Patricia MacLachlan

society. “Towards a New Vision” by Patricia Hill Collin, “White Privilege and Male Privilege” by Peggy McIntosh, and “There is No Hierarchy of Oppression”, by Audre Lord all sought to end the belief that oppression only happens to one group of people and that oppression should be ranked. Throughout all of the essays one theme ran throughout; everyone experiences some form of oppression and when society begins ranking oppression everyone ends up losing. Patricia Hill Collins’s “Towards a New…

of different ideas. It is very interesting as it focuses on both the differences and similarities of African American women from different places in time and how these things all tie into each other to result in a common motivation. Authors like Patricia Hill Collins and Tracey Reynolds break down this idea of Black feminist standpoint in ways that make it simplest to understand, highlighting things like individuality and collectivity, identity, and more; but in order to really understand Black…

Day three: Writing a simple story about your scene and winter activity Duration of the Lesson: 40 minutes Lesson Plan Title and Summary: The name of this lesson is Writing about a Winter Activity. After the first day being read Snowflakes Fall and writing a winter activity list on the board and on the second day being asked to draw out their favorite winter activity the students now on the third day will write a mini-story in great detail about their activity they chose. This mini-story…

The name of this lesson is writing about a Winter Activity and creating a drawing that matches it based off of opinion. After the first day being taught about opinions and on the second day being read Snowflakes Fall the students now on the third day will write a mini opinion description in great detail about their activity they chose. This mini description will require why they like to do this activity during the winter and also by using details on what it may look like to match there drawing…

Newberry Award Winners: DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Candlewick Press, 2000. Summary: Because of Winn-Dixie is a story of a young girl, Opal, who moved from one small town in Florida to another with her father who was a preacher. Her mother left them when Opal was very young and she struggles with this throughout the book. While in the supermarket, Winn-Dixie, Opal found a dog that was tearing apart the store. She claimed the dog as hers and she and her father took the dog home. She…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…