Amanda's Blog

"Frankenstein" By: Mary Shelley I thought I had read "Frankenstein" in high school but I don't remember some of the scenes mention in this graphic novel. I know it is an adaptation but it still didn't really seem to connect for me. Like it would bounce from scene to scene and I wasn't 100% sure what was going on. I think the graphic novel would be a good idea to use in the classroom at like the end of a unit. As a student I enjoy creating my own images in my head when reading so starting out with someone else artistic interpretations would skew those images. But it would be cool to go back and compare say what you think Frankenstein looked like compared to what the artists depicts him in the graphic novel. The comics are also just still pictures where in my head its like a movie and the characters and time are moving. I had never heard of the graphic novel before but I think it would be a really cool thing to have personally and in the classroom to ...

Elie Wiesel's "Night" I remember reading this book in high school for my holocaust class and then passing it on to my mother to read. Its incredibly dark but it is a story that needs to be told. I also remember during our "Night" unit that they brought in a holocaust survivor to our school. The survivor's story was drastically different from that of Wiesel's. Our guest lost his parents to the Holocaust and was placed in a high-ranking Nazi officer's house as a servant. He was very fortunate to have not had to face the cruelties of this terrible time in history, but was a part of it none the less. It was also crazy because it was like working for the enemy, but he was so very lucky to be put in the situation he was. This story makes me fear for the future due to the old mantra "history will repeat itself". I don't think that we will ever allow another Holocaust to happen, but with what is happening around the world currently ano...

TPA Lesson Plan #___1____ Course: 1. Teacher Candidate Amanda Guarisco Date Taught 11/13/2017 2. Subject English Language Arts “Fall of the House of Usher” 3. Lesson Title/Focus Imagery 5. Length of Lesson 20 minutes 4. Grade Level 9th 6. Academic & Content Standards (Common Core/National) CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3 Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. 7. Learning Objective(s) Students will display their prior knowledge of imagery to identify the five senses portrayed in “Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe and how imagery enhances the story. 8. Academic Language demands (vocabulary, function, syntax, disc...

"The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian" Sherman Alexie    I loved this book! It was easy, fun, and inspiring. Not saying I love easy books but its always fun to read something fast and also be invested. I was also really invested because of how many references it had to Spokane and the Spokane tribe. I was trying to visualize in my mind if I had been to the certain places that Alexie had mentioned. I also had a personal connection because I used to sell sno cones at Powwows so I had a clear visual of what those looked like. I wish I knew more about the Native American culture, and although this book did teach me a lot, I was yearning for more. I loved Alexie's perspective on his culture as well. For me usually tribe members are so proud of who they are but Alexie spills the truth. And sure he was different because of some birth defects but that didn't stop him. One scene I loved the most was when he transferred to Reardan and he lists the rules of figh...