The main character of The Secret Life of Bees is Lily Melissa Owens, a 13-year-old girl (who turns 14-years-old later in the book on July 4) who lives with her father, Terrence Ray Owens (referred to as T. Ray), who is an abusive father. The year this novel is placed in is 1964, with all of the events occurring within a few months. Lily and her cruel father have lived on a peach farm alone since Lily’s mom, Deborah Fontanel, died when she was four-years-old. T. Ray informs Lily that she accidentally shot her when he and Deborah were fighting. The next day, Rosaleen, the black housekeeper, wants to go into town in order to register to vote, and Lily wants to go with her.…
Catherine is a very sweet third grader from Bluffton Elementary. She comes from what seems to be a very loving and caring home. She is the daughter of the owners of Bluffton’s local Mexican restaurant. She loves soccer and her favorite color is blue. Her favorite book to read is called Dogmom, and her favorite place to go is Dave and Buster’s.…
Vanessa Junior has been passionate about language arts since the age of 6. She continues to show strength in that area. How I would help her in this area is that I would talk to Vanessa Junior as a baby, read to her, and bring her to different social occasions so people could interact with her. My observation is that she continues to do well in language arts because of the activities I do with her to improve her literacy skills. Vanessa Junior has had an interest in science since being a little girl.…
I volunteered at Jack Jouett Middle School for the eighth-grade AVID program. In the classes, I helped students go through the AVID tutorial process. I functioned as a guide who coached the students through a Socratic process to understand points of confusion from their core classes, and then through collaborative work to understand the steps needed to clarify their point of confusion. All students in the AVID class apply to be in the program. They must have average to high test scores with a C to B+ grade point average.…
Reyna has matured nicely this semester, academically and socially. She takes pride in her work and completes assignments with quality in mind. She tackles new challenges eagerly and with a positive attitude. She has many insightful ideas to share with the class. She listens to the ideas, opinions, and comments of others without interrupting.…
Alanna also demonstrates her language comprehension skills every day. On October 29, during Sarah’s letter lesson, Alanna was given three-step directions. She successfully followed them and completed the activity. This is above average for a three year old, since following three step directions in order is a challenge for them. On October 30, during Brianna’s triangle lesson, Brianna counted to three out loud.…
I would like to thank you for beautiful novel Airborn, for it has truly inspired me. Intrigued by the quick summary on the back of the book, I took it upon myself to read the book itself. I grew attached to the characters, and I found myself unable to put the book down at times. I loved how I could somehow relate to each character throughout the novel, whether they were small similarities or rather big ones. Each character stood out to me in a unique way that changed the way I think and inspired me to act as they do.…
Misunderstood Minds Question 1: Briefly discuss each of the student’s specific learning disability and what you think of the interventions that they received. The first child shown in Misunderstood Minds is named Nathan Vanhoy. Nathan’s teacher became aware of his lack of phonemic awareness.…
For this child screening assignment, I worked with a forty-one month and three-day old girl named E.P. I used the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ) to conduct the assessment. E.P. was born on January 06, 2013 at full term without any complications and birth related problems. E.P. is the first child of her parents and they are expecting a new baby brother in October. She lives in an apartment with her father (J.P.), mother (T.P), and her paternal grandmother.…
The first words that come to mind when describing Amelia would be inquisitive, motivated, and a voracious reader. Due to Amelia’s high level of analytical and creative ability, her performance is outstanding in relationship to her ability. Through the use of the Language Arts curriculum from the William and Mary Center for Gifted Education, Amelia is able to use critical reasoning to interpret literature. My favorite part of our time together is the class discussion where Amelia must justify her responses. She consistently displays creative problem solving when engaging in a conversation on numerous subjects.…
Introduction Background Information on Student Robert* is a 7 year old part time kindergarten student. He attends school Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday. Robert has a medical and educational diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Robert is in a full inclusion setting and receives support from a one on one aid. In addition, he receives push in support from the resource room teacher, speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist and social worker.…
My observation for this assignment took place right before the end of the school year. I was fortunate to be paired with my favorite elementary teacher and mentor, Stacey Bingham. She teaches third grade at Lago Vista Elementary School. I enjoyed working with the students while they completed their research projects. This is a diverse class of wonderful students.…
OXFORD, OH - After finishing a meeting with The Miami Student, Megan Zahneis rushed to her next student-run organization meeting. Dressed in all black business attire, she took the five-minute walk up Spring Street from the Armstrong Student Center to McGuffey Hall on Miami University’s Campus. A group of fifteen people gathered on a Wednesday afternoon to engage in conversation and enjoy coffee and snacks. Five board members of the Students with Disabilities Advisory Council shared stories, expressed their concerns and answered questions pertaining to their experiences at Miami. Megan Zahneis is one of 50 cases in the world born with a rare neurological disorder.…
Assassin's Creed Unity is the newest installment and the popular Assassin's Creed franchise. I'm here to tell you guys my full thoughts on this game. It may not be entirely finished in this game. You play as Arno who's basically the Spider-man of the French Revolution, that's right. He's extremely good at modern-day parkour, he can do just about anything.…
Have you ever wanted something so bad that there became a burning passion growing inside you to gain that one thing? Olaudah Equiano is an excellent example of this freedom was his motivation, and he was not going to break until he tasted that sweet taste of accomplishing his goal. Equiano sets an excellent example of this in his life, the mentality and physical toughness to bend but not completely break. That is a quality that we can use in our own personal walk though this life. This autobiography is much more than just a book about slavery and freedom to me, as I began to read it, the book made me begin think about my own life.…