Marcus Kinnon: A Short Story

“The Grave Digger’s Handbook” leads to her learning how to read and write. After the bedwetting incident and Hans finding the book, Hans helps Liesel with writing by writing the ABCs and giving an example, for example “S” for sausmench. Every night Hans would read the book to her and this would help Liesel and Hans with their reading skills. When she went to school, she felt embarrassed because she was in a lower class for her age.

She was bullied for not knowing how to read, and that was going to stop. However, Liesel wrote that “it was not so much school who helped me to read. It was Papa.” (64). Because she struggled in school, Liesel was able to spend more time with her Papa while simultaneously learning how to read; an important tool in life.

In 1966, he got marry to Patricia Lawless. He was a professor for seven years in the Albuquerque high school and he also was the director of counseling at the University of Albuquerque. In the University of New Mexico he was the associate professor and later professor of English. Rudolfo retired and has emeritus status at the University of Albuquerque.

When asked how he took the silence the book notes: “He didn’t say anything. But his face tightened” In conclusion, most people define Danny Saunders, like many prodigies, in connection with his mind. However, under that intellectual exterior, his emotions are the driving force behind his brain. As happens often, even his friend, Reuven, does not see the emotions behind his mind.

For most, students their first day of middle school nervousness is simply about a new school, new people and having to remember their locker combination. All of this fear was magnified for Auggie Pullman, the main character in the novel Wonder. Auggie was homeschooled until fifth grade and was born with Mandibulofacial dysostosis, also known as Treacher Collins Syndrome, which is a rare condition that affects bones and other facial features. Auggie would often be stared and pointed at by strangers. As some would guess, his parents, especially his mom, are very protective over him.

This year, I applied to be a teacher's assistant with my favorite AP teacher, thinking it would be an easy credit. Little did I know, it would turn out to be an important learning experience for myself. The first week of school our conversations consisted of casual small talk. As time progressed I started to open up to him about problems in my life; my parents recent divorce, my long term depression, and my obsession with my grades. My teacher sympathized with me, telling me his own struggles growing up with his parent's divorce, his battles mental illness, and his poor grades.

My grandparents had an arrange marriage when they were only 16 years old. They were married for 50 plus years until my grandpa passed away. My grandpa worked and went to school so he knew how to speak English. My grandparents would tell us stories of them growing up and their marriage. My grandpa taught my grandmother the English words that she knows, he also taught her how to write and do simple arithmetic.

Inspiration Ever since I remember I have loved reading. I would stay up past my curfew reading with my book light, getting yelled out by my mom because I had school the very next day. It all started with my father reading me Dr. Seuss’s “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” and I would pick up on the words because we would read this book every night, and before I knew it I was reading it to him. I was around 5 at this time, and I remember that because my sister was still in her mother's belly and I would read to her from the outside world. When my sister was born we shared the same bedroom, and I would read to her before I went to bed.

Similarly, Todd in Dead Poets Society is shy and withdraws from conversations in their English classes. For instance, Mr Keating asks Todd why “language was developed” and Todd remains silent. Weir uses a high camera angle to portray the weakness Todd feels whenever he is expected to contribute. The Chief also feels this same weakness and expresses this to McMurphy saying he is “bigger and tougher [than himself]” (p. 187).

Miss P would would usually ignore bad behavior but verbally reward good behavior. She had a different student each day tell the class what the weather was, if the child said something different then what was happening rather than corrector him/her ahe would have the look out the window and say what they see, good use of maintaining motivation (pg 73, Understanding Child Development).As the class is mostly from poor regions of the city it was the first time many of them had been to school. Many have had little exposure to letters or math and are lacking in those areas of development. To fix this she would read out loud to them and write on the

He explains how he overcame his way of keeping his secret of how he was dyslexic, which he didn’t found out till college about after a friend was explains his situation, “ A friend of mine had just been diagnosed with dyslexia and was describing…. the problem I was having.” (Cook 159) Cook exclaims many reasons and information about dyslexia in his essay which he stating, “Dyslexics learn to read, but they are never fully fluent.” (Cook 159)

Jekoi D. Lassiter Personal Statement UNCG School of Education Degree Objective: M.Ed. My interest in the field of Education dates back to my primary years of school. Throughout my elementary years, I was always fascinated with aiding my fellow classmates in the area of reading comprehension, through the usage of breaking apart words and using the correct skills and strategies to attack reading passages and questions. This love for literacy increased throughout my grade school career. In my senior year of High School, I was provided the opportunity to participate in an Apprenticeship where I served as a Third Grade Teacher Assistant at one of the local elementary schools.

In today’s world education plays a vital role in everyone’s life. No matter what you do or what you intend to do, education is needed. It was clearly not the same in Frederick Douglas and Bich Minh Nguyen’s world. In both cases the author’s education wasn’t needed and took a back seat because of their race and other factors. Frederick Douglas the author of the article “Learning to Read and Write” shares his experience of how he educated himself but it didn’t bring any change in his life.

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” In the story “Coming Into Language” Jimmy Santiago Baca writes about him growing up in an empty environment and how him not making the right choices brought him a lot of hardships, but despite all that there is always a light at the end of the tunnel. Baca shows the reader how reading and writing changed how he grew as a person. He grew up into an adult and the tragedies he had to face in order to become one. Two years after being released from custody, he is arrested again on drug charges and receives a one million dollar bail.

I spoke with Horton's friend identified as Ronald Nuss (DOB-02-15-1989). Nuss stated, "Me and her mom were in the next room over, and could hear Tristan and Horton arguing, it sounded like a struggle was taking place like something hit the floor. We could hear what sounded like Horton gasping for air, a cough and type of whine noise is what we heard. This isn't the first time they've fought, and he's assaulted her before. I went outside and shined the light in the windows to see what was going on, and Tristan opened the door and came out quickly.