There are times when your coursebook or your materials give you a task and you just know that your student is not going to want to bother with it because IT IS BORING. Let's take LinguaHouse's Gaming as an example. It gives yet another super boring true, false, or not given task and you already know that the last two times you assigned this as homework, it didn't get done. So, what do you do? You mix things up. Here are some ideas about making the reading comprehension homework assignment much more interesting: 🎮 Fun Reading Tasks for "Can Gaming Get You Better Grades?" 1. 🎲 Myth Buster Challenge Artie has to find evidence from the text to prove or disprove these statements: Myth True or False? Evidence from Text Gaming is a waste of time that hurts your grades The more you game, the better your grades get Playing with friends online is better than playing alone Girls game differently than boys Gaming can help your mental health 2. 📱 Text Me Back! Artie receives these text messages from friends. He must reply to each one using information from the article: Friend 1: "Bro my dad keeps yelling at me to stop playing FIFA. Can you send me something to prove gaming isn't totally useless?" Artie's reply: _ Friend 2: "Wait so if I game every single day for like 3 hours, that's fine right? The more the better?" Artie's reply: _ Friend 3: "My mom says I need to do more stuff besides gaming. Is she right or just being annoying?" Artie's reply: _ 3. 🎯 The Perfect Gamer Profile Based on the article, Artie has to create a profile of the "perfect student gamer." Include: • Age? _ • How often do they play? _ • How long each session? _ • What type of games? _ • Alone or with friends? _ • What else do they do besides game? _ Then draw a stick figure of this perfect gamer! 🎨 4. 🔍 Find the Lie Give Artie three statements. Two are true from the article, one is false. He must find the lie! Statement True or False? Gaming can help you get better grades in math and science You should game at least 2 hours every day for best results Action gamers have faster response times 5. 🎮 Gamer Debate Club Artie chooses one side and prepares a 1-minute argument using evidence from the article: Side A: "Parents are wrong about gaming. The science proves it's good for you!" Side B: "Parents are actually right. Kids need limits and gaming can be a problem." He must use at least 3 facts from the article to support his side. 6. 📊 Infographic Designer Artie creates a simple infographic (hand-drawn or digital) showing: • The benefits of gaming (from paragraphs 2-3) • The rules for healthy gaming (from paragraphs 4-5) • Why boys and girls game differently (from paragraph 7) 7. 🎤 YouTube Comment Section Artie reads this YouTube comment and writes a reply: GamerKing2008: "This article is fake news. I game 6 hours every day and I get straight A's. Don't listen to them. Game on!" Artie's reply: _ 8. 🔄 Before & After Artie fills in this chart based on what he learned: Before reading this article, I thought... After reading, now I know... Example: Gaming is bad for you Gaming can help if done right 9. 📝 Title Tournament The article has a boring title. Artie must create 3 new, more exciting titles: Then he picks his favorite and explains why. 🏆 10. 🎮 Parent Trap Mission Artie's final mission: Use the article to write 3 convincing arguments to tell a parent who thinks gaming is useless: Argument 1 (about grades): _ Argument 2 (about mental health): _ Argument 3 (about response times): _