During my ED 305 Methods Block, I ran a collaborative comic strip-making session to emphasize characterization in the story Flowers for Algernon during one periods of my 8th grade placement at Manheim Central Middle School. The formal lesson plan and samples for this activity is attached here: FFA Comic Strip Project.docx
During my ED 305 Methods Block, I ran a collaborative movie-making session to emphasize characterization in the story Flowers for Algernon during two periods of my 8th grade placement at Manheim Central Middle School. The formal lesson plan for this activity is attached here: FFA Movie-Making Lesson.docx. After drafting this lesson, I received feedback from my cooperating teacher to strengthen the activities I wanted to do. Attached is a sample of our email correspondence: FFA Video Lesson Feedback.docx
During my ED 305 Methods Block, I ran a three-rotation lesson to introduce the story Flowers for Algernon during threeperiods of my 8th grade placement at Manheim Central Middle School. The formal lesson plan for this activity is attached here: Flowers For Algernon Introductory Lesson Plan.docx. Students at the collaborative-driven station received additional instructions, which are attached here: Rorschach Test Activity Instructions.docx. After drafting this lesson, I received feedback from my cooperating teacher to strengthen the activities I wanted to do. Attached is a sample of our email correspondance: FFA Introductory Lesson Feedback.docx
During my ED 305 Methods Block, I ran a Socratic Seminar during two periods of my 8th grade placement at Manheim Central Middle School. I introduced students to the concept of the seminar and had them evaluate themselves at the end of the block using this worksheet: Socratic Seminar Self-Evaluation and Intro.docx. The formal lesson plan for this activity is attached here: Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan.docx.
During my HEN 253 class, I wrote a research paper about the life and work of William Butler Yeats. This is in my content area, and therefore will be a potential area in which I will teach one day. This constitutes planning and preparation for future lessons.
From Lake Isle to Bethlehem: Contrasting the Poetry of W.B. Yeats
In my EN 240 class, I wrote a paper about 18th American literature, including texts by Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. This is in my content area, and therefore will be a potential area in which I will teach one day. This constitutes planning and preparation for future lessons.
A Tribal Instinct: The Appeal of Native Life to Colonial Captives
In my EN 220 class, I wrote a research paper about British poetry in the 18th century. This is in my content area, and therefore will be a potential area in which I will teach one day. This constitutes planning and preparation for future lessons.
Here is my Philosophy in Education, which I wrote in ED 105 and revised in EN 306. This demonstrates my core values as a teacher, as well as my commitment to planning and preparation in the classroom.