Leadership+and+Collaboration



**//"Pink isn't just a color, it's an attitude." -Miley Cyrus //**



The document above displays all of the work that my partner and I created during the Wolfpack Writing Partner segment of my ECI306 class. I worked with a girl in the sixth grade, who was a bit shy, but very intelligent. As the semester went by, we learned a lot about each other and also about writing. Although I had observed several middle school classrooms before this experience, I had never really gotten to work one-on-one with any of the students. I know I made a positive impact on the student's life, just like she did on my own. It was so much fun working with a sixth grader, and it was so great being able to listen to my peers' experiences and comments. I hope you enjoy our work!



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The document and video above display the Video/Book Talk that my classmate, Jessica Darnell, and I completed together. As we discuss the book //Diary of a Wimpy Kid,// we also discuss the film that was made after it gained popularity in adolescent readers. This project took a lot of planning, timing, and practice, and the two of us are proud of the work that we presented to our professor, Dr. Carol Pope, and our classmates. This project taught me a lot about how to display two versions of the same text without giving too much away to students. I also learned from peers that some film versions of texts can be deemed inappropriate and not worthy of showing to students. I think it is important for students to see both sides to a text, whether the teacher likes them both or not. This way, students can see, hear, AND read the texts as opposed to just reading them.

Above is a picture of my group during The Outsiders Project (TOP) 2011. This picture was taken after our video performance was recorded. It was wonderful working with the seventh grade students at Centennial Campus Magnet Middle School, and l learned a lot from my peers during the experience, too. I portrayed the character, Cherry, from the novel //The Outsiders//. My TOP partner played Marcia. My group had an amazing time and ended up with a nice video! Enjoy! media type="custom" key="13534284"