This presentation shows how to teach literature to High School Students.

1. Classroom Language Strategies:
Teaching Literature
by Prof. John Bo Rollins – Lone Star College
Group Members:
1. Dwi Firli Ashari
2. Heri Wnarko
3. Khusnul Qhotimah Y
4. Vivi Nur Akmalia

2. 1. What is Discourse?
According to Pak Bo’s explanation, discourse is
a language part of community.
Why we need discourse?
To engage and along well with students in order
the students can understand the lesson well.

3. 2. What is literature?
“ I am here to teach about how to teach
literature in the classroom’’ Pak Bo Said.
Literature is a formal treatment of subject in speech or
writing, such as dissertation (Boo,2013).
Another Definition said
Literature is a term that commonly used to refer to works
of creative imagination, including of poetry, drama,
fiction, and nonfiction.

4. 3. Why We Need Literature?
Literature represents a language or
a people: its more that just a
historical,
because
literature
introduces us to new world
experiences ( Lombardi, 2013)

5. 4. How to teach literature?

Known
Unknown
Start with the language that students
understand.
Explore the aspects in literature

6. Genre of literature
1. Novel
2. Short story
3. Plays/Drama
4. Poetry

7. Hamlet
based on Pak Bo’s explanation
One of poem in 1963 which tells particular
experiences.
Tells about a son of the king who neglected by the
family kingdom.
Tells about a struggle of Hemlet to solve the
mystery in the kingdom.

8. Poem in 1789-1832
Tells about romantic movement on poetry,
commonly it tells about nature and country side.
Goals: to inspire the reader.
Such as: The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost

9. Reference
Lombardi, E. (2013). Literature. Took on
September 30, 2013, from Classic
Literature: classiclit.about.com