How to assign creative English homework

Abstract: With the development of the times and the progress of society, people have focused their attention on improving the quality of education and teaching. The introduction of "double reduction" meets such requirements. "Double reduction" refers to reducing the burden of homework and off-campus training for students in compulsory education. During the process of "double reduction", we can see that many disciplines have made changes in response to the introduction of "double reduction", whether in teaching Both the method and the arrangement of homework have changed. This article starts from the meaning of the "double reduction" background and analyzes the relevant countermeasures for mixed homework assignments and hierarchical homework assignments in junior high school English under the subsequent "double reduction" background.

Keywords: "double reduction"; homework assignments; junior high school English; key countermeasures

1. Introduction

Follow-up of quality education, let the education and teaching process accelerate. Educators have set their sights on changes in educational classrooms and follow-up on educational standards. In the change of the entire education model, "double reduction" proposes a new path for changes in classroom and homework formats. The scope of use of new forms of work in the context of "double reduction" has expanded and its frequency has increased. Corresponding changes have also taken place in the arrangement of English homework in junior high schools.

2. Countermeasures for the assignment of English homework in junior middle schools under the background of "double reduction"

In the context of "double reduction", new requirements have been put forward for the assignment of English homework in junior middle schools, which requires Educators think of countermeasures based on the number of assignments. The following is a detailed discussion of the strategies for changing English homework assignments in junior middle schools under the background of "double reduction", and provides new ideas for homework assignments through detailed analysis.

(1) Arrange homework in layers to promote teaching in accordance with aptitude

Each unit of junior high school English learning requires memorizing a large number of phrases and words. As a result, students will feel that the workload is heavy when completing the homework, and the completion rate of the homework is also very low, failing to meet the original expectations of the assigned homework. This requires teachers to assign homework in different layers according to the ability of the students in their class to accept the homework. For example, after studying Unit 2 of the first volume of eighth-grade English in junior middle schools, students can be implicitly divided into three levels, so that they are well aware of it.

Table 1 Hidden student level stratification table

Level A

Have strong interest in English, solid learning foundation, certain creative ability, often Overfulfilled assignments.

Level B

Have certain learning ability and development potential, and can complete homework independently, such as reading texts fluently, reciting texts, etc.

Level C

Students with poor learning ability, no interest in English subjects, poor foundation, and difficulty in reading aloud.

The hierarchical assignment arrangement based on the homework goal orientation after learning is as follows:

Table 2 Goal Orientation

Level A

Students’ in-depth Understand the article, be able to recite the article, write a similar short article yourself, and continue writing according to the plot of the article to ensure the quality of the continued writing and cultivate students' creative ability.

Level B

Students understand articles, can read and recite them, and write similar articles.

Level C

Students can basically understand articles, read articles proficiently, and write similar articles.

The method of assigning homework in layers and teaching students in accordance with their aptitude can maximize students' abilities. In the process of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, it can not only give full play to the role model of students, but also allow them to see others compare when completing their homework. Oneself are excellent, thereby stimulating students' enthusiasm for learning, and can also correctly evaluate students' abilities. For some students with poor learning ability, we should not give up. We can lower the standards for them appropriately, encourage them more in completing homework, and see the shining points and strengths of everyone. This kind of teaching method that teaches students in accordance with their aptitude can allow homework to exert its real effectiveness and avoid the phenomenon of rushing to work but still not completing the homework.

(2) Effective job design embodies people-centeredness

In the design of jobs, we should not only focus on quantity, but should make reasonable job arrangements based on quality. For example, in the study of a new unit, the recitation of words and the memory of grammar can be arranged in batches. After the arrangement, students can continuously consolidate and review during a period of study time, consolidate the original knowledge, and slowly master the new knowledge. Knowledge. At the end of the last unit, ask students to summarize what they have learned throughout the unit in a simple sentence or two.

For example, after teaching the content of "How often do you exercise" in Unit 2 of the eighth grade volume of the junior high school People's Education Press, in order to complete the homework with high quality, students were asked to personally design a plan about their own exercise time, exercise location, and exercise content. The table covers the content of the unit study. Such an effective homework method can effectively guide students to learn and improve their enthusiasm for learning.

At the same time, teachers can also set up mind maps for homework to guide students to have an understanding of the overall homework tasks they need to complete at a stage and make detailed plans. As follows, the mind map made for the overall study of the first volume of eighth grade is an overview. Let students continue to cultivate their awareness of independent learning in junior high school and help students complete their later study life. Teachers should guide students to correctly face their own learning tasks, take the initiative to learn, and reflect the value of their homework.

For example, when learning related sentences, you can make the following mind map:

(3) Combining online and offline and attaching importance to the unity of knowledge and action

Online and offline The assignment mode of assignments is the main manifestation of hybrid assignment arrangement. In the online and offline homework assignments, the teaching quality of the course can be improved through the combination of homework assignments from both parties. Online, teachers can use the resources provided by new media to conduct information-based teaching. For example, after learning Section A in Unit 4 of the eighth grade volume of the junior high school People's Education Edition, you can use the mobile phone software "People's Education Reading" to carry out online teaching tasks, allowing children to simulate conversational pronunciation after the class starts, and then send it to the WeChat account after they are familiar with it. Homework evaluation is carried out in the program, which increases the interest of students' learning. Online homework allows teachers to know the completion status and completion status of homework at the first time, allowing parents and teachers to form a unified educational whole.

Another offline assignment is a piece of English writing by students based on the content they read. Teachers can choose topics suitable for students’ grades. In this way, students' learning can fundamentally integrate knowledge and practice, and truly reduce the burden. Although the time students spend on homework has been reduced, what students have learned has truly entered their minds, which improves the efficiency of English teaching.

(4) Interesting assignments enrich students’ extracurricular life

In the follow-up time, teachers should find ways to develop more interesting assignments so that these interesting assignments can promote students’ creativity . Before the class begins, teachers can use some English movies and English short films related to the text to introduce them so that students can feel the fun of learning. In assigning homework, teachers can also choose some interesting homework methods. For example, the assignment this time was originally to memorize the text proficiently. At this time, the teacher can provide students with a new idea for doing the assignment, that is, grouping into groups to perform the content of the text in a performance way. In this way, the conversational assignment has changed the mute English. The current situation can start from cultivating students' basic abilities.

In addition, you can also leave some assignments with larger space for thinking and combine them with other subjects to enrich students' extracurricular life. For example, after studying Section A in Unit 6 of the eighth-grade English volume of the junior middle school People's Education Press, students can flexibly use the words they have mastered after class to explain their knowledge and understanding of the story in the form of a short essay, so that It not only completes the original learning tasks, but also expands students' thinking abilities.

3. Conclusion

Looking at the essence through the surface, we can find that the nature of "double reduction" is the country's emphasis on education, and it is also an educational reform spurred by the times. As an important content in the context of "double reduction", the homework reform of junior high school English should follow the above strategies and improve the homework arrangement of junior high school English from four aspects: hierarchical assignments, effective homework design, online and offline integration, and interesting homework. , effectively change the original layout method of junior high school English, complete the update of education, and enable the concept of light burden and high quality to be realized. In the subsequent education and teaching, educators should explore new ideas for the advancement of English teaching in junior high schools and help improve the efficiency of English teaching classrooms through innovative strategies.