Specifically for grades 11-12 (since these are the grades I would like to teach if I pursue a career in education), I feel comfortable with LAFS.1112.L.3.4, demonstrating the ability to define words, parts of speech, etc., and present them in the proper content to students. I feel that I would do a great job at teaching the material, but I still study with the technological aspect of its presentation. I think I would struggle currently with LAFS.1112.RH.3.7, requiring you to “Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information presented in diverse formats and media”. This is definitely something I would like to improve upon, and this class has definitely allowed me to become more interested in expanding my knowledge and skillset regarding education technologies and how they would be applied to a high school English classroom.
One of the resources on the CPALMS website was a lesson plan to go over “grammar pet peeves”, which I think would be really helpful in an English classroom. Though the overall idea of the lesson sounds a bit elementary, I found the idea in the section for grades 9-12. Even in high school, students still seem to struggle with basic spelling, grammar, and composition issues, so I feel that it would be important to stress these ideas when teaching English language arts. This resource suggests that students pick out their own grammar pet peeves, and explain why it is important to use this technique in the proper way. I would definitely use this resource, and allow students to compare their findings since one student may struggle in an area that another student performs well in. I think it is not only helpful, but vital to the success of a classroom to let students help and interact with one another to learn from their mistakes and improve upon them.
I actually loved working on the newsletter design project! Even though I have been using Microsoft Word for years, I learned so much more about this software even through this assignment. It allowed me to become even more excited about the possibility of becoming a teacher in the future! I really liked how open the assignment was, and how I had the freedom to pick what I wanted to talk about! I think that was really helpful since I would be able to apply these skills for a high school English newsletter specifically to a future classroom. There weren’t many things I disliked about the newsletter process, but there were a couple of formatting issues I had a hard time with. I wouldn’t say that I disliked it, I just need more practice. Next time, I think I could include more graphics and make the newsletter even more colorful and eye-catching!
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Hey Kinsley! :) It was nice hearing from you on twitter. I wrote about how I was focused on standards for middle schoolers in my blog post, but I thought it was interesting that we had similar standards we found challenging. Analysis and integration seems really daunting to comprehend, let alone teach. I have confidence for us both, though. Also, I thought your newsletter design looked very clean and interesting. I loved the Gaston and Belle photo.
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