{"id":4680,"date":"2023-12-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/?p=4680"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:46:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:46:41","slug":"improve-your-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itslitteaching.com\/improve-your-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"English Teachers, Here’s How to Improve Your Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the end of a semester or class, there might be a unit that, looking back on, brings you shame. Or maybe there’s a unit you or your students dread every year. Winter or summer break could be the perfect time to overhaul that dreaded curriculum. Here are some steps to take to improve your unit.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Improve Your Unit Step #1: Choose One Unit to Focus On<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you’re not happy with how your class went last year, or you’re very excited to make your classes the best they possibly can be, it’s tempting to try and work on everything all at once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But don’t. It’s too overwhelming, and your efforts will be scattered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, choose one unit to overhaul at a time. <\/strong>During the summer, I think improving one unit and making it freaking awesome is more than enough work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(After all, you’re not getting paid any extra for this extra work.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But if you’re an overachiever, you can attempt to work on multiple units–as long as you take it one at a time<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recommend choosing the unit that was the biggest flop or the most boring to teach. In my experience, if you didn’t enjoy teaching it, your students probably didn’t enjoy learning from it either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n