Marcus Kinnon: A Short Story

She told him how she wants to learn how to read to know if the grave diggers buried her brother even though Hans only went to school until 4th grade. “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.

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. She had already lost her brother and mother, and it is beautiful that she still has a parental figure to look up to. Liesel also struggles with poverty, and

in English, in 1968 a M.A. in English and in 1972 a M.A. in guidance and counseling. 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.

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. Finally, the silence of his father has given him pain, but by experiencing pain he can have compassion for others in pain.

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.

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. To this day she still uses what she learned from him in her

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). As the characters feel the pressure to conform and behave according to what society believes is correct, they lose their strength and voices.

72, Understanding child development). 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