Project Proposal

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I know I am going to get a bad grade on this project proposal, but I am just having a really tough time coming up with something and deciding on something.

Option 1:
Topic: Empowering literacy
Two articles to summarize: Delpit and Finn
Project: I was thinking maybe something to do with empowering literacy. I really want to incorporate environmental justice into my curriculum next year. I could make a few lesson plans or activities and decide how I can bring this topic up in class, and how I can explain the reason why we are doing this type of learning in class, and why it may seem different than their other classes.

Option 2:
Topic: White privilege
Two articles to summarize: Johnson and TAL podcast
Project: I was thinking I can interview my sister. She is in high school right now and I don't actually know how much she knows about white privilege and if she has done any identity work in school. My dad is also pretty conservative (she lives with my dad, I grew up with my mom) so I don't even really know what influence he has had on her in this arena because we have never really talked about this. The more I think about it, the more I think that this is a discussion we really need to have. 

Comments

  1. LesleyJune 11, 2019 at 5:51 PM

    oh Haley... even though the culture of our class has done everything to pull you away from the "i am going to get a bad grade" discourse, it is so deeply engrained in you/us, it is hard to avoid. YOur proposal is exactly what I hoped it to be. A chance for you to explore ideas!! I think either one of these would work well for this project. It depends on whether you want to focus on the your classroom or share your knowledge with family. I would certainly support either one!! Let me knw if you want to talk more about these.

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