Twitch...Twitch....Hissss

I am frustrated that my students are so used to being entertained that they don't really know how bad it can be or understand how good they really have it. I have found some great videos on PBS Circle of Stories (http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/voices/index.html) that allow them to hear the words, voices, music etc. of true Native storytellers and yet they complain. I try to remind them that it is not always possible to bring in guest speakers and that I am trying to find the next best thing. Yet they act bored and put in very little effort on the analysis sheets that I created. I just get so very annoyed with them. I am trying to give them the opportunity to express their learning in new and diverse ways, such as with the Wabanaki Perspective wikis and yet they fight me every step of the way. I feel like we sometimes move at a snail's pace because they are so hard to engage. I know it isn't like this every day, but lately it seems worse than usual. Before I came, there wasn't ANY use of technology in English class. The kids were literally working out of a grammar book day in and day out. Why can't they just try for me? I am trying so very hard for them.