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I am a senior Secondary Education Major with a concentration in English. I actually enjoy being a student. I feel I am more of a visual learner most of the time. I do better when things are shown to me in steps. I love group activies in class but do not enjoy them as much when they continue outside the classroom. I feel, especially in college, that there is not enough time and that things get rushed and are not done to the best ability that they could be. Outside of school I love spending time with my family and my boyfriend, Brandon. I am a very family oriented person. I spend all the time I can with them. I also enjoy spending time with my friends. I work a lot, probably more than I should. I also love to watch movies and listen to music.

Before Bloomsburg, I lived in Wilkes-Barre Pa.

At Bloomsburg, I want to major in Secondary Education-English.

Right now, I’m most interested in listening to music and hanging out with my friends.

My favorite musical artist is Paramore, but I listen to everything.

My favorite movie is How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days . One thing I like to do in my spare time is spending time with my friends.

When it comes to technology, I’m most comfortable with…(put X next to all that apply)

Microsoft Word X Microsoft Powerpoint X Email X Cellphone X Text messaging X Taking cellphone pictures X Taking cellphone video X <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Taking cellphone audio X <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Video editing X <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Blogging or Social Networking (e.g., Facebook) X <span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Making websites _

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My favorite teachers were the ones who really connected with me as a person and became someone who I could go to with anything.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">But I didn’t like classes in which the teacher was monitone and did not get to know the students.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">In this class, I’m most nervous about the presentation and getting up in front of the class because it feels too formal.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">In this class, I’m most excited about the class in general. The class as a whole is very energetic.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If there’s one thing you should know about me as a student, it’sthat I am a visual learner.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">If there’s one thing you should know about me in general, it’s that I am a quiet person in the beginning but I open up over time.

= ** Rational ** =

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">For my unit I have chosen to do the hero's journey. I think this is something that is not only good for our students to learn for the sake of literature but for life. I think you could also talk about other aspects of a hero as well. The way I have decided to approach this is by teaching two books, a classic, __The Odyssey__, and a young adult novel, __Walk Two Moons__ by Sharon Creech. I have chosen these two works because I feel they are both a good reflection on a hero’s journey and that they are both something that students can relate with. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">The rationale behind choosing these two work are that they fit many of the English standards that my classes will need to have covered. Also __The Odyssey__ is a classic that I believe students should at least be introduced to. I decided to pair a young adult novel with it because Sal, the little girl in the story parallels a hero’s journey but from today’s time period and I think the students would be able to relate better. I also think that from understanding Sal and her journey the student will understand Odysseus and his journey. I also think that students will be able to take this out of the classroom and use this in their lives because they can then see what makes not only an epic hero but a real life hero today. Guilding Questions: What makes up a hero? What makes a hero an epic hero?



1.1.8 Learning to Read Independently D. Identify basic facts and ideas in text using specific strategies (e.g., recall genre characteristics, set a purpose for reading, generate essential questions as aids to comprehension and clarify understanding through rereading and discussion). G. Demonstrate after reading understanding and intrepretation of both fiction and nonfiction text, including public documents. H. Demonstrate fluency and comprehension in reading.
 * Assessment(s)**
 * 1. The students will be asked over the course of the unit for homework each night to write a page in a journal. This journal will be used at the end of the unit as an assessment of what they have learned from the unit overall. In this journal students will write a paragraph about what they have read and then comment on it. They can write about how they interpreted the text, how it relates to thier lives or what they were confused on. As we move from one text to another they will compare the first novel to the second and see how they are similar and how they are different. The assessment of the journals at the end of the unit will be based off a rubric. Grammar and spelling will be included in the rubric but only slightley. I will be focusing on the content of thier journals mostly. I will be looking for what they have learned about the text and from the text.**
 * Standards:**

1.2.8 Reading Critically in All Content Areas A. Read and understand essential content of informational texts and documents in all academic areas.

1.3.8 Reading, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature A. Read and understand works of literature.

1.4.8 Types of Writing B. Write multi-paragraph informational pieces (e.g., letters, descriptions, reports, instructions, essays, articles,interviews).

1.5.8 Quality of Writing B. Write using well-developed content appropriate for the topic.







__Walk Two Moons__ Unit...

Collab Unit Formal Journal Entry...

Collab Unit Lesson Revision