Term
Summer 2026
Capstone
Capstone Project
Degree Name
MAT
Facilitator(s)
Jana Lo Bello Miller
Content Expert
Naihomi Reyes and Tara Stassen Ferguson
Abstract
In the world of secondary education, figuring out how to engage our most reluctant students is one of the most difficult lessons for an early career educator to learn. This struggle during my early years of teaching prompted this capstone’s curricular focus. This capstone project sought to answer the following research question: How can a high interest ELA media analysis curricular unit impact the engagement of reluctant learners in a secondary grade level ELA course? Research found that through incredibly intentional curricular design, teachers can engage our most struggling students. Reconnecting students with their purpose for learning and teaching them that there is an art to learning can be a powerful tool for engaging these reluctant learners with their education.
Project Type
Curriculum
Keywords
At-risk Students, Curriculum, Literacy
Recommended Citation
Muqtar, Anab, "Increasing Engagement Among Reluctant Learners: The Impact of a High Interest ELA Media Analysis Unit in Secondary Classrooms" (2026). School of Education and Leadership Student Capstone Projects. 1201.
https://digitalcommons.hamline.edu/hse_cp/1201
Type
text
Publisher
Hamline University
Format
application/pdf
Source
School of Education Student Capstone Theses and Dissertations at Hamline University