Constructed Response Ameila

740 Words2 Pages

Kendra Gardner Ms. Moore Pre-AP English II 6 March 2024 Summative Constructed Response Ameila and Kaitlynn have been best friends since fifth grade and are now sophomores in high school. So naturally, math classes get harder over time. Ameila believes that Algebra II should not be taught in high school classrooms, but Kaitlynn disagrees. Not only does Kaitlynn disagree, but she thinks Algebra II is beneficial to all students in high school. Although this may be true, Ameila argues that Algebra II is useless, confusing, and a waste of time. Not to mention the other skills that could be taught in place of a complex math class such as Algebra. Furthermore, the same is true of Cindy Tumiel and Mark Powell. Tumiel strongly believes that Shakespeare …show more content…

Although Tumiel believes Shakespeare’s work belongs in high school because it relates to modern day, his work does not belong in classes because his words were meant to be acted, not stripped away from its performance. However, Tumiel thinks that Shakespeare relates to the modern day and provides opportunities for new learning. Tumiel writes, “Teachers find that Shakespeare offers contemporary connections that open pathways to learning for some of society’s most marginalized” (Tumiel 1). Not only is Shakespeare’s work known as complex and confusing, but it also leaves room for speculation as to what it means. Therefore, high school students could take one of his plays, for instance, and analyze it until it makes enough sense. Equally as important, digging deeper into a body of work from hundreds of years ago is both fascinating and beneficial to young high school students. However, Mark Powell, a Shakespearean scholar, disagrees with Tumiel’s statement, and believes Shakespeare should not be taught in high school …show more content…

Powell essentially wanted to remove it from the classrooms and journey back to what it was meant for: the stage. Furthermore, William Shakespeare’s unnecessary and utterly confusing work indicates that it does not belong in high school classrooms. As people know, Shakespeare is a well-known playwright and his works are widely recognized as puzzling. With this in mind, high schoolers already have so much on their plate as it is, they shouldn’t dig deeper into a useless body of work when it is meant for the stage. Powell says, “A well-meaning English teacher can take a student through the meaning of every word in a sentence, and it soon becomes a drawn out confusing process” (Powell 4). Powell’s statement is completely fair. Understanding Shakespeare is hard enough, especially when a teacher is dragging it out for no apparent reason. Not to mention the energy that also goes into analyzing one of William Shakespeare’s body of work. Another quote from Powell reads, “...most of the kids have no concept of the passionate nature of his writing” (Powell

Open Document