'Character Journal' Assignment: Re-understanding through Rosenblatt and Britton
Context of the Challenging Situation One aspect of my student-teaching experience involved working with my mentor teacher on pre-existing plans for her grade 8 English language arts (ELA) class. Her reason for incorporating me rather than allowing me to direct the planning for this group was twofold. First, the group consisted primarily of students with learning disabilities and students with behaviours issues therefore consistency was crucial. Second, and in keeping with a consistent delivery, she found that project-based learning was particularly successful in the past with certain students returning from the previous year. Thus, she created an activity called
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1-2). Poetic language, according to Britton, is on a continuum with "transactional language" being on the far left, which is used as a mean to inform and/or perused, "expressive language" in the middle, which can be understood as common forms of language, and poetic language on the right used for the purpose of art and reflection (2015, Talbot, p. 1-2). If this was part of the situation, then this group may have had little or no point of reference to base their character development on, nor would they have a foundation of literature to build-on when approaching the story writing aspect of the assignment. As Write reveals, regarding reading aloud to students, (2005) "listening to a novel may be as close as some of your pupils get to the enhancing experience of being in a theatre audience. . ." (p. 111). Granted this quote is an indirect correlation to the topic at hand; however, Write's observation does show that as teachers we must never make assumptions about what our student's experiences in relationship to literature. In the 'Character Journal" assignment, as teachers we asked students to make a large leap and move from expressive language towards producing work in poetic language, without providing any preliminary literature for the …show more content…
Moreover, as a project-based activity, it offers flexibility with time and instructional support both of which are crucial factors for students with learning disabilities. Despite the fact that this assignment was successful in previous years, it seems important to keep in mind that each group will have a unique set of skills. It is possible that certain skills are more or, at times, less developed depending on the group and as teachers acknowledging this factor is
The Crucible, a prominent play authored by Arthur Miller, introduces a new type of horror. The theatrical work stages in Salem, Massachusetts where numerous illicit murders (murder in this case is referring to those who were falsely accused of witchcraft and payed a fatal consequence) took place. John Proctor, a farmer doing the witchcraft trials, was falsely apprehended for witchcraft, along with his wife Elizabeth Proctor. Instead of admitting to the false accusations and be granted life, John Proctor chose to die as a noble man. Now, as courageous and respectable as that might have been, John Proctor should have corroborated the charges because he had already commit sins that defy his nobility and morals.
Natalie Sterling, a seventeen year old senior at Ross Academy had just won class president and beat her opponent Mike Domski. Mike was the kind of guy that Natalie and her best friend Autumn tried to stay away from. The girls at Ross Academy were known as demeaning and “boy crazy.” One day, during the pep rally a bunch of freshman dressed in trampy clothing and started to dance inappropriately. The leader’s name was Spencer a girl Natalie used to babysit for. The flirty freshman called themselves “Prostitutes” or Ross Academy prostitutes. Not only was Natalie embarrassed and angry by Spencers action but, she was disappointed. When the principal and Ms. Bee the student council head were talking to the girls punishments Natalie barged in. Natalie explained how she wanted to have a lock-in for all the girls in trouble and any others from school who wanted to come, about feminism and women's rights. Ms. Bee and Natalie agreed that it would be a good idea for
Jimmy knows too well the agonies of abandonment. First, when his mother, Cecilia, ran away with Richard to pursue a better lifestyle. Then, due to his father’s, Damacio Baca, alcoholisms and violent behavior; he also had to leave Jimmy behind. In spite of the drawbacks from abandonment to being a maximum security prisoner in Arizona State Prison, Jimmy preserver’s the darkness of prison by overcoming his illiteracy. However Cecilia and Damacio is not as fortunate as their child; Cecilia is shot by Richard after confronting him for a divorce and Damacio chokes to death after he is released from the detox center(Baca 263). Therefore the most significant event in this section of the memoir, A Place to Stand by Jimmy Santiago Baca is the death of Jimmy’s parents.
Rivalry can be playful and good natured, but it isn’t always this way. Rivalry and competition can help individuals grow as a person, and help them to develop into mature adults. Competition can be a motivator to do better. It can also lead to vast destruction, and severed friendships. Rivalry in this case is unhealthy, the overall outcome of the story proves this. Finny and Gene didn’t really have a ‘healthy’ rivalry or competition. Their relationship wasn’t healthy, and it eventually leads to the death of Finny. In “A Separate Piece” by John Knowles the rivalry between two friends turns unhealthy very quickly. The competition and rivalry between the two friends is destructive, it destroys their friendship,
Specific Learning Disability – the teacher could adapt the direct instructions and maters use during the lesson and practice time. The teacher could incorporate partner work for students to collaborate in small groups.
The Messenger by Markus Zusak helped me understand that everyone has opportunities, but the way you treat the opportunities will affect what will happen in the future. It showed me how even though people like the protagonist Ed Kennedy can be brought up in a terrible environment, they can still live a meaningful life as long as they choose the right paths. In the beginnings of the book, Ed has a negative attitude and usually talks down to himself. When Sophie asks if he is a saint, he thinks to himself “Me?
Will-power and determination plays a major role when it comes to people accomplishing goals and performing the tasks they are given. When a person possesses these two qualities they are motivated, focused, will not give up easily, determined along with many other things. The word determination is defined as, “the act of coming to a decision or of fixing or settling a purpose.” Will-power is, “the strength or will to carry out one’s decisions, wishes, or plans.” In the short story A Worn Path by Eudora Welty, the main character Phoenix carried out the meaning of these two words throughout the whole story. She had experienced many road blocks during her journey, but she did not let them stop her from reaching
Explain how you can support students with the disability to learn new skills and concepts.
There should also be hands-on time to include this strength, using magnet boards or sentence strips. Students with learning disabilities do have the ability to overcome the disability; it is just a matter of building on strengths and finding new ways that work for the student to learn. It is not that students with learning disabilities have something wrong with them, they only learn in a different way. In fact, all students learn differently and focusing on each student's strengths would benefit them greatly in their education. As teachers, we should apply methods we use in Special Education to all students. For instance, using accommodations such as graphic organizers or flexible means of presentation helps all students excel. The graphic organizers assist with students' overall understanding and attention during the lessons. The flexible means of presentation such as lecture, group work, and hands on work allows all students to learn the material as they each have a different primary mode of learning visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile.
The discovery of Uranus was a startling observation. It is possible that people had seen Uranus prior to 1781, but none had realized what exactly they were seeing – most assumed it was a star. William Herschel is credited for the discovery of Uranus, but when he observed it through his telescope, he didn’t think it was a planet either. He hypothesized that it was a comet, because it was moving too fast to be a star. It wasn’t until his observations were peer reviewed, by other astronomers who studied it and found that its orbit was nearly circular. This lead them to classify it as a planet. At the time of the discovery, the original model of the solar system was only five planets (plus the sun, and the moon). The known planets had been observed
Authors in many instances use the main elements in the story such as setting and narrative to prove a point in the story. For example, writers often use characters, their actions, and their interaction with other characters to support or prove a theme. In the short story “Our Thirteenth Summer”, Barry Callaghan effectively uses characters to develop the theme that childhood is fragile and easily influenced. One of the ways that Callaghan makes effective use of characters to develop the theme is by describing the tension between Bobbie and his parents. This usage of characters supports the theme because Bobbie’s childhood is no longer free to do what he wishes, but has to bow down to his parents’
The story Garden of Eden introduces the first man and woman that God created. He put the two of them in a garden where they did not have to provide for themselves. God said everything that was in that garden they could use to their abilities except the tree of good and evil. Everything was perfect until Eve let the Devil bribe her into eating from the tree. Once God found out, he came to the garden looking for them. When they heard his voice they hid. Here is where the alienation comes in. God had everything set up for them that they did not know they were naked. Once they bit into the apple they realized they were naked and clothed their selves with leaves. God had asked them if they had eaten from the tree. Eve and Adam explained
Students with disabilities need to be physically, programmatically, and interactionally included in classroom activities that have been planned by a qualified teacher in conjunction with support staff as needed.
In the educational world, there are countless programs, curricula, strategies, manipulates, and resources for teachers to pull from in order to aide in the teaching of concepts and learning of students. Whatever method(s) a school or district has deemed best practice, or adopted as their curriculum, tend to be the instructional practices or resources utilized the most by those teachers. Additionally, teachers will also have preference to teaching styles, resources, and materials they use for their students. While autonomy in any classroom is important to students’ academic growth, one must also be careful to select and implement instructional with great intention and purpose. Consideration to students needs is equally important as the mandate of teaching standards and demonstrating proficiency amongst students. Even when teaching non-disabled students, it can be time consuming and overwhelming to plan lessons so just how much more is involved when planning for students with significant disabilities (SD)? Better yet, what are appropriate instructional strategies to use for students with SD? Regardless of the instructional setting, these are considerations that must be given when teaching students with SD in order to maximize their learning opportunities to learn
The modern classroom has many challenges that face it. Shrinking budgets, less parental involvement, higher expectations, and growing class sizes, just to name a few. If this list was not daunting enough you also have the special needs students that have an array problems in your classroom that need specialized attention, lessons and seating. There are many forms of diverse learners from students who suffer from ADHD to physical disabilities to students with autism to ones that are bullied in school. There are so many things going on in our students lives we sometimes forget they have lives, pressures and disabilities that affect their performance and attitude in our class that have a profound impact on how they learn. For this paper I