Great Gatsby Lesson Plan
Hello, my name is Maria Bonaddio and welcome back to my teaching blog! If I were to teach 5th graders, I would like to teach them about the Jazz Age. The Jazz Age was a cultural period and movement that took place in the 1920s within America. This era is when both new styles of music and dance emerged. I would love to teach students about the culture of this era including the history of flappers, musicians, filmmakers, athletes, entertainers and more. During this time, the people of America went through many social and political changes. For the first time, … Continue reading Great Gatsby Lesson Plan
Importance of a Powerful message
Hi everyone welcome to blog post number two! When majoring in education, it is insightful to manufacture a pleasant teaching style. Something that I strive for my students is to use a various series of intelligences. Every student learns at a different pace and different style. An important segment to keep in mind is trying to keep the students intrigued and eager to learn new material. Some students learn visually, cooperative learning and inquiry based. By teaching with a variety of learning techniques, this reaches the accommodations for all students. A great story that I believe impacts young minds is … Continue reading Importance of a Powerful message
The Great Gatsby
By Kaitlynn Castro and Marykate Gorham As we wrap up the final year of the decade, we are soon entering this generations’ version of the Roaring 20’s. In honor of this, we have decided to focus our final research project on The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The students we are aiming to teach this book to are middle and high school students. We intend on using interpersonal, intrapersonal and linguistics for Gardner’s components of intelligence. All three of these intelligences were used throughout the book, and we plan on explaining when these intelligences are present in the book. … Continue reading The Great Gatsby
Civil Rights Lesson
After conducting my research, The text I will be focusing on will be, The Bus Ride that changed history: The Story of Rosa Parks by Pamela Duncan Edwards. The grades I will be aiming to teach this to would be to 2nd and 3rd grade students who will be around the age of 8, and 9. Using Gardner’s intelligences I intend to use visual-spatial, and interpersonal. Visual spatial are people who are good at visualizing things, and are very good at interpreting photos. I believe that if we use this as a way to teach the students, they can be … Continue reading Civil Rights Lesson
The History of Two Different Communities
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
Bridget Mosher’s First Teaching Blog
I knew from my junior year of high school that I wanted to be an elementary school teacher someday. When I reflect back to my earlier years as a student, my favorite subject in school was always reading and writing. I’ve always loved reading and writing stories and even essays. I am thinking that I would like to teach something along the lines of this. One of the literary periods that has caught my attention is Romanticism. After reading a little bit about it I have learned that if focuses on art, literature and even music in Western Civilization. When … Continue reading Bridget Mosher’s First Teaching Blog
Naturalist
For my final project I’ve decided to research and focus on the naturalist period. This period started in 1870 and lasted until 1910. Naturalism is a literary genre that started as a movement in the late nineteenth century in literature, film, theater, and art. It is a type of extreme realism. This movement suggested the roles of family, social conditions, and environment in shaping human character. Many famous naturalist American authors include people such as Mark Twain, Fredrick Douglas, Stephen Crane as well as many others. Along with the naturalism movement came the realism period as well. Realism focused on … Continue reading Naturalist
Realism Period
I am interested in looking at realist literature. Realism was a literary and artistic movement that followed Romanticism. Realism is characterized by the choice of the everyday, the use of very typical and authentic settings, believable characters, and very relatable plot lines. Issues of class, money, gender, and geographic location often appear in these works. When reading works from this literary period, readers ca often sympathize with the characters as they are having problems that many people can relate to. For this assignment, I would focus on the novel Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. I believe that this … Continue reading Realism Period
Teaching Immigration
My name is Margaret DeRaffele and welcome to my first blog post! I’ve been researching different topics that would be appropriate to teach to younger children ages ranging from around 5-10. I realized that immigration would be the most useful and beneficial topic. When I was in elementary school I began to learn about these topics at a some what young age and to me personally I think it is important for young children to know about. As a future teacher, it is an aim of mine to be sure that my students have a clear understanding of these different … Continue reading Teaching Immigration
Modernism and Realism in The Great Gatsby
The Modern Period had begun in the 1900s and was a movement in which technology and urbanization increased due to the Industrial Revolution. A favorite text of mine that is included with this time period is The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. Modernism was portrayed through the corruption of the American dream and disobeying society’s rules. Throughout the book, there are decisions made by each of the characters that cause poor consequences they are left to deal with. I enjoy reading about this time period because it is most relatable and realistic, by showing the struggles individuals had to … Continue reading Modernism and Realism in The Great Gatsby
What I would like to teach.
American Literature is the best way to learn about different time periods to younger generations. I have an interest in teaching children because I want to be that teacher that the children look up to like when I looked up to my teachers. Teaching also interests me because I want to teach the kids so they can have the confidence of learning so they can be anything they want to be when they get older. Authors that interest me include, Harper Lee and F. Scott Fitzgerald, I’m interested in these two authors because during my high school english classes, these … Continue reading What I would like to teach.
Dr. Seuss and American History
Upon reflecting and researching for my first blog post about teaching interests, I realized I have quite a few interests that could be beneficial for this project. I found that I do not have an interest in a specific time … Continue reading Dr. Seuss and American History
Modern Period
Two of the literary time periods I am most interested in are the modern period and the postmodern period. Some of my favorite books were written during these time periods, such as the Great Gatsby and To Kill a Mockingbird. I love these specific literary time periods because the history going on in the United States at the time really intrigues me. For example, I love learning about the roaring twenties and this is why I would love to teach about the Great Gatsby and the roaring twenties. The Great Gatsby talks about the Americans Dream and how different people … Continue reading Modern Period
The Road from the Roaring 20’s to the Great Depression
Hi everyone, my name is Grace Walker and welcome to my first blog post! Since the first time I was introduced to the literary era of the “Roaring 20’s” in my high school American Studies class, I knew I was … Continue reading The Road from the Roaring 20’s to the Great Depression
Romantic era
One era that I am personally interested in would be the Romantic era. I feel that the romantic era was the first time anyone has really read about emotion, love, and affection. During the Romantic era, most people were considered conservatives. During that era, authors and even artists started to express themselves in words and pictures. I personally love to read about love and emotion, so I am very interested in this time period. The Romantic era also touches upon nature, using personification in its poems. I would teach the romantic era/period with poems and short stories by the famous authors during … Continue reading Romantic era
My teaching ideas
Throughout my research I found many authors that have written children’s books. These books would be great for a classroom and to read to elementary students, as they can engage students in books they do not see and read all the time. Some authors I am curious about are Charlotte Zolotow, Vashti Harrison and Chelsea Clinton. These three authors all target feminism and racial differences. I am interested in these types of genres and era’s because it can help students understand and learn more about gender roles and racism to some extent. These genres and era’s can help my students … Continue reading My teaching ideas
What I would teach
Hello, my name is Kelsey Ciafone and welcome to my first blog post. While I was researching different topics the one that stood out the most was the Civil Rights movements. In school around the age of 9, I remember learning about different types of civil right movements, but I remember learning about Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. The question I keep asking and which we discussed in class is, when is it appropriate for children in elementary school to learn about disturbing, violent, and/or emotionally triggering aspects in American History. Now, I’m interested in contemporary writing, and … Continue reading What I would teach
Exploring the Renaissance Period
The Renaissance Period has always sparked my interest. The European Renaissance period was described as a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. It was a time where people began to dig deeper and challenge each other’s thoughts. Reading about the European Renaissancehad really sparked my interest of the American Renaissance because I wanted to learn more. This was truly an important moment in history when American writers were given the same validation that European writers were getting. It was a very different time, and this is very exciting for the Americans. In high school my … Continue reading Exploring the Renaissance Period
Teaching on Immigration
My name is Angela Hill and welcome to my teaching blog! After brainstorming and researching different topics I could use for my final project, I have decided that I really like the topic of immigration experiences. This is a very … Continue reading Teaching on Immigration
My teaching ideas
Alesandra Maulucci I feel through this lesson I want to focus on the segregation laws and events surrounding the early stages of the Civil Rights moments. The book, The Bus Ride That Changed Historyis directed towards grade 2nd-4thwith illustrations allowing for conversation after. From research it is stated that each new page builds from the previous one leaving listeners interested. In order to pursue with this idea I would want to order the book while reading it to make sure a lesson can be built off it. I feel this is a topic is sensitive to teach however it is essential … Continue reading My teaching ideas
Teaching History Through Poems
When I was in Elementary school, English class was one of my favorite classes! We had an abundance of writing pieces that reflected various topics. Studying to become an Elementary Educator, there are important lessons that I would like to pass down to my students. For instance, focusing on a widespread of topics, allows the students to intake more knowledge and think more critically. A well-known poem that opens the mind of the reader, “O Captain, My Captain!” Written by Walt Whitman. The time period in which the poem was written was during the 1860s. A series of unfortunate events … Continue reading Teaching History Through Poems
Empowering Students to Become “Self-Reliant”
My name is Cameryn Criscione and as a future teacher, I hold many thoughts on how to bring a sense of the importance of American literature to the elementary school level. One interest I am currently exploring is teaching a … Continue reading Empowering Students to Become “Self-Reliant”
Exploring Romaticism and Colonial America
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
What would I teach?
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?
American Literature for Elementary Education 