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// Journal 2 // : The prompt that was responded to was: In literature the pupil should be given experiences that have intrinsic worth for him, now. I believe that students should have a voice and be exposed to literature in various forms that interests them personally. I would say that after a teacher gains respect and learns about their students then the teacher can develop discussions and provide examples with those students. Assuming that students will absolutely love Romeo and Juliet or Lord of the Flies leaves the whole ordeal with a teacher who’s narrow minded. Keeping up with technology and student interest is imperative for those students to learn and continue to be interested in the classroom. Bringing reality and relatable literature into the classroom is beneficial. If it is new and up to speed with today’s generation as well as a focus on their interests provides room to be successful in the classroom. If we’re required to teach something that students find dry and uninteresting then it’s our job to find things that closely relate to the text and they’d be able to compare and contrast. By letting students choose their reading material when comparing, for example, Romeo and Juliet to modern times it gives the students a feeling of worth and investigation into thinking about the story and comparing it to real life events. Shakespeare is a difficult read for most anyone at the high school level, and by comparing something that is difficult to examples given within modern times can help students relate to the story more on a personal and understandable level, and those experiences have worth as they can carry that throughout their life.