ELA Extravaganza
Earl L. Vandermeulen High School students had an interesting culmination
to their summer reading project. After reading Franz Kafka’s “The
Metamorphosis,” they came together to discuss the famed piece of
literary work.
“We wanted to give students frequent, informal and meaningful
opportunities to test the waters of literary analysis and hone their
skills,” said English teacher Eva Grasso. The process gave students a
new understanding of the piece of literature being examined, as well as
the process of literary analysis.”
The in-class discussions for the students were opportunities to ask
questions, clarify confusions and share observations before taking part
in a grade 9-12 inter-class discussion to hear different viewpoints on
the story’s character development, structure, style, symbolism and other
content issues.
According to Ms. Grasso, these discussions left more students engaged and more questions addressed.