Wimpy Kid

Diary of a wimpy kid is a movie about a boy named Greg, and Rowley and their hardships in middle school, and how he overcomes them while trying to “fit in” the new school he makes many new friend while putting his old friendships at risk. While this movie is very entertaining, it also shows racism, sexism and ableism. This movie portrays racism by ignoring Chirag Gupta one of Greg’s friends he is a really smart kid and wants to be successful the only reason Greg and the people at school are ignoring him is because he went to India for 2 months, to make him feel bad they made him feel invisible and whenever he tried talking to him or any of the kids at school they would not even acknowledged the fact that he was present there, also they made

It’s family vacation time again for the Heffley’s. This time it’s a family road trip that was decided by Greg’s mom. They originally were going to go to Disney World, but Mannie cried that he didn’t want to go. So, road trip it was, to see their aunt at the nursing home, go to the beach, and whatever else came along the way. Family road trips are suppose to be fun and all about spending time with the family, unless you are the Heffley’s of course. The thing that grosses Greg out the most every time they go on a trip, they have to bring Mannie’s potty with them in the car. Greg feels really uncomfortable when Mannie uses it while they are driving.

Every year teachers in the school tried making reading fun by incorporating fun games or activities that introduced a book of choice. They would go as far as creating activities that continued all week or until the book was finished.

When students learn about subjects they are familiar with, it allows the content area being taught to become meaningful. As mentioned in Chapter 6, on page 149, motivation to read can come because they are interested in the content. When students are interested in the content they are reading, their needs are being met, and they will be well prepared for a successful literacy experience.

Motivation will be key for my literacy program. I know that if the students are highly motivated then they will learn more readily. I will build motivation in my classroom by having a positive, warm learning environment. I will have a variety of literature of different genres and of different levels within my classroom. I will also have a variety of areas and centers for the students to participate in.

[ ] In order to build on the children’s understanding and content knowledge, lesson one’s purpose is to engage the children through making a prediction based on the text, pictures, and title. Lesson two builds on the language and literacy by continuing with using the mentor text, “Fancy Nancy” and using the rich academic language associated with the central focus of predictions. For example, each lesson has a distinct objective in which the activities are built on but all three lessons build on each other by incorporating similar academic language and literacy. The children start out in a whole group setting and are actively engaged through discussions and sharing activities. The children are then scaffolded into independent reading and activities to assess their understanding of the content objectives. They then use their prior knowledge and rich vocabulary to successfully complete the objective of each lesson through verbal discussions, independent work, and physical movement. In lesson one, the children are actively engaged through participating in a gallery walk. This gallery walk is done with the children’s table groups and encourages community and social interactions. During this activity, the children will work together to activate their prior knowledge of predictions and record through writing what they

Literacy is a vital part of all later learning. Because of this, the children will engage in hands on activities that relates to what they have read and give them opportunities to make up their own versions, as well as make up their own stories. They will have a large group story time and a partner reading time. An ample variety of books will be available at all times. Signs with words and pictures will be posted around the classroom showing, daily activities, objects that are used daily, and the placement of toys and

To assist students to “read with purpose and anticipation,” Vacca et al. (2014, p. 173) suggests, in their book Content Area Reading: Literacy and Learning Across the Curriculum, that teachers need to “create an instructional context” that activates their students’ “prior knowledge” and helps them to become interested in a lesson. Throughout chapter six, “Activating Prior Knowledge and Interest,” Vacca et al. (2014, pp. 172-173) explain instructional strategies that can lead students to “read with purpose and anticipation.” This chapter presents the reader with a plethora of instructional strategies and means for applying them, along with example for real educators. As I journeyed through this chapter, I discovered many instructional strategies,

Have you ever read such a great book that you became completely infatuated with it? You feel the pain, happiness, sadness that the characters feel; you feel as if you personally know the characters. You begin to forget that what you are reading is just a creative piece of writing because you are so infatuated with it. Reading for pleasure is a way to escape reality, a way to be inspired, a way to become more knowledgeable, and even a way to gain a new identity (Storm). In this day and age however, students prefer not to read for pleasure during their free time, such as summer vacations (McGaha). A major obstacle that students face today is technology. With technology expanding so rapidly, it seems that students are more focused on owning

The English department does a wonderful job of finding texts that keep the students interested in what they read, but challenges them with new vocabulary and terms they would not normally use. These topics are also at different lengths that target specific skills that all students need and at different levels so that students with different developmental levels can improve. The English department also works with our school’s library to find some of the newest books that the students will enjoy and do their best to bring those books in. The school’s librarian and one of our freshman English teachers have started a “Book Club” on campus so that students could read some of the newest books and be able to talk about them in an educational setting. Many students are a part of this new club and some of them have stated that this club has really helped them improve their overall reading and summarization skills.

If we are just allowing readable text, controlled text in our student’s boxes, we lose interest and students are not engaged. Being mindful of content, schema, motivation, variety and purpose will help our students engagement and acceleration as

The movie ‘wimpy kid’ has many sociological concepts, theories and institutions. Sociology defines a deviant act as an act that violates norm, including rules and expectations (Henslin 162). There are several acts in this movie performed by the Greg. After hitting to the road trip, Susan takes everyone's phone so that everyone spends some time together. But, when the family reaches at a motel to take rest Greg takes his phone from the van without his mom’s permission. There is also an event in the movie when Susan gives Rodrick her list of items to be purchased from the store. Rodrick intentionally purchases the stuff of his choice and ignores the items of his mom’s choice. Frank wants to do some work-related calls so he also picks his phone from the van. Greg and Rodrick lie to their parents that they are going to buy a Present for Meemaw’s birthday, but they go out to meet Mac Digby at gaming expo. These deviant

Auggie would want to have a “normal” looking face in order to prevent people from staring at him everywhere he went. On page 61, Auggie says, “Every new class I had was like a new chance for kids to “not stare” at me. They would sneak peeks at me from behind their notebooks or when they thought I wasn’t looking.”

I will use the Literature circle to enhance the student’s ability to collaborate on a higher level so that they can move toward independent readers, molding them to integrate in a powerful classroom activity that will activate their critical thinking skills. I will do a book study and have students to meet and discuss the importance of rotating their roles giving everyone an opportunity to share the responsibility. I will teach how to highlight in different colors distinguishing each student reading.

It is one of the wimpy kid book which is very famous and the writer of this book is Jeff Kinney . this a fantastic book. a valentine's day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down.as Greg scramble s to find a date, he's worried he will be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend Rowley , doesn't have any prospect either ,but that's a small consolation . then an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for dance and leaves Rowley odd man out. This a great book and one of the best book of wimpy