How to analyse Literature and Poetry: Develop your critical thinking skills.

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Cultivating the skill of close reading is important and will aid you, not only in English and languages, but in all fields of your life. Analysing and understanding Literature and Poetry is a very effective start to developing the skills needed to enhance your overall understanding and critical thinking abilities.

In a fast-paced, competitive world, you want to show that you stand out as an individual who shows initiative, comprehension and insight and Literature studies is the doorway through which you will be able to achieve this.

Enhance your general knowledge, your understanding of other people, your reading and writing skills and how you view the world. These are only a few examples of what Literature and Poetry is able to offer you.

Extra information

Own laptop required.

Location

Online from Namibia

About Me

Hi, I have been a teacher for the past fourteen years. I first acted as facilitator and tutor for university students and for the past eleven years I have been an English Primary teacher (IEB Curriculum) at a private school in Windhoek. I also have experience in teaching English as an additional language. I have always had a great passion for literature and the arts and obtained my Master's Degree in English, specialising in Literature, from the North West University in South Africa. I am also a poet and photographer in my free time. Being creative is a very important part of my life. I look forward to sharing this passion with you.

Education

I studied for 6 years at the North West University in South Africa where I obtained my Bachelor of Arts in Humanities in 2009, my Honours Bachelor of Arts in English in 2010 and my Master of Arts in English in 2013.

Experience / Qualifications

I have completed level one of ITSI (Digital Teaching Technologies), obtained the 120 hour TEFL certificate after completing the full course, took and completed a course as Supplemental Instruction Leader and have 14 years teaching experience both online and face to face. My students varied in number from one student to twenty five students per class.

Age

Teenagers (13-17 years old)

Adults (18-64 years old)

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Duration

45 minutes

60 minutes

The class is taught in

English

Skills

Language arts

Poetry

Literature

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