CHILD ONE: In order to complete my application assignment, I received help from Cassandra. Cassandra is: 4 years old, a female, and has not started school. Cassandra’s first language is Spanish. She has not had a nap.…
To better understand this topic, I turn to the work of anthropologist Richard Curtis who explored drug use in his article The Portapotty experiment: Neoliberal approach to the intertwined epidemics of opioid- related overdose and HIV/HCV, and why we need cultural anthropologists in the South Bronx. The author wrote his experience conducting a portapotty experiment in South Bronx. Professor Curtis and his team rented two luxury portapotties and placed them nearby a site in a “rabbit hole” also known as one of the homeless hotspots neighborhood in South Bronx. Because they were interested in drug related overdoses that occur in public bathrooms. They believed having the portapotties would encourage the drug users to use them in there than the…
The activity is pedagogically appropriate for the developmental stage and children. The picture book "Mr McGee and biting flea" from Pamela Allen is suggested text by Board of Studies NSW (2012) for Stage One class, which matches with the stage of the class. The lesson plans reflect on the select outcome, content and objective from the NSW K-10 English curriculum documents. Multiple methods of learning are involved in the lesson, such as showing diagram (visual), acting game (kinaesthetic), and reading (auditory) to cover different types of learning style that can increase children 's multiple intelligence (Bredekamp, Copple, & National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1997). It also provides different cueing systems to assist…
In his nostalgic poem “Blackberries”, Yusef Komunyakka allows the reader to better connect with the speaker’s problems by the use of first person point of view. By allowing the young boy to express his stream of conscious directly to those listening to the poem, we get an intimate glimpse at his transition from innocence. The poem begins with the boy recalling his time spent picking wild blackberries. He enjoys this act, and how it leaves his hands stained “like a printers/Or a thief’s before a police blotter”.…
Diction: The “Jim Crow Club” phrase is used to show that certain clubs are known for having separate but equal ideals. The word “barring” and “grievous” show the bad mistake these less famous clubs made when they chose to exclude people of their own race and only allowing white people to enter. Imagery: The use of the words “large, dark, masculine lady, whose feet pounded the floor while her fingers pounded the keyboard.” This appeals to your sense of sight and sound.…
Old Hickory, the seventh president of the United States, prided himself greatly in his endeavors to help common men within his country. During his era he eradicated the 2nd national bank because his country wanted it, wrote a bill to displace Indians and vetoed an alarmingly high amount of bills. In all his flaws he was well liked by the people and was known as a man of the people. The Jacksonian period from the viewpoint of the common man, was a turning point in American history because of higher political involvement because the president was always in their corner; however, it was not always for the better because this period manifested in the trail of tears and tyrannical ruling from Jackson. One of the many things that make…
As a man, I hammered nails on a job-site overlooking Base Lake. An east wind rose off the waves, off the beach, rocks, trees, and birds rode it in a circling flock. As I prepared to leave work, I wiped down each tool. I remember Dad finding his hammer in the mud by our fence. He believed I dropped it in the snow.…
Stepping into office on March 4, 1829, Andrew Jackson began to serve his presidential term up until March 4, 1837. This was his second time to run for president of the United States, where John Quincy Adams took victory over him the first time around in 1824. He was said to have won by a landslide in 1829 because of his favoritism that grew after his first election. Overall, the citizens of the United States viewed the man called “Old Hickory” in various ways. Some identified him to be the ‘leading man of the nation since the founding fathers”, while others recognized the evil within Jackson.…
The stage was dimly light with spotlight shinning the battle, and Tchaikovsky’s suspenseful music was clashing throughout the hall adding the firewood to the heated scene. There was a pack of gigantic mice surrounding the mouse king and the nutcracker prince in circle, who persistently and continuously stepped forward with their feet, leaned their upper torso inward and an in reflective swing pushed on their legs to reposition themselves. All the mice doing this in unison made it seem that even if the prince managed to defeat the king, he would still be eliminated by the storming pack of mice army. The mouse king appeared much threatening as well – he was much larger than the other mice and on his head was bunches of mouse heads clumped together like a grape. In addition to this obscure appearance, it would rhythmically swing toward and back with legs stepping forward and back, with synchronized powerful swing of an arm yielding the sword it grasped firmly on its hand.…
Virtual clocks are a great way to teach students how to tell time. They are easy to manipulate with a click of the mouse and allow access digital and analog clocks with a click of the mouse. Virtual clocks are great because they don’t take up all the storage space as many physical clock manipulatives would in the classroom. Again one of the major disadvantages is if the technology for this manipulative is malfunctioning then you can’t use it.…
Symbolism in the works of literature refers to the use of objects, people, animals, and situations that have other meaning than the literal one used in the story. It creates a certain emotion or mood in the story making the reader understand it better. Symbolism is widely applied in the story Everyday Use by Alice Walker. This paper will explore symbolism in the story Everyday Use which includes the house, quilt, yard and characteristics of some characters.…
In the book Hate that Cat by Sharon Creech, Jack is miraculously growing in development through his poetry both at school and at home. When he is at home, he is talking about poetry with his mom and sharing some of the poems that he has written at school. Jack is also sharing the poems through sign language because his mother is deaf. He then has to teach or share with her some of the techniques that go into making a good poem through rhythm, hard then soft. He is also making growth at home because he is being very critical of elements of poetry with his uncle Bill.…
ESSAY 1 ELEANOR LOUISE WILSON Mrs Kristan ENGLISH 101 09/29/15 In “Knock Knock” by Daniel Beaty the purpose of the poem is is to highlight the importance of a fatherly figure during a son’s childhood. This significance is portrayed throughout the text by the authors use of repetition of symbolic phrases “knock knock”, as well as the narrative of the story being portrayed through the eyes of a child giving us a clearer indication of how it must feel to grow up without a father. The author uses a letter half way through the text which further influences how crucial a fatherly role is in a son’s life specifically, as well as highlighting this through portraying the failed lessons the child in the narrative has missed out on.…
He Loves Me In the poem "My Papa 's Waltz" written by Theodore Roethke, most readers believe that it is about abuse. Is it possible? Of course it is, it depends on who’s reading the poem and their interpretation of the poem. The use of language, diction, imagery, and symbols, along with the tone helps to influence how readers come to their own conclusion on what the poem is really about.…
Observation #2 Teacher and Child Interaction This observation is focused on the teacher/child interaction of the preschool program at Pasadena City College Child Development Center. There were twenty-five children in the room, aged from two and half to four years old, and four teachers were there on the day I observed. There were four to five children assigned to each teacher.…