Category: The Colonial and Early National Period

Native American Literature, The Colonial and Early National PeriodLeave a comment

The History of Two Different Communities

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Alicia Briley Professor Callahan ENG-245-C                    The History of Two Different Communities There are two literary periods I would love to focus on and teach in my classroom, the Native American and Colonial Era. The genres I am interested in is poetry and fiction. When I was doing research, I didn’t expect to retrieve a lot of information ranging from all different issues that occurred between these two communities. Meanwhile, there was many authors to choose from, I was interested in Roger.D. Herring and E Barrie Kavasch. Roger Herrings’, “Elementary School Guidance and Counseling” and E Barrie Kavaschs’, “Earth Makers Lodge”, talks … Continue reading The History of Two Different Communities

Children's Literature, The Colonial and Early National Period, The Romantic and Gothic PeriodsLeave a comment

Exploring Romaticism and Colonial America

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As a future educator, I have many ideas about what I would like to teach inAmerican literature and how I would like to teach it. Currently, my focus iseither on the early colonial literary period or the Romantic period. In myexperience I find these literary eras capture the true American spirit as wellas helps shape the next generation of young writers. Specifically, JohnathanEdward’s “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” and PhillisWheatley’s “To the University of Cambridge, in New England” arepieces I find that elementary students will understand while still capturingwhat the early colonial period is about. As for … Continue reading Exploring Romaticism and Colonial America

Postmodern and Contemporary Period, The Colonial and Early National PeriodLeave a comment

What would I teach?

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Hello, my name is Maria Bonaddio and welcome to my teaching blog! If I were to teach 5th graders, I would like to teach them about the history of Massachusetts. I would like to teach them about the settlers, what life was like for them, what crops they grew, and who the Puritans were. I would especially like to teach about the early settlers because not only is it interesting and great for social studies, but for reading and writing as well! One book I would love to teach would be The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Although the book was … Continue reading What would I teach?