Details:  Elementary teachers frequently develop and implement unit plans designed to enhance students’ learning in the English language arts. Well-conceived unit plans take into account a broad range of needs, including literacy skills, standards, text selections, students’ unique learning abilities and backgrounds, and sound instructional strategies and assessments.  The purpose of this assignment is to practice developing and delivering literacy instruction that is appropriate for […]

Envisioning Leadership Identifying a challenge that evokes your passion, understanding its historical and contemporary contexts, and bringing together the community of people needed to respond to this challenge—these are essential steps that make change possible. What kind of person is needed to lead such efforts? What characteristics make an effective leader? Throughout your program of study, you have been encouraged to think about leadership. You […]

Firstly, I would like to point out that through this post I will try to reflect how the sacred / secular divide affects our relationship with God. Throughout the history of the church we have seen that believers have not always known how to connect the secular with the sacred. Many Christians do not know how Sunday relates to Monday and as a result many […]

The introduction for Chapter 3 of the text discusses picture books and the important role this type of literature can have in helping children develop in their visual, spatial and gestural literacies (Cats, 2103).  Our ability as teachers to understand the basics of picturebook design will assist us in our choosing of books.  For this post, you will create a picturebook of your own, implementing […]

Comparing Management and Leadership  This week you learned about the differences between management and leadership. Managers and leaders are not inherently different types of people. Many managers possess abilities and qualities to be effective leaders. As well, leadership cannot replace management – it is in addition to management.  Write a paper where you compare and contrast the term management and leadership.  Address the following in […]

 Several of the works we have read this semester focus on a relationship between two or more people (Gilgamesh and Enkidu, Bata and Anubis, Joseph and his brothers, Ruth and Naomi, Medea and Jason, Phaethon and his father, Orpheus and Eurydice, etc.). Choose two different works and write an essay that makes an argument aboutthe theme of relationships. Some questions to consider: What defines a […]

Question: Chapter 3 in Rosenstand’s The Moral of the Story deals with the issue of moral truth—what is the morally right thing to do in a particular situation and what are the correct principles or guidelines for a living a morally good life? Moral subjectivism is the view that moral propositions are true only relative to the particular beliefs of a particular person or subject […]

Write a short essay of around 700 words in response to the following.  Do not consult outside sources or each other.  Work on your own, using Kafka’s The Metamorphosis and any material in this module as support. Be sure that you have a solid, defendable thesis statement toward the end of the introduction, which can be brief; focus in on your point quickly. Have a […]

  Of Mice and men is a parable that makes an attempt to explain the meaning of being human. John Steinbeck thinking regarding man’s place has been shaped by Ed Rickett. As we know, a man is a small part of a large universe. Individuals come and go, but they leave a lasting mark. Of Mice and Men teaches us about the nature of human existence. […]

Section 4.2 of the text discusses in detail the importance and the various types of plot we see in the stories we read.  Successful stories are those that have an identifiable plot or sequence of event (Coats, 2013).  Our understanding of the types of plot will help us to better identify the kinds of stories our future students gravitate twoards.  For this post, you will […]