Weedflower

Weed flower shows what the people of Japan went through during World War II. I was very unaware of what the Japanese Americans went through or how they were treated until I read this book. Weed flower is a wonderful work of historical fiction. If I was teaching a class of fourth graders or older then this would definitely be a great book to teach.

Kayla Coleman, Assignment 4

I do not believe that Harry Potter should be banned from the classroom. As long as children are reading and understanding what they are reading shouldn't matter. The Harry Potter series is doing nothing but encouraging children to continue to read because they can't wait to get to the next book in the series. The important thing as a teacher is for your students to be reading and understanding and if Harry Potter does that then I see no problem with it. I can understand where parents could have a problem with the "witch and wizard" theme, but as far as im concerned most parents encourage and want their children reading. "If the Potter books had included racist or anti-Catholic language, many of Potter's most ardent defenders would be switching sides." I believe that this statement is very true, but I do not see where the Harry Potter books could possibly offend anyone.

"Like the majority of people, I believe the Potter books are written in broad-stroke farce/fun. They won't turn children into the devil's disciples but will go a long way toward turning them into rabid readers. If we wrote textbooks like this, students would be volunteering for homework." This is so true, Harry Potter books were written were a fun and entertaining read, not to harm anyone, but if textbooks were written like Harry Potter then children would actually enjoy learning.

"Furthermore, if we're going to ban "witch" books, the first to go would be, sadly, the Christian allegory The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis." There is nothing wrong with witch books, they teach children a sense of imagination and allow them to imagine different worlds and people.

I would use Harry Potter in my classroom to teach a fantasy lesson and I would have them imagine what it is like to actually be Harry Potter and I would have them write their own story putting their self in Harry's shoes.

Assignment 5. Kayla Coleman

JUMP!

Michael

African American, Curious, Basketball Player, Troublemaker.

Brother of James Ronald, Deloris, Larry, & Roslyn.

Lover of Basketball, Family, & Carolina Tar heels.

Feels energetic, hard working, and accomplished.

Who finds happiness in his love and will for basketball.

Who needs someone to push him to succeed.

Who gives support to the younger generation.

Who fears being alone, defeat, & failure.

Who would like to see anyone succeed.

Who enjoys seeing people accomplish life goals.

Who wears Nike's when playing basketball.

Resident of Wallace, NC

Jordan

Assignment 4, Kayla Coleman

I've never felt so alone or mistreated.
All I wanted was a piece of something to eat, a crumb of some sort, I may even secertly wanted a home, I never thought that would happen...
..Until one day, as the grocery store manager was screaming at me..
Myself and this little girl made eye contact and I knew for a fact I had found my owner.
India Opal Buloni was her name and we were a perfect match, the best of friends.

Assignment 2. Kayla Coleman

Since i wasn't in class this week due to sickness I do not know what was discussed in class. However for children i believe that a "good" book is any book in the children's series of "Arthur" by Marc Brown. As a child i really enjoyed those books, they are funny and also teach life lessons.

Also, I was wondering if someone could email me this weeks notes and what we did in class. thanks.

Assignment 1

My earliest memory of reading as a child would have to be when my mother and father would read to me before bed. Every single night my mom or dad would read me a story before bed. And i just loved laying there about to fall asleep listening to a good story.
In elementary school i used to love circle time reading we would always sit on the circle rug and listen to the teacher read a book.
In middle school i was forced to do Battle of the Books and that is about all i read during those years. By the time i reached high school i hated reading and still I'm not too fond of it, but sometimes a good book is needed. I just recently finished reading "A Piece of Cake" by Cupcake Brown, it was one of the best books I've read in a long time, i would recommend it to anyone.