As an educator, my mission is to provide a supportive, all inclusive curriculum, develop partnerships with parents, and respect cultural diversity, while encouraging students to learn through interaction, exploration, and experimentation. ... My classroom will be student centered, encouraging my students to be active participants. They will be encouraged to explore and seek out new things on their own. ... Encouraging students to read to each other and to bring books from home is a great way to keep students interested and help them to develop good reading skills. ... Success also motivates th...

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• Grade Level: High School

For all students, a grade of C or better (or K) is required in ENGL 1101 prior to enrollment in ENGL1102. ... Course Outcomes Outcome 1: Writing Process Students will understand and engage in writing as a process. ... Students will sign a statement attesting to such access.   ... Students who do not complete a Portfolio by the due date will receive an F in the class. Students who fail to meet Portfolio deadlines will receive a grade of 0 on their Port...

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• Grade Level: High School

I have also chosen to compare the student's performance on two different text types: 1) narrative - myths. 2) expository - exploration. Predictions of this study: As students progress in school, they encounter textbooks that are expository rather than narrative. ... They are aimed for Grade 5 & 6 students. ... I also encouraged her to do her best and to ask me any questions before we started. ... Students may experience more difficulty in successfully comprehending this material, because of the progressively increasing focus on content-area material. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The elementary school sponsored a children's book contest every year, in which teachers encouraged students from second grade and up to write, illustrate and bind a children's book. Three students from each entering grade could win, and all books were returned when the contest ended, so even those who won no medal or certificate could take home their books as souvenirs. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

I will begin with a section about the author himself and later include a section about his methods of writing and teaching creative writing to college students. ... In Bragg's non-fiction he heeds the voice of Welty who encourages adherence to style by finding a way to write what one must (Welty 75). ...

• Word Count: 4108
• Approx Pages: 16
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• Grade Level: High School