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Restorative Practices In English Language Arts: My Journey Towards Linguistic Justice, Ariana Skeese
Restorative Practices In English Language Arts: My Journey Towards Linguistic Justice, Ariana Skeese
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
In this final portfolio, I examine anti-racist pedagogy in English Language Arts Education.
Combating Trauma And The Immigrant Paradox In Schools, Emma Bergman
Combating Trauma And The Immigrant Paradox In Schools, Emma Bergman
Honors Projects
Over time, research on immigrant populations has revealed a trend known as the immigrant paradox in which, the further generations get from the generation of immigration, the poorer their outcomes are in areas such as mental health, delinquency, substance abuse, and education. Though a definitive explanation for this trend has yet to be identified, prevailing theories include several social, familial, and community-based factors such as the impacts of bilingualism, parental expectations, biculturalism, co-ethnic peers, quality of schools, and community support. Little attention has been paid to individual factors such as mental health and trauma. The present study proposes the transgenerational …
Existentially Guilty: Where Do I Go From Here?, Devontae Wilson
Existentially Guilty: Where Do I Go From Here?, Devontae Wilson
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
Teachers, students, parents, and even politicians have been forced to confront the by-products of not having difficult conversations about race and class. Political pundits are using this moment in history sparked by recorded injustice and the publicized murders of unarmed black people at the hands of law enforcement to demonize Critical Race Theory (CRT), a framework created to analyze how the law is racialized. This portfolio is largely a result of Dr. Rudine Sims-Bishop’s “Mirrors, Windows, and Sliding Glass Doors” and contextualizing it through my personal experience as a classroom teacher, as a black man in a majority white, female …
Master's Portfolio, Sydney Ludewig
Master's Portfolio, Sydney Ludewig
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This is the final portfolio for my Master's of Arts in the field of English. It includes an analytical narrative along with four projects that best illustrate my knowledge and skills in regards to teaching literature. These four pieces are titled "Problematic Women and Gender Roles in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night," "Teaching Linguistic Justice," "The Importance of Teaching Identity," and "Image Grammar and Narrative Essay Unit."