Sahara's Special

So far, I am enjoying Sahara's Special by Esme Raji Codell. Sahara is truly a special character and the way the book is written, children her age could relate very easily to some of the scenarios and feelings that she expresses throughout the text. My favorite character is probably Sahara in part because she is the main character, but she is also has quite a personality that not many others see because of their own life stresses and dealings. I don't think that her teachers and principal take her seriously and just want to make their own lives easier by handing her off to the special education teacher. I think if they would help her in non-academic ways that her academics might improve. I love the fact that she is storing papers in the 940's section, not only because that is a less-visited section but also because of the fact that it relates to her own life and dreams. I do hope to see someone find those papers and see how that turns out for her. I am looking forward to see how the rest of the book turns out!

There are really 6!

In a way, I was somewhat surprised that there were 6 Language Arts. I had not ever given it much thought before, but the more I think about it, the more I can see the 6 showing through in my past Language Arts experiences. Even though Language Arts is considered one subject, it is interesting to think about the fact that there are actually 6 subjects that teachers have to cover when teaching Language Arts.

When thinking about if viewing and visually representing should be included as part of the 6 Language Arts, I would have to say that they should be included. In my elementary and middle school years, visually representing was probably my favorite part of the Language Arts curriculum. I have always been a creative person and love to represent my knowledge through visuals rather than always writing a paper to show my understanding. With our increasing knowledge, understanding, and accessibility to technology, it is important to not only offer students another way of showing their knowledge on a subject, but it is also important to help them see what is out there for them to use.

As mentioned previously, I have always enjoyed the visually representing art of Language Arts because I like to use my creativity to show my understanding. I am a scrapbooker (when I have time) and I love to show my memories rather than tell them all. My Language Arts preferences have always been the same and I expect, at this point, that they will remain the same.

Hello Junior Year!

It is very hard to believe that I have now started my 3rd year at Meredith and I am finally a Junior. It seemed like this year would never come, in part, because of the anticipation of getting my Onyx...and now it is here!

Well, today is day two, and it has not been too bad so far, I am sure that this time next week I will be beginning to stress with everyone discussing everything that is due at some point during this semester..and all of that info makes me want to pull my hair out! But at this point, I am trying to enjoy the "calmness" of only taking classes and not having observations and everything of the sort added into the mix. Tomorrow is my birthday..20..yay..and I am excited about going out to eat with friends tomorrow night and going to the movies!