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1st Day of School
Kindergarten! Learned the alphabet, terse words, how to sing songs about short words. -
1st Grade
Learned small sentences: This is Jane. This is Spot. See Spot run. Continued to learn words by memorization techniques. Whole class reading activities only. -
3rd Grade
Whole Class intorduced to phonics system for reading. Taught rules for punctuatiion by memory techniques. -
4th Grade
Whole class activities only. Worked with learning the links between reading and learning to write: basic outline, rough draft, self editing only. -
5th Grade
I learned writers had to read their wrok to small groups, whole class, parents. Introduced to the sugbject of writing for an audience. -
6th Grade
Learned that academic language has its place in content subjects as well as grade appropriate generalized literature.It was fun doing academic language in science and social studies. -
7th Grade
I finally connected math has a language of its own: both verbal and written. Best exposure to visuals in learning since I left Kindergarten. First work in "pairs." First time given time to formulate an answer before answering. -
8th Grade
New vocabulary for literature (and taking a true literature class.) A whole new world opened up for me. Linkage! (allusion, allegory, irony, oxymoron, etc.) Vocabulary to specific types of literature and word usage in literature. -
9th Grade
Freedon at last. Teacher allows us to select our own individual reading materiShakespeare is okay, but Elizabeth Barring Browning is fantastic. -
Milliken University Fall Semester
Learned to read, write, and analyze contemporary and traditional Japanese poetry. Class was taught by Dr. Brooks. Dr. Brooks is regarded as an expert in teaching Japanese Poetry. -
Fall Semester Nevada State College
Learned to read and read aloud Folk Tales. Telling/sharing a folktale with an audience requires some dramatic flare to the audience with the register of the art. Folk-Story telling is an art itslef. While it is fun, I am far from a master.
