This chapter happened to be one of the most interesting chapters in Classics in the Classroom. While I was reading this chapter I tried to remember if I ever had a teacher who taught me the basic structure of all stories, and I could not recall a single time. I believe knowing how stories are structured and formatted will help all students no matter their ability to get more out of a text than they would have been able to otherwise. When thinking primarily of students who struggle getting through texts, it will be extremely beneficial for them to have a foundation to work off of.
As a teacher, being able to break down certain elements of a story are vital to students overall comprehension. I also do not remember doing a story breakdown for texts that I read in high school. I believe I would have been able to identify the main characters, the setting and the plot of most stories, but reality is that a lot of students cannnot. One thing I know I struggled with was point of views. Jago used The Call of the Wild show as a reference to show the difference between different point of views. While I could identify some elements of a story, being able to tell the difference between first and third person was a struggle and it is common because it is not always being taught. I loved how this chapter, along with just about all the other chapters, placed most of the responsibility on teachers. As a teacher, I need to challenge my students and demand a higher level of thinking.
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