can you make this classic more accessible to your students? Here’s how. Partner the text with artwork so your students process the concepts first by studying the artwork, they write colloquial explanations underneath to give some context, and then – and only then – they begin reading the authentic text. Sound simple? IT IS!!! Here are the steps to create a fantastically interactive dynamic, strengthened with varied learning styles, so that your students won’t even realising they end up reading ancient English. To further the excellence (pun intended, in the best practices of the Ethic of Excellence) of this structure, they’re going to exchange partners to further sharing different perspectives of choices. .
