執教歲月 第二集(家教)

Teaching Journey – Episode 2 (Tutoring)

今天想要來聊聊，我第一次幫高三生客製化 英文作文學習單的經驗

那大概是六、七年前的事情了

My first experience

Today, I want to share my first experience designing a custom English composition worksheet for a high school senior.

This happened about six or seven years ago.

Background:

Teaching public junior high students was relatively easy. I could finish writing one workbook in about four days, and completing all six volumes of one version took about a month (since I needed to take breaks). After that, I’d go through some practice quizzes and midterm exams from public schools, write up a lesson plan, and be ready to teach. In total, it took about two months of prep time.

High school, on the other hand, required a lot more preparation. It took me two months to write just one workbook, and by the time I finished all six volumes, nearly a year had passed. Reading through just one version of the textbook took about a year, and back then, high schools had three different versions!

At the time, the main high school textbook publishers were Far East, Lungteng, and Sanmin. I started by writing materials for Lungteng, then moved on to Far East, so for the first two years, I didn’t accept any students using the Sanmin version.

These days, Far East isn’t in use anymore. The current popular high school textbooks are from Lungteng, Hanlin, Sanmin A, and Sanmin B. The variety of versions is a real challenge for teachers. We spend so much time writing different workbooks that we end up dreaming about it >口<.

In my first year of tutoring, I only accepted junior high students. By the second year, I had finally finished studying the Lungteng high school version, so I started taking in first-year high school students using that version. As they moved up from first to second and then to third year, I began tutoring third-year students as well.

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The Story:

One day, a student who had been with me since first year came to me in his third year and said his school's composition class was too difficult.

He said, “I’m still just a baby! I don’t understand anything.”

I…

I…I ...

I was speechless = =!

I looked at this “baby,” now a high school senior, and said,“I don’t think there’s an English composition class for ‘babies.’”

Client:

I have a friend who’s a designer, and he’s always complaining about difficult clients. Looking at this high school "baby," I thought, “I guess he counts as a client too—after all, he is a customer.”

Luckily, my “client” wasn’t asking for something like "rainbow-colored black."

Here were his requests:

Since there was no “baby” composition class, he wanted something at a sixth-grade level.He didn’t like writing, so he asked if we could minimize that.

1. He needed to be able to understand the content.
2. The topics had to be simple.
3. He wanted worksheets.

Based on his requests, I spent a few afternoons designing two versions.

Since he didn’t like writing, I included drawing and dialogue activities.

As for simple topics, hmm...

I thought, maybe he could talk about his family or describe a family activity. That seemed simple enough.

前情提要

教公立國中生比較輕鬆。我大概4天可以寫完一本講義，寫完國中一個版本六冊，需要大概一個月(畢竟我也要放假)，然後再刷一些小考卷和公立學校的段考卷，寫一下教案就可以開始教，準備時間大概花2個月。

要教高中準備時間比較久，我寫一冊高中講義需要兩個月，寫完六冊大概一年就過了；我光唸一個版本就大概要一年，更別提高中有三個版本 = =!

我那年代高中的主流版本是遠東版、龍騰版、三民版，我先寫龍騰版、再寫遠東版，所以前兩年我都沒收三民版的高中生。

現在沒有遠東版了，現在高中英文課本主流版本是龍騰版、翰林版、三民甲版、三民乙版，版本多元真的很考驗老師，老師寫各式各樣的講義，寫到作夢都在寫講義 >口<

我第一年只收公立國中生、大概第二年好不容易讀完高中龍騰版，從第二年末開始只收龍騰版的高一生，接著隨著學生高一升高二、高二升高三，我也開始收高三生了

教高三生會遇到的新困難，就是教作文

正文

就有一天，有個高三學生跟我說，學校的作文課太難了
他說他還是個寶寶，聽不懂

我
我我
我我我
我好無言 = =!

我看著這位高三「寶寶」

跟他說

「可能沒有適合『寶寶』的英文作文課」

甲方

我有個朋友是設計師，他會跟我抱怨各式各樣的甲方

我看著這位高三「寶寶」，想說他應該也算甲方吧！畢竟是客戶

還好我的甲方沒有要求五彩斑斕的黑

以下是甲方的要求

1. 沒有寶寶可以上的英文作文課，那就上小六的
2. 我不喜歡寫字，能不能上課不要一直寫字
3. 要我能夠聽懂的
4. 要從簡單的開始學

學習單

根據甲方的需求，我那時候花了幾個下午設計了兩個版本。
他對書寫較不感興趣，因此我在內容中加入了繪畫和對話元素

題目要簡單的、貼近日常。
嗯，讓我思考一下……

談談家庭成員或描述家庭活動應該是個不錯的選擇

• 那時候離學測還有一百多天，時間緊迫，不可能重新從小學六年級的基礎開始教。
• 我採取了漸進式的策略。先以簡單的題目開場，讓他嘗試書寫一些句子，逐漸培養討論和參與的興趣。
• 接著，再一步步引導他進入作文的世界，讓他逐漸掌握寫作的技巧。

第一版

My Family

1. Who is in your family?

請畫一個你家的全家福

Draw a picture of all your family members inside the box below. Don’t forget to include pets if you have any!

[Draw here] 這裡是一個大空格，讓同學可以畫畫

2. What do they look like?

家人的外貌為何？

Draw a line to match the description with the person in your family.

• Someone with brown hair
• Someone with glasses
• Someone who is very tall
• Someone who has curly hair
• Someone who always wears a hat

(Write their name next to the correct description)

3. How do they make you feel?

家人給你的感受是......

Circle the emoji that shows how each family member makes you feel:

😊😡🥳😢😴

• My mom makes me feel: ____________
• My dad makes me feel: ____________
• My brother(s)/sister(s) make me feel: ____________

4. A special message!

你想跟家人說什麼？

Write one nice thing you want to say to your family:

_______________________________________________________

5.作文題目："A Portrait of My Family Members"

In this essay, you will write two paragraphs to describe your family members. In the first paragraph, focus on the physical appearance and personality traits. Describe what they look like, how they dress, and their general attitude or mood. In the second paragraph, write about how they behave in daily life and how you interact with them. You may include how they support you, what you enjoy doing together, and how your relationship has developed over time.

你曾經仔細觀察過你的家人嗎？撰寫兩段文字來描繪你的家人。第一段著重於外貌特徵及個性。詳述容貌、穿著風格，以及給人留下的氣質或情緒印象。第二段則描述日常生活中的行為舉止，以及你們之間的互動模式。你可以提到你們共同喜愛的活動、如何鼓勵你，以及你們之間的情感如何隨著歲月的流轉逐步深化。

第二版

活動一： Drawing (A Fun Family Activity)
畫圖(一個有趣的家庭活動)

活動二：Please write three sentences explaining why this activity is special to you. 寫下三句話，說明這個活動對你有何特殊意義

1.          _____________________________________________________________

2.          _____________________________________________________________

3.          _____________________________________________________________

活動三：Describe how you felt while doing this activity with your family.

描述與家人一起進行這個活動時的感受。

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

活動四：寫作文

作文題目「一段難以忘懷的家庭時光」

In this essay, you will write two paragraphs about a special activity you enjoy doing with your family. In the first paragraph, describe the activity itself—what it is, when and where you usually do it, and who participates. In the second paragraph, explain why this activity is meaningful to you and how it strengthens your relationship with your family. Be sure to include your thoughts and feelings to make your writing more personal.

你曾經和家人一起經歷過難忘的活動嗎？請撰寫一篇文章，分享你與家人共同參與的一次難忘活動。第一段中，請詳細描述這項活動的內容——這是什麼樣的活動，通常在什麼時間和地點進行，以及有哪些家人參與。第二段中，請說明為何這個活動對你意義非凡，並解釋它如何增進你與家人之間的情感連結。務必融入你真實的想法與感受，使文章更加深刻且富有個人特色。

寫完學習單

還好，這學生還算不錯。願意配合，之後作文程度就練起來了

真的不怕程度不好，就怕學生不配合

格友互動問題

1. 假設你是一位高三生，你會比較喜歡第一版還是第二版？