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Beyond Words: Exploring History Through The Lens Of Literary Theory And Research, Andrea Weaver
Beyond Words: Exploring History Through The Lens Of Literary Theory And Research, Andrea Weaver
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
The narrative of this Master's portfolio reflects on the academic journey of Andrea Weaver. The three projects showcased in this portfolio reflect her experience during the Master of Arts in English with a Specialization in English Teaching program. It includes a rhetorical Ohio Suffragist unit plan created for high school sophomores, a seminar paper critically analyzing the film Interview with the Vampire (1994), and a digital presentation of artifacts and research about literary theorist Wolfgang Iser and his work in Reader Response Theory presented on the platform Microsoft Sway. The framework of New Historicism is threaded throughout each project, linking …
Final Master's Portfolio, Heather Eubank
Final Master's Portfolio, Heather Eubank
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
The following is my final portfolio for the Master of Arts in English with specialization in English Teaching program. An analytical reflective narrative introduces four projects exemplifying the range of theories and methods that have informed my work, the skills I have gained, and the growth I have demonstrated throughout my time at BGSU: a research proposal titled “The Effect of Decreasing Literary Texts in the High School English Language Arts Curriculum: Proposed Perceptions and Analysis of Student Engagement and Performance”; my statement of teaching philosophy and first-year composition course syllabus; an annotated bibliography of pedagogical research and literary criticism …
Teaching Writing, Dylan Stickler
Teaching Writing, Dylan Stickler
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This portfolio fulfills the requirements for my MA in English with a specialization in Teaching. It contains an analytical narrative, two teaching units, an academic proposal, as well as an analysis of technical writing instruction. Each project centers on improving the quality of writing instruction students receive.
Graduate Writing For Teenage Consumption, Cindy Malone
Graduate Writing For Teenage Consumption, Cindy Malone
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
Pedagogy based research and lesson plans for a high school English class.
Teaching Tolerance Through English Language Arts, Samantha Casarella
Teaching Tolerance Through English Language Arts, Samantha Casarella
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This portfolio examines the ways in which tolerance can be taught and reinforced through English Language Arts. Substantive research is presented justifying the urgency of teaching tolerance at the high school level and the role that English Language Arts teachers play in the process. Methods of practical application are presented through three separate unit plans, each focused on elevating students’ social consciousness.
The Teaching Of Writing: Methods, Resources, Plans, And Analysis, Katelyn Knochenmus
The Teaching Of Writing: Methods, Resources, Plans, And Analysis, Katelyn Knochenmus
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
As a culminating project for an MA in English on the individualized track, this portfolio is woven together with the theme of composition instruction. Beginning with a wide scope, the first selection is a reflective overview of writing instruction methods. The second piece in the portfolio, an annotated bibliography, offers many resources for teachers and tutors to better reach reluctant writers in particular. A unit plan for creating dynamic sentence variety through the use of grammar as a tool is the third selection. Lastly, the portfolio concludes with a narrower analysis related to one particular aspect of teaching writing: the …
Nailing Jell-O To A Tree, Jayson Lozier
Nailing Jell-O To A Tree, Jayson Lozier
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This portfolio contains papers addressing writing instruction, women's studies, queer theory, and literary analysis. “Mr. L 2.0 or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love English Composition” details the implementation of more effective techniques to teach writing in the secondary English classroom. “Educating Women in Afghanistan: Power, Revolution, and Rebellion” examines the feminist struggles around education and the efforts of the Afghan Institute of Learning to bring about change. “Out of the Closet and into the Classroom: Introducing Queer Reading Strategies to the Secondary English Classroom” examines the importance of queer theory and queer reading techniques in high school …
Philosophy And Actions For Authentic, Meaningful, And Lifelong Learning, Anthony Klever
Philosophy And Actions For Authentic, Meaningful, And Lifelong Learning, Anthony Klever
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This portfolio explores several major areas of education related to English teaching. A major research essay, “Incomplete Instructions: Building the Future of Technical Writing in Ohio Education”, explores the current situation and prospective future of technical writing in the state of Ohio’s education system. Also, a reflective essay, “Reflective Narrative: My Journey as a Student and My Map for Teaching”, explores the many elements of teaching philosophy with particular attention to English teaching. Another research essay, “Meaningful Revision: Revise for a Day, Teach Revision for a Lifetime”, explores the function of revision and offers suggestions for increasing the meaningfulness …
Innovation In Education: Renewed Perspectives Through Writer’S Conferences, Literary Theory, Supplements To The Western Literary Canon, And Representations Of Fiction Through Film, Elizabeth Dubois
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
Education requires constant reevaluation and reflection, and this portfolio is Elizabeth DuBois’s final portfolio for a Master’s of Arts in English that demonstrates reflection and reevaluation of secondary English education. It includes a framing narrative that establishes the significance of the writing projects included within the portfolio. The four revised pieces demonstrate renewed perspectives regarding education. Education requires constant reevaluation and reflection. This portfolio demonstrates that process of reflecting on pedagogy and reevaluating it in order to best serve students. Writer’s conferences, literary theory, multicultural literature, and film representations of fiction are all aspects of high school pedagogy that I …
There Is No "Right Answer:" Teaching As Exploration, Dawson Zimmerman
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.
Reflection Through Revision: A Master's Portfolio, Laura Hoebing
Reflection Through Revision: A Master's Portfolio, Laura Hoebing
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This document is a compilation of four essays centered around a theme of reflection and teaching English at a high school level. The essays include pedagogical research on reflective writing, teaching grammar, and standards-based grading in a junior high curriculum, as well as an analytical research essay on the role of the police in two contemporary domestic noir novels.