I'm a published journalist/songwriter and educator.
I have extensive experience teaching people of all ages. I'm well rounded in arts & culture since I grew up and studied in Europe & then began a teaching career in Toronto. In order to teach one must first understand, and I got to live with and learn from people in different cultures. I believe color is inspiration in dark times! Teaching academics is easy. Teaching LIFE paves a way out of the darkness. Always be the LIGHT.
I'm a published journalist/songwriter and educator.
I have extensive experience teaching people of all ages. I'm well rounded in arts & culture since I grew up and studied in Europe & then began a teaching career in Toronto. In order to teach one must first understand, and I got to live with and learn from people in different cultures. I believe color is inspiration in dark times! Teaching academics is easy. Teaching LIFE paves a way out of the darkness. Always be the LIGHT.
This creative CPT plan includes instructions, mind maps, customized rubric, and samples of previous Work.
Students are asked to create a 10 page children’s book based on the short story elements they learned throughout the semester. This is an opportunity to assess different writing, reading, comprehension, and literacy skills… Students are asked to hand in a hardcopy, as well as present the book to reading buddies ( students of a younger age. This can be arranged by taking a class to a feeder school nearby to present their books]. This interactive activity allows teachers to view the student progress not only in relation to reading and writing, but also in the understanding of audience and purpose – this is why I thought reading to younger kids is a great observation opportunity for teachers to test how engaging their reading [tone, diction] and stories really are in practicality and with real life children.
This activity is assessed through all learning categories (K, T,C, A) and the following learning specific strands:
Listening to Understand
1.1 Purpose
1.5 Demonstrating Understanding of Content
1.7 Extending Understanding of Texts
Speaking to Communicate
2.1 Purpose
2.2 Interpersonal Speaking Strategies
2.3 Clarity and Coherence
2.4 Diction and Devices
2.5 Vocal Strategies
2.6 Non-Verbal Cues
2.7Audio-Visual Aids
3. Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
3.1 Metacognition
3.2 Interconnected Skills
Reading for Meaning
1.2 Using Reading Comprehension Strategies
1.4 Making Inferences
Understanding Form and Style
2.1Text Forms
2,2Text Features
Elements of Style
Reading With Fluency
3.1 Reading Familiar Words
3.2 Reading Unfamiliar Words
3.3 Developing Vocabulary
Reflecting on Skills and Strategies
4.1Metacognition
4.2Interconnected Skills
Developing and Organizing Content
1.1Identifying Topic, Purpose, and Audience
1.2 Generating and Developing Ideas
1.3 Research
1.4Organizing Ideas
1.5Reviewing Content
Using Knowledge of Form and Style
1.1Form
1.2Voice
1.3Diction
1.4Sentence Craft and Fluency
1.5 Critical Literacy
1.6 Revision
1.7 Producing Drafts
Applying Knowledge of Conventions
1.1 Spelling
1.2 Vocabulary
1.3 Punctuation
1.4 Grammar
1.5 Proofreading
1.6 Publishing
1.7 Producing Finished Works
Intro: Group activity to begin understanding the difficulty of "arranged" marriages, and how compatibility, faith, and family support are all necessary in order to make relationships work.
In Act 1 Scene 2 & 3 of Romeo & Juliet, we see the arrangement of Paris and Juliet’s possible marriage.
We then learn that Juliet refuses to marry Paris and decides she wants to choose love for herself.
The battle of the Boys…..
Come up with the Perfect proposal for both a modern day Paris and.....