| Many high school students have a difficult | | | | the classic. Often younger generations will be |
| experience with their first classic literature | | | | more adept to learn the themes of classics they |
| assignment. The archaic prose of works by | | | | are able to identify with. If the tutor is able to |
| Dickens, Melville and Shakespeare can prove | | | | provide some mirroring within the classic to |
| difficult to understand and seem like a whole | | | | modern day situations, the student is more likely |
| other language. So how do we break the barriers | | | | to learn the information. |
| between literature and learning? | | | | Providing a translation for texts written in poetry |
| There are a variety of ways that we can | | | | can also prove helpful. Since poetry is a language |
| increase comprehension when reading literature. | | | | all it's own, especially with Victorian authors such |
| Using these techniques increase the | | | | as Byron, Keats and Shelley, providing a text with |
| comprehension of a classic novel in a variety of | | | | a contemporary translation under or opposite of |
| students and can result in successful | | | | each line in the poem increases comprehension for |
| comprehension of the piece of literature. | | | | the student. |
| One of the top ways to increase comprehension | | | | Using textual clues such as descriptive words to |
| of literature in the classroom, and with tutoring | | | | gain the feeling of the literature can improve |
| tactics, is to compare the text with a modern | | | | comprehension greatly. These identifier words can |
| day interpretation of the literature. Learning by | | | | create recognition of one word, which can lead to |
| comparison can be helpful. Comparing the | | | | the comprehension of one phrase, which can lead |
| literature to modern situations assist the theme or | | | | to the comprehension of the whole page. |