BLOG JOURNAL #3: ELA STANDARDS & CPALMS
Personally, I am most skilled in English, writing, Literature, and History. Therefore, those would be the ELA Standards I would be most prepared to teach. My extensive knowledge in English, specifically Literature and writing, would make me an excellent teacher for anything involving those topics. I have a pretty good understanding and recollection of history and would be comfortable teaching the ELA standards for history as long as I had a brief period to refresh my memory. As for the math, science, and technology ELA standards, I would not be comfortable in teaching those courses. Yes, I know that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell, but I do not think that qualifies me to teach an entire course with the expectation that my students will have a greater understanding of biology at the end of the term.
The CPALMS resource I would utilize in my classroom is the Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of Composition. This resource provides students with a guide that aids them in their writing process, no matter what kind of paper they are writing. Students begin by personalizing their writing by choosing from three topics. The first topic is choosing a component of the writing process that they are struggling with such as writer's block, tone, the editing process, etc. Secondly, they choose which part of the essay they need help with, whether that be the thesis statement, introduction, a body paragraph, or the conclusion. Lastly, students choose their "patterns of composition" which is where they select what kind of essay they are writing. This is an amazing resource for an English/Writing course as it provides helpful assistance if a student is struggling with a paper. I would definitely show my students this resource on the first day, link it to my class page, and also offer to help students figure out how to best utilize this resource if they have trouble figuring it out!
I learned a lot while doing the newsletter assignment. For starters, I had no idea that you could put words into columns, insert page borders, put a picture underneath the text, put a border around textboxes, or shade in parts of a word document. I really liked how all of these skills really made my newsletter look put together and cohesive. The graphics added a satisfying visual aspect to my newsletter which was critical as no one wants to read a newsletter comprised entirely of words. I did not like how we had to include a numbered list as well as a bulleted list, strictly because I think bulleted lists look much nicer and would have preferred to just have two of those instead of one of each list. As for the next time I use Word to put together a newsletter or any kind of document, I think I can improve on my color components. I was scared to do too much with color as this was my first experience with Word, but I think including more colors and making the document pop more would be an improvement. Finally, I believe the skills I learned while doing this assignment will be greatly beneficial to me in my future career as a British Literature professor because I will undoubtedly need to make/send out announcements, and now I will be able to make those announcements visually pleasing for my students. Additionally, my students will be more inclined to engage with the announcement if it is more than just words thrown on a page.
The CPALMS resource I would utilize in my classroom is the Guide to Grammar and Writing: Principles of Composition. This resource provides students with a guide that aids them in their writing process, no matter what kind of paper they are writing. Students begin by personalizing their writing by choosing from three topics. The first topic is choosing a component of the writing process that they are struggling with such as writer's block, tone, the editing process, etc. Secondly, they choose which part of the essay they need help with, whether that be the thesis statement, introduction, a body paragraph, or the conclusion. Lastly, students choose their "patterns of composition" which is where they select what kind of essay they are writing. This is an amazing resource for an English/Writing course as it provides helpful assistance if a student is struggling with a paper. I would definitely show my students this resource on the first day, link it to my class page, and also offer to help students figure out how to best utilize this resource if they have trouble figuring it out!
I learned a lot while doing the newsletter assignment. For starters, I had no idea that you could put words into columns, insert page borders, put a picture underneath the text, put a border around textboxes, or shade in parts of a word document. I really liked how all of these skills really made my newsletter look put together and cohesive. The graphics added a satisfying visual aspect to my newsletter which was critical as no one wants to read a newsletter comprised entirely of words. I did not like how we had to include a numbered list as well as a bulleted list, strictly because I think bulleted lists look much nicer and would have preferred to just have two of those instead of one of each list. As for the next time I use Word to put together a newsletter or any kind of document, I think I can improve on my color components. I was scared to do too much with color as this was my first experience with Word, but I think including more colors and making the document pop more would be an improvement. Finally, I believe the skills I learned while doing this assignment will be greatly beneficial to me in my future career as a British Literature professor because I will undoubtedly need to make/send out announcements, and now I will be able to make those announcements visually pleasing for my students. Additionally, my students will be more inclined to engage with the announcement if it is more than just words thrown on a page.
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