Reflection on “The Raven”
By: Alicia Briley Throughout the research project, I’ve had many successes. I consider the ability to come up with artistic ideas and work together with my partner quite a success. I think my greatest achievement for this project would be … Continue reading Reflection on “The Raven”
Final Post
Welcome back to my final blog post. To keep everyone updated, Margaret and I are creating a formal lesson plan on how to teach second or third graders about the important topic of immigration in America, through the book All … Continue reading Final Post
Fourth Blog Post
Hi guys, our project is finally coming to an end. Throughout this process, we had many successes. One in particular that Kelsey and I both completely agree on is our use of the Sacred Heart library research tab. This allowed us to collect information that was credible, reliable, and scholarly. This later helped us to create a lesson knowing that the information being taught to our students is credible. In addition, the sources guided us in appropriate yet effective ways to relay this information to young students. Along with successes, we also pulled off a breakthrough. However, this was toward … Continue reading Fourth Blog Post
Reflection on Researching “The Raven”
This project has brought a lot of successes for the both of us. I think my greatest achievement is that I now view myself as a more creative person because I had to stretch my mind when creating ideas and … Continue reading Reflection on Researching “The Raven”
Reflection Post: Dr. Seuss Mini Unit
Hello everyone and welcome back to my 4th blog post! At this point, Alana and I have done a ton of research about Cat in the Hat and the development of elementary aged students. During this process, we have made tremendous success in … Continue reading Reflection Post: Dr. Seuss Mini Unit
Third Blog Post
Hi, welcome back to my third and final blog post! Today we will be discussing my experiences of completing this lesson plan! In my experince, this project was very beneficial and helped me to know how to manufacture lesson plans for the future! The successes I had as a result of the research process including making a sufficient lesson plan that not only relates to the background of the story but also incorporates multiple intelligences. An exciting discovery was manufacturing a successful lesson plan. When developing the lesson, it was in the best interests to try to make it efficient … Continue reading Third Blog Post
Great Gatsby Through Literature Circles
Written by: Maria Bonaddio and Alyssa Agolia Welcome to our Blog Post! If we were to teach 5th graders, we would like to teach them about the Jazz Age. The Jazz Age was a cultural period and movement that took … Continue reading Great Gatsby Through Literature Circles
Reflecting on Civil Rights and our lesson plan
As our research came to an end, we had some successes that really helped us with creating our lesson. One success was using the library research tab; we were able to collect information that was credible, reliable, and scholarly. The information we were receiving was reliable for us to teach our students and making sure that they were getting the correct information. Another success was having sources that guided our minds to ideas on how to relay this information to students. A breakthrough that we had was that we decided on a timeline that will give the students an idea … Continue reading Reflecting on Civil Rights and our lesson plan
The Personal Reflection of the Gatsby Project
Maria and I have worked together and have come up with amazing ideas that we are going to use in our future elementary school classrooms. One of the successes of our project was coming up with the in-class activity of making literature circles which is when the students are assigned into groups and each of them will go through the book, assignments, and activities together. Also, we included some super fun activities for the students so that they can have a better understanding of the novel such as a Gallery Walk, where we would play some 1920s music and display … Continue reading The Personal Reflection of the Gatsby Project
Third Blog Post
Welcome to my third blog post! In our second blog post, Kaitlynn and I explained how we will be discussing F. Scott Fitzgeralds, The Great Gatsby. We are aiming to gear our lesson plan towards middle and high school students. We chose this age group because there is so much important history that was occuring at the time period of which The Great Gatsby takes place in. The roaring twenties was such an important time in American history and one that I have learned about in depth, throughout my years of schooling. The Great Gatsby is a book gearned towards … Continue reading Third Blog Post
The Great Gatsby
As this century’s version of the Roaring 20s is vastly approaching, here is a recap on what our last blog post addressed! In our last blog post, we introduced the idea of teaching The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald to students at a middle and high school level. We chose the book because we thought it was a great representation of what the Roaring 20s looked like one hundred years ago. Although it does not address all the events that occurred during this time period, it does get a little more personal. Essentially, we chose this book because students … Continue reading The Great Gatsby
My Third Blog Post
Welcome to my 3rd blog post! My partner and I are planning on using the book All the Way to America by Dan Yaccarino to teach a second or third grade class. We will portray this lesson through a lesson plan to teach our students about immigration. After reading this book the objective is that students will get the idea that all ancestors were not born in America. It would also be important for them to understand the severity and struggle that comes with immigrating from one country to another. I think that imigration is a great lesson to educate … Continue reading My Third Blog Post
Third Blog Post
Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog! Madeline and I talk about a book named “Blubber’ by Judy Blume. In this book the author targets the common theme of bullying. This book is very significant to today’s society as bullying is a very common issue today. “Blubber” targets elementary school children in 4th and 5th grade. We think that a great way to teach students about this book would be through powerpoints, videos and comprehension questions. This project allows us to teach students a very valuable lesson in a fun and entertaining way. Teaching them this way will allow them … Continue reading Third Blog Post
The Great Gatsby and Literature Circles
Welcome back to my Blog Post! If you read last weeks post, you learned that The Great Gatsby is a novel I would like to teach my future 5th grade class! I would love to teach this novel because I … Continue reading The Great Gatsby and Literature Circles
My 3rd blog post!
Hi everyone and welcome back to my final blog post! As discussed in my prior post, my partner Erin and I will be gearing our lesson plan towards a 5thgrade class and the topic that we will be focusing on is the Roaring 20’s. We are still planning on using the text, What Were the Roaring Twenties? by Michele Mortlock as our literature component within the lesson plan, feeling that it thoroughly sums up all the information we hope our students to learn throughout this unit. Since this lesson will be taught to an upper elementary level grade, we feel that it … Continue reading My 3rd blog post!
Blog post #3
For my final project, my partner and I have chosen to use the book, The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds. This book is about a young girl, Vashti, who is discouraged in her art class because she thinks that she cannot draw as well as everyone else in her class. With the help from her teacher who helps her grow her confidence, she is able to create something truly exciting for Vashti. She begins to create many art pieces that is recognized by so many for its uniqueness. By the end of the story, Vashti inspires someone else by the … Continue reading Blog post #3
Transcendentalism in Disney
Wouldn’t it be fun to teach the principles of transcendentalism through Disney movies? The reading for this lesson is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s Self Reliance. To make this lesson age-appropriate and easier to understand, Cameryn and I thought that it would … Continue reading Transcendentalism in Disney
Introduction on Civil Rights
Hello welcome back to our third blog post! Ideally, this lesson will be aimed for 8 and 9 year olds who would be in third or fourth grade. We are going to be teaching about the beginning basics on the who, what, where, when, and why of the Civil Rights. Mainly, talking about Rosa Parks who was one influential civil rights leader during that time that made an impact. We are planning on using the book, The Bus Ride That Changed History, written by Pamela Duncan. Ally and I are going to create a lesson plan on the main points, … Continue reading Introduction on Civil Rights
Blog Post #3
Blog Post #3 For my final project I have chosen to discuss the book The Dot ,by Peter H. Reynolds. In this book, Reynolds tells the story of a young girl named Vashti who becomes discouraged within herself because she believes she is incapable of drawing as well as everyone else in her class. Despite her discouragement within herself, her teacher assist her to build up her confidence and Vashti is able to create something that is special and unique to her, showing her talents. We may have different talents than others but everyone’s talents should be recognized. Vashti … Continue reading Blog Post #3
“Blubber” by Judy Blume by Madie and Sydney
Hi welcome back to my blog! In Sydney and I’s research blog, our book we talk about is “Blubber,” by Judy Blume. This book is based on a girl who notices a common problem in today’s world, bullying. This book is significant due to the problem kids have in today’s society. The book is aiming for elementary school students, specifically 4th-5th graders. “Blubber,” aims not only to entertain children, but to teach them a valuable lesson. Teaching this book, a tool we think that is useful and most helpful is a powerpoint with videos and questions following the book. This … Continue reading “Blubber” by Judy Blume by Madie and Sydney
Third blog post
Hi welcome back to my third blog post. Our lesson mostly aims toward 3rdand 4thgraders. The main focus of our lesson is on the Civil Rights movement, highlighting Rosa Parks and her impact during that time. We are planning to use the book, The Bus Ride That Changed History. This text was written by Pamela Duncan and she focuses on Rosa Parks’ story. Kelsey and I are planning to create a lesson plan to help us as well as educators teach this topic on the Civil Rights. Through this lesson plan we incorporate Gardner’s visual-spatial and interpersonal intelligences to teach our lesson. … Continue reading Third blog post
Blog Post #3
For this project, my partner, Gabby, and I have come up with a Mini Unit to help students engage with the book The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss. Our intended age range for this Mini Unit is Kindergarten. … Continue reading Blog Post #3
3rd Blog Post.
Hi and welcome back to my third blog post! In my last blog posts I have talked about teaching the Roaring 20s to fifth and sixth graders. The book that my partner and I will be assigning for students to be introduced to the Roaring 20s will be What Were the Roaring Twenties? by Michele Mortlock. This book is great because it has everything that went on during that decade along with real life photos so the students can get a full understanding of life during this time. The way my partner and I will be introducing the whole topic … Continue reading 3rd Blog Post.
Mini Unit for Cat in the Hat
Hi everyone and welcome back to my third blog post! For this Project, my partner and I have decided to create a Mini Unit to go along with the book The Cat in the Hat by Dr Seuss. Following reading the book to their class, teachers can follow our mini unit to work on word families. We want this mini unit to include a word family worksheet as well as a coloring aspect to keep the student’s imaginations alive while learning valuable information. Our intended age range for this Mini Unit is Kindergarten. An important aspect of this unit is reading … Continue reading Mini Unit for Cat in the Hat
American Literature for Elementary Education 