Dr. Agriss,
I am a student in your English 493 class--Teaching Literature to Adolescents--and am a teacher candidate in the English Education Department. I have completed most classes for the Secondary English Education BAE degree. I am concurrently enrolled in The Composition Process with Dr. Torgerson and in Education 341 with Mrs. Schultz, and I take the Secondary English Education Capstone, an elective, History of the English Language, and Education 420 next quarter. This is all followed by Education 426 in Spring Quarter.
I am placed at Central Valley High School with Mrs. Galloway teaching Pre-AP Sophomoric English. I am teaching several short stories right now and will be teaching Fahrenheit 451 in a couple weeks.
Some strengths of mine are flexibility and dependability. However, I think my belief that every student can learn and my commitment to helping every student learn is my biggest strength. It may also be my biggest weakness if I am a poor classroom manager though, or neglect some students at the expense of others.
I have several goals for this course. First, I want to learn strategies for effectively teaching students literature, strategies for effectively assessing students regarding what I taught, if my teaching was effective, etc. Second, I desire to spend time learning how to create quality lessons that engage students about literature they may not care about. Third, I aim to achieve a 3.7 or better this quarter and am intent on producing quality work to meet that goal.
I look forward to being in your class this quarter.
Dominick Giguere
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