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八年级英语课上我最喜欢的三节课——老师的教学重心与学生喜好的交集Asaneighth-graderIhavehadtheprivilegeofattendingmanyEnglishclassesovertheyears.WhileallmyEnglishteachershavebeengreattherearethreeclassesthatstandouttomeasthemostenjoyable.Theseclassesareallspecialfordifferentreasonsbuttheyallsharesomethingincommon:theteachersteachingfocusandthestudentspreferencesintersectedperfectly.ThefirstclassthatIreallyenjoyedwasapoetryclass.Iamnotusuallyafanofpoetrybutthewaythatmyteacherpresenteditwastrulyinspiring.Herfocuswasonteachingushowtoreadandunderstandpoemsratherthanjustmemorizingthem.Sheencouragedustoanalyzethelanguageandfigurativelanguageandtodevelopourowninterpretationsofthepoems.Thisapproachreallyappealedtomebecauseitallowedmetoexploremyowncreativityandtoexpressmyselfthroughmyownuniqueunderstandingofthepoems.Inthiscasetheteachersfocusonunderstandingthemeaningofpoetryandthestudents鈥preferencesforpersonalcreativityintersectedperfectly.ThesecondclassthatIlovedwasanovelstudy.Inthisclasswereadaclassicnoveltogetherasagroupandthenspenttimediscussingitindepth.Ourteacherencouragedustoreallythinkaboutthethemesandmessagesinthenovelandtodevelopourownopinionsaboutthecharactersandtheirmotivations.Thisapproachallowedustoreallyengagewiththetextandtoconnectwithitonapersonallevel.Wealsogottoheardifferentperspectivesfromourclassmateswhichmadetheclassdiscussionsevenmoreinteresting.Inthiscasetheteachersfocusondeepunderstandingofthenovelandthestudents鈥preferencesforpersonalengagementintersectedperfectly.Finallythethirdclassthatstoodouttomewasawritingworkshop.Inthisclasswefocusedondevelopingourownwritingskillsandstylesbyworkingoncreativewritingpromptsandassignments.Ourteacherencouragedustoexploredifferentgenresofwritingtoexperimentwithdifferentwritingtechniquesandtofindourownuniquevoices.ThisapproachwasperfectformebecauseIlovewritinganditallowedmetoreallydevelopmyskillsandtoexpressmyselfinmyownway.Inthiscasetheteachersfocusonindividualexpressionandthestudents鈥preferencesforwritingintersectedperfectly.ThesethreeclassesrepresentsomeofthebestmomentsinmyEnglishclassesovertheyears.Eachofthemwasuniqueandspecialinitsownwaybutwhattheyallhadincommonwasateacherwhounderstoodherstudentspreferencesandfocusedonthoseareasthatstudentsenjoymost.Thisiswhatmadetheclassessosuccessfulandrewardingforusstudents.Itiscleartomethatwhentheteachersteachingfocusandstudentspreferencesintersectitcreatesanenvironmentthatistrulyengaginginspiringandenjoyableforall.第PAGE页共NUMPAGES页。