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There Is No "Right Answer:" Teaching As Exploration, Dawson Zimmerman May 2019

There Is No "Right Answer:" Teaching As Exploration, Dawson Zimmerman

Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects

A Final Portfolio Submitted to the English Department of Bowling Green State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the field of English with a specialization in English Teaching.


The History Of The Steelpan, It's Impact In Hartford And The Significant Evolution, Kimani Bishop Apr 2019

The History Of The Steelpan, It's Impact In Hartford And The Significant Evolution, Kimani Bishop

Senior Theses and Projects

The History of the Steelpan, its Impact in Hartford and the Significant Evolution.

The thesis focuses on the history and development of the national instrument of Trinidad and Tobago and its development for more than twenty-five decades. The rebellion of the African slaves that were forbidden to use their drums upon arrival to the Caribbean led to the invention of the steelpan through paint pans, aluminum tins, and zinc cans.

This research also involves individual interviews and information about the members of the Hartford Steel Symphony Orchestra (HSSO)and their contribution to the community. The HSSO is a well-profound musical orchestra …


Teaching Writing: Genre Lessons For Teaching Writing In The Homeschool High School Classroom And Beyond, Teagan R. Knoblich Jan 2019

Teaching Writing: Genre Lessons For Teaching Writing In The Homeschool High School Classroom And Beyond, Teagan R. Knoblich

All Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Other Capstone Projects

Most high schoolers in America operate with basic writing skills at best (U.S. Department of Education, 2012). Students who are educated at home, or homeschoolers, may be only marginally better in their writing skills, if at all. A review of materials available to home educators for the instruction of their homeschool students revealed that available writing curricula does not do a good job covering more than a few basic writing forms, such as research and narrative. This creative project aimed to create writing instruction materials that could be used by home educators to teach their high school students how to …