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The Key to Being a Good Writer: Journal Entries For Sure

There are plenty of times where little children, adolescents, and even young adults have a hard time of expressing their feelings or talking about them in general. It is often hard for people generally to write anything that they are feeling or even to write short stories, poems and more, because they feel intimidated by the seemingly never ending blank sheet of paper and the common tool used to jot down what needs to written. Now in the Bomer book, Chapter 11, it specifically discusses the strategies and techniques used to to encourage different types of writing. For example, it's main objective or point in initiating this was by acknowledging the idea of Journal or Notebook Entries. Now the first thought in taking on this process that Bomer talks about in "Teaching Diverse Types of Notebook Entries," Bomer amplifies the different ways that people and students mainly can take in learning how to use the words that were thought of and actually putting them towards pape...

What's Your Reading or Writing Space ?

Within Questions for Interviews or Written Reflections, there are three main discussion questions considered when it comes to reading and writing. The first question: How would you describe the best reading experience you could possibly have? this is a question that talks about what type of environment needs to be considered when you or another individual is trying to get the best out of their book. This goes also for the second question: How would you describe your very best writing experiences? See, many people have different ideas pertaining to the kind of thinking space needed to write and to just focus. The third question: How do you set up these things for the best reading or writing time you could possibly have? This discusses what you need in regards to music, the kind of snacks, a comfortable bed, or just your favorite pen or pencil. Now, there are two other questions that i want to acknowledge. The first: How long does a writing or reading session need to be for you to get r...

Book, Head, & Heart Strategy

Many issues and obstacles often times find their way into the school system, trying to jeopardize the education of younger children and teens. One obstacle that most children and students face everyday is this phrase: Learning to read and Reading to Learn. Now, this phrase can be quite meticulous with the fact that most students find it very difficult to learn let alone read in their literary environment. That's why these two individuals came up with a great idea to coerce children into gaining more knowledge and understanding exactly what they are learning. Book, Head, and Heart or BHH for short, is a strategy that Kylenne Beers and Robert E. Probst, developed so as to ensure kids with an easier advantage in their learning area. See, BHH is a fundamental strategy that goes with the concepts of questions like what and why something is being read or either learned. For instance, after reading a famous novel by Sandra Brown, I was able to make connections using BHH, and quickly ackn...

A Slice of Life

Today was quite an interesting day. It started off with the creamy aroma of coffee beans being churned and turned into a silky smooth brew that quenched the sweet thirst that i been craving. Then, the rummaging of clothes all over the place just to find the perfect outfit, turned into a complete whirlwind of frustration until I found the right one. After getting dressed and applying the necessary amount of makeup i decided to go for a walk at the nearby park. When i went i noticed a couple. Their tension was obvious but the love permeated the air. i wondered what the issue was but didn't have too much time to think over it when the man suddenly dropped to one knee and proposed to her, but before he did he stated "i know that we have been fighting a lot over these past couple of years but being down here on this one knee, i know that i want you to be my wife and the mother of my child forever, because there's no other person that can takeover that aspect of the job better t...

Literary Impressions and the Sophisticated Side of What School Can Do For You

Different children experience various literary impressions as they process their way through what most kids of today go through and that is school. See, school for me was not all bad, but the major points in my life were between sixth grade and twelfth grade. Now, of course throughout that time a positive impact was produced, but the workload was very challenging. I was put in a particular environment where every child was basically for their selves. Not saying that the teachers didn't help, but it was like you had to find some kind of way to maneuver through out the school days and not let one single mistake mess up that report card. Now, i did read a lot during that period which relates to how books like Stephen King, which was something that opened my mind to plenty of imagination, and The Babysitter's Club, which explained many mistakes that were always solved, inspired me so much. Although majority of my teachers had me write and read, it's just the fact that i got enj...

My One Word

FOCUS is the state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition. I have chosen this word because i have put myself in a position where i need to FOCUS on what i need accomplished this year. I am a new teacher , also i am in a masters program with no background knowldge of the content while I’m also in a ACP program . I am doing all these things while taking care of a 7 year old . I need to FOCUS so by the end of the semester i will pass my PPR and have my teaching certification. I need to FOCUS so that I can pass my classes and learn more about the content area. I need to FOCUS so that i can keep up with my job and try not to loose it on the first year. Also I need to FOCUS on my daughter so that i can get her where i need her to be for when she moves on to the 3rd grade. I recently read an article on HISD that said that they are going to FOCUS on reading literature for the children so that they may be able to read on their grade level. They are starting with elementary le...

LOVE......

LOVE IS SUCH A POWEERFUL 4 LETTER WORD...AND IT MEANS SO MUCH TO PEOPLE...LOVE TO SOME PEOPLE HAS NO MEANING..BUT WHAT I FEEL IS L.O.V.E....IS WHEN THAT ONE BOY KNOWS ALL YOUR SECRETS AND DONT JUDGE YOU WHEN EVERY ONE ELSE DOES ..HE DONT THINK NO LESS OF YOU ..HE LIKE YOU THE WAY YOU ARE ..AND HE DONT WANT YOU TO CHANGE FOR NOONE NOT EVEN HIM..LOVE IS WHEN HE TELLS YOU...YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL..AND YOU HAVE BEEN WAITIN FOR THAT ONE BOY TO TELL YOU AND ..HE DOES..WITH OUT WARNING..GUESS WHAT ...IM IN LOVE