& Pitches

1) Use my mentor interview as my article. Expand my intro, add a conclusion, potentially go back and ask my mentor additional, supplementary questions.


2) Write an article about the differences between when I was in the classroom as a first grader, versus being there as a teacher. Discuss changes since then, as well as similarities.


3) Article about what I learned/gained from my internship - what the kids taught me, what my mentor taught me, and what I learned on m own from spending multiple weeks in a first grade classroom. Could be a regular article, or one that has an intro, conclusion, and bullet points or a numbered list in between.

Semester 2, Blog 4

http://www.paperarticles.com/2010/03/japan-confirms-cold-war-era-secret.html

This is an article that was once in a newspaper, and so the paragraphs are short in order to hold the reader’s attention – a technique that may be useful in my Ampersand article. This article on Japan also includes quotes, which gives the article more content, and I could find quotes for my article by looking through my Mentor Interview, or going back and asking further questions if necessary. Lastly, something I like about this article is that it provides many statistics and facts, which add some credibility to the article, versus just generalizing, which is something that I could do in my Ampersand article, based on the topic.

http://712educators.about.com/od/teacherresources/tp/teachergood.htm

I like this article because the layout is different, and has an encompassing theme. Instead of having multiple paragraphs about a general topic, the main theme/idea is stated outright, and the facts are given in bullet points. An article such as this could work as an article in ampersand, potentially, if an introduction/outro were added, and the bullet point section shrunk down. I think that if I could find a topic that led to a list of items, this could be a good type of article to write.

http://www.ehow.com/how_7834640_eliminate-land-pollution.html

This third article is a how-to article, which could be a type of article for Ampersand. This layout has a main idea that the reader will learn to do, which can be something super specific, like how to cook something, or generalized, like how to be a good teacher. If I could find a facet of my internship that is teach-able, either a basic or complex idea, I could use that as my Ampersand article. Additionally, I like this article because it is neat and organized, and includes pictures on the topic that is being discussed. 

Semester 2, Blog 3

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2011-02-03/michael-urie-angels-in-america/
- Has short, but informative introduction that introduces the interview subject and tells of their past and current achievements.
- Asks in-depth questions.
- Questions and answers have a conversational tone.
- The questions flow well.
- Only provides relevant information, doesn't go in-depth about personal history or background, focuses rather on occupation.




http://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/elle-fanning/
- Provides quote from interview subject.
- Interviewer states when and where they met for the interview.
- Introduction is short, and contains relevant information regarding interview subject's career history and future plans.
- Interview contains questions about personal life and work.
- Interview has conversational tone.
- Doesn't really have a closing statement by the author.

Semester Two, Blog Two

Since last semester, I've read several books, and just recently started the book Impact, by Douglas Preston, all of which have been interesting. These books are interesting because they are examples of good writing, meaning they have good characters and plots, and hooks that pull you in. Although I have not gotten very far in it yet, I can tell that it will be a good novel just because of the way it starts off.

Semester 2, Blog 1

The big ideas that I am taking away from internship are just how the same skills are utilized both at school and in the workplace, and, as we used skills we had previously gained at school during internship, we can use newly gained skills from internship and apply them to the work we do at school. For example, although I had been required to be professional prior to my internship, being in a workplace for multiple weeks increased my professionalism, which can be used for future assignments and presentations. Similarly, during internship I became more patient, due to working with first graders on a daily basis, and that will help me in the future when preparing, or when trying to explain something to someone in a way they can understand. My plans for the next semester are to apply these skills I gained at internship to my everyday work, and continue to try the best at the work I complete.