Essay was formatted properly and used different paragraphs to present information
Sentence structure
Structure of the sentences were complete and the writer used a variety of words to start the sentence
Citations
Citations were properly done and in-text citations were provided throughout the essay
Diary entry
Characteristics
Criteria
Date
The date was stated in the beginning to inform the reader of when it was written
Title
A title was given that makes the reader want to read the diary entry; it also makes the entry feel more personal
Information provided
Taylor provided personal stories and gave the reader a view inside what was going on in her life
Writing style
Quotations were used and the writing style seemed to be conversational which made it more realistic
Poem
Characteristics
Criteria
Title
Title was bolded and centered so the reader knew what the poem would be about
Format
The whole poem was written in groups of four lines to give it unity
Text
The text in this poem is black and pleasing to the eye
Information provided
This is a narrative poem so the poem does not rhyme but it provides the reader with information about Taylor Swift’s life
The topic I settled on is Taylor Swift. I decided to choose Taylor Swift as my topic because it is a project that I can have fun with. She is an artist that many teenagers can relate to because of the topics she writes her music about. Also, I would like to learn how she became famous and create genres that reflect her as a person. The audience I might design this topic for would be young adults/teenagers along with individuals trying to pursue a music career. The purpose of this project would be to inform my audience of how Taylor Swift became successful and to inform them about the person she is today. The sources I would use for this project are interviews from magazines that Taylor Swift shares personal information. I would also use internet sources along with books to help research background information about Taylor Swift. I am not sure exactly which genres I plan on using but there are quite a few that I am interested in; these include: diary, interview, letter, resume, advice column, memory, photo gallery/album, timeline, and CD cover/liner.
The first topic I am interested in pursuing is eating disorders. The purpose of this would be to inform individuals about the struggles that those who are affected by this disease go through. The purpose would also be to learn factual information about these diseases and to be able to recognize someone who is struggling with an eating disorder. My audience would be individuals my age so that we can help peers around us who are struggling with these diseases. The genres I would use are an informative essay, newspaper article, an obituary, a graph/chart, and a documentary film. The second topic I am interested in pursuing is Taylor Swift. The purpose of this would be to learn how Taylor Swift became famous and background information about her before she was famous. It would also be to learn of all her different accomplishments. My audience would be teenage individuals because that is Taylor Swift's target age group for her singing and the type of people who relate to her lifestyle stories. The genres I plan on using are an autobiography, diary, interview, resume, advice column, memory, collage, timeline, and CD cover/liner.
Once you have completed worksheets forTWOtopics, please answer these two questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class:
Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain.
I feel that information wise I will find the most information about eating disorders because it is something that affects a large variety of people. There is going to be a lot more statistics and factual information than there would be for Taylor Swift.
Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.
Although I would find more information about eating disorders, I really like the Taylor Swift topic. Many generic papers are basic and I have researched eating disorders before so I would enjoy learning about something new such as Taylor Swift. Also, I feel like I would be able to do a lot of interesting genres with a topic like Taylor Swift. Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of Interest
Topic Choice: Eating disorders List five facts that you already know about this topic: 1. There is more than one type of eating disorders. Bulimia is when a person binges and then purges to get rid of what they just ate. Anorexia is when an individual starves themselves and does not consume food.
2. Eating disorders affect both males and females.
3. In extreme situations, people can die from having an eating disorder. Eating disorders ruin your organs and do not allow your body to function properly.
4. There are treatment centers for people who suffer from eating disorders that try and help these individuals overcome this sickness.
5. Individuals see themselves as a distorted image (usually much heavier than they actually are) when people from the outside looking in see them as normal looking or as extremely skinny.
Answer these questions about this topic:
How did it/will it impact the world?
Eating disorders have impacted the world because individuals are dying from these diseases and affecting all different type of people. It has also impacted the world because overtime more people are diagnosed with eating disorders/
Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it?
There is still interest today because everyday people are affected with this disease and have to suffer to survive just to feel good about themselves. There is also interest in this topic because more and more people want to learn how to help individuals with eating disorders.
Why are you interested in researching this topic?
I am interested in this topic because I had a friend who suffered from this disease. I am also interested because I want to learn how to help someone out that is suffering from this and learn more of the signs that show someone has an eating disorder.
How do you personally connect with this topic?
I personally connect with this topic because one of my very close friends in high school struggled with an eating disorder and became very ill from this disease. She had to attend a 24-hour treatment program for almost two months at a hospital close to our houses. Resources What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other? I think all different sources of information will be helpful to research this topic. Books and periodicals will contain a lot of factual information and give me a lot of background information needed. Interviews and blogs will give me personal information about people who struggled with these diseases and their personal stories. Talk: Person
Topic Choice: Taylor Swift List five facts that you already know about this person: 1. Taylor Swift is a country singer
2. She is twenty years old
3. She was the first country-singer to win an MTV Video Music Award; unfortunately, Kanye West walked on stage and tried to ruin her moment by saying Beyonce deserved to win
4. Taylor Swift writes songs that are personal to her and relate back to her life
5. She was raised right outside of Reading, Pennsylvania
Answer these questions about this person:
How did this person impact the world?
Taylor Swift impacted the lives of many individuals by creating her songs off of her personal life and giving individuals something to relate to. She has impacted the world by doing all types of community service and giving back to others.
Why do we still learn about this person and his/her works today?
The reason we still learn about this person is because she is becoming more wide-known day by day and she is still creating new music. Taylor swift is also starting to pursue a career in acting and was in the movie Valentine’s Day.
Why are you interested in researching this person?
I am interesting in researching Taylor Swift because I feel she is very easy to relate to and I want to learn more about her as an individual. It would be interesting to know how she became famous and the struggles she endured to get there.
How do you personally connect with this person?
I personally connect with her because I really enjoy the music she writes and her life is very easy to relate to which in a way connects the two of our lives together.
Resources What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other?
I think that magazines will be very useful in order to research Taylor Swift. She has done countless number of interviews which will help me understand a lot about who she is as a person and where she has come from. I also think different websites will be useful, such as Taylor Swift’s blog, because it will be information about what is going on in her life.
For the teaching assignment the genre was informational. I was trying to teach Makena how to curl her hair and was giving instructions as to how she can complete the task. The audience for this task was Makena, because I was instructing her on how to curl her hair, and my roommate Kayla, because she was watching me teach Makena. The purpose in this assignment was to be able to teach Makena how to curl her hair with a straightener because she could not figure out how to do it herself. For the healthy meal teaching assignment the genre was competitive. We were competing against different groups to present our information in hopes of having the healthiest meal. Our audience was our classmates as were trying to win them over to vote for our group as the best presentation. Mr. Sherry was also our audience because we wanted to show him we researched our meal and figured out why it was so healthy. Finally, the purpose of this assignment was to create a healthy meal that costs under five dollars for two to three different individuals.
For this assignment, I decided to teach my friend Makena how to curl her hair with a straightener. In my opinion the learning styles that seemed to appeal to this lesson were Linguistic, Spatial, Bodily-Kinesthetic, and Intrapersonal Intelligences. These were the leaning styles that I felt would be best in teaching Makena because it allowed her to learn by listening to what I was saying, watching a video, practicing on my hair, and finally practicing on her own hair. First, I found a video on YouTube that I thought was helpful and would show Makena someone doing their hair. I felt that she would be able to pick it up while watching someone else right in front of her. This technique didn’t seem to work and it caused her to become frustrated because she still wasn't able to complete the task. Next, I talked Makena through the steps of curling her hair while I showed her on my own hair. This appealed more to her and she was able to get a basic understanding of how it was done. I then decided it was best if Makena tried doing her own hair while I talked her through the steps along. This learning style was definitely best for Makena. Finally, Intrapersonal Intelligence was used because Makena repeated the steps to herself and was able to curl her hair on her own without any instruction or demonstration. Makena was able to work her way through the steps and ended up curling all of her hair by herself. In terms of multiple intelligences, Makena struggled with the Spatial Intelligence. She had a hard time being able to pick up the steps while watching someone perform the task; this hindered my efforts of teaching her because it required me to give detailed instructions in order to help her learn. Makena’s strengths were definitely Bodily-Kinesthetic and Intrapersonal Intelligence. She was able to do the task hands-on and work her way through the different steps by instructing herself along the way. This helped my efforts because it was easier to instruct her through the process because she was practicing on her hair and getting hands on. I had evidence that Makena learned the lesson when she had curled all of her hair. In form of multiple intelligences, this evidence took the form of bodily-kinesthetic.
After taking the different types of test and comparing the numbers I received to the different style descriptions I would definitely agree with the results. My lowest score was on Learning Style # 8 which was Naturalist. Naturalist involved nature and being in touch with the environment around you. I am not very involved with nature and it is not something that catches my attention so I am not surprised that this is the lowest score I received. I was surprised that I was in the middle for Learning Style # 5 which is Musical. I am not very involved with music and the only thing I ever do involving music is listening to the radio or my Ipod. I did not think I would receive as high of a score as I did for this learning style. I scored highest on Learning Style # 6 which is Interpersonal. I agree with this score because I like to socialize with others and take the initiative to be a leader in a group setting. Overall, I feel that these tests were able to prove my strongest and weakest learning styles.
Learning Styles Profile
Learning Style #1 Do you: Like to write? 1 Like to learn new words? 1 Like to tell stories? 2 Enjoy reading? 3 Give good directions to others so that they understand the first time? 3 Have a good memory for names, dates, facts? 1 Enjoy making or hearing puns? 1 Enjoy metaphors? 1 Total score: 13
Learning Style #2 Do you: Like to work with computers and calculators? 1 Enjoy math class? 1 Easily add numbers in your head? 2 Enjoy doing science experiments? 1 Ask a lot of questions about how things work? 2 Enjoy chess, checkers, or other strategy games? 1 Enjoy logic puzzles or brainteasers? 2 Like to go by steps, from A to B to C, rather than jumping from A to D? 1 Total score: 11
Learning Style #3 Do you: Read maps, charts, or diagrams more easily than text? 1 Build interesting three dimensional constructions (like LEGO buildings or others)? 1 Prefer to draw pictures rather than tell stories? 1 Find your way to a new place easily? 3 Like to take things apart and then try to figure out how to put them back together? 1 Doodle a lot on notebooks? 2 Visualize the back side of an object from looking at the front? 1 Estimate distances between objects easily? 1 Total score: 11
Learning Style #4 Do you: Find activities like riding a bike, skating, or walking on a balance beam easy? 4 Run, swim, and exercise without getting tired? 3 Learn to play new sports easily and quickly? 2 Learn a new dance step easily and quickly? 4 Use a lot of hand gestures and body movements when talking to friends? 4 Like touching things you’ve just seen? 2 Cleverly mimic other people’s gestures or mannerisms? 1 Move, tap, or fidget while seated for a long time in one spot? 3 Total score: 23
Learning Style #5 Do you: Enjoy playing a musical instrument? 1 Listen to music a lot? 4 Hum or sing a lot? 2 Tell people when music sounds off-key? 1 Have a good singing voice? 1 Remember the melodies of songs? 2 Sing harmony? 1 Compose music in your head or on paper? 1 Total score: 13
Learning Style #6 Do you: Like to work and/or play with others? 4 Understand how people are feeling by looking at their faces? 3 Give advice to friends who have problems? 3 Have a good sense of empathy or concern for others? 3 Seem to be street-smart? 3 Seem to be a natural leader on teams? 3 Get energy from being with people rather than being alone? 3 Feel that several minds working on something are better than one? 2 Total score: 24
Learning Style #7 Do you: Often need a quiet place to work or just be alone? 3 Like to make collections of things that have special meaning for you? 2 Remember your dreams? 1 Display a sense of independence or strong will? 4 Have a realistic sense of your own strengths and weaknesses? 3 Accurately express how you are feeling? 2 Have an interest or a hobby that you don’t talk much about? 3 Get energy from being alone rather than being with people? 2 Total score: 20
Learning Style #8 Do you: Enjoy collecting bugs, flowers, or rocks? 1 Like to closely examine what you find in nature? 1 Keep detailed records of your observations of nature? 1 Like to watch natural phenomena like the moon/tides and hear explanations about them? 1 Become fascinated with one thing from nature and want to learn about it thoroughly? 1 Want to find out the name of a bird or a bug you’ve seen?1 Like to classify things? 1 Want to become a geologist, biologist, or some other type of scientist? 1 Total score: 8
Before Bloomsburg, I lived in Flemington, New Jersey
At Bloomsburg, I want to major in early childhood education and minor in special education
Right now, I’m most interested in joining different clubs at school to become involved
My favorite musical artist is no one particular at the moment; I enjoy listening to the radio
My favorite movie is The Hangover
One thing I like to do in my spare time is go shopping
When it comes to technology, I’m most comfortable with…(put X next to all that apply)
Microsoft Word X Microsoft Powerpoint X Email X Cellphone X Text messaging X Taking cellphone pictures X Taking cellphone video X Taking cellphone audio Video editing Blogging or Social Networking (e.g., Facebook) X Making websites
My favorite teachers were the ones who used different activities to interact with the class and kept the teaching style interesting
But I didn’t like classes in which the teacher only used lectures and powerpoints
In this class, I’m most nervous about combining seven different genres to make one paper
In this class, I’m most excited about writing a paper in different genres
If there’s one thing you should know about me as a student, it’s that I try very hard to earn the grades I do
If there’s one thing you should know about me in general, it’s that I am very outgoing
Genre 2-Timeline
Genre 3-Advice Column
Genre 4-Music Video
Interview examples:
Diary entry characteristics and criteria:
Genre 1 (interview):
Diary entry examples:
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/vc54.6p1.jpg
http://mysweetdiaries.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/6-17-90.jpg
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/robinson_portfolio/files/sample_diary.jpg
Diary entry characteristics and criteria:
Diary entry draft: Handwritten so example brought to class
Birth certificate examples:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~talbotfamilyhistory/Wesley_Ray_Myers_Birth_Certificate.jpg
http://www.diplomasandtranscripts.com/fake_birth_certificates.html
http://www.doucettefamily.org/Aime_Henri_Doucette.htm
Birth certificate characteristics and criteria:
Essay: http://www.exampleessays.com/viewpaper/89581.html
Diary entry: http://www.taylorswift.com/journal
Poem: http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/taylor-swift-narrative-poem/
The topic I settled on is Taylor Swift. I decided to choose Taylor Swift as my topic because it is a project that I can have fun with. She is an artist that many teenagers can relate to because of the topics she writes her music about. Also, I would like to learn how she became famous and create genres that reflect her as a person. The audience I might design this topic for would be young adults/teenagers along with individuals trying to pursue a music career. The purpose of this project would be to inform my audience of how Taylor Swift became successful and to inform them about the person she is today. The sources I would use for this project are interviews from magazines that Taylor Swift shares personal information. I would also use internet sources along with books to help research background information about Taylor Swift. I am not sure exactly which genres I plan on using but there are quite a few that I am interested in; these include: diary, interview, letter, resume, advice column, memory, photo gallery/album, timeline, and CD cover/liner.
The first topic I am interested in pursuing is eating disorders. The purpose of this would be to inform individuals about the struggles that those who are affected by this disease go through. The purpose would also be to learn factual information about these diseases and to be able to recognize someone who is struggling with an eating disorder. My audience would be individuals my age so that we can help peers around us who are struggling with these diseases. The genres I would use are an informative essay, newspaper article, an obituary, a graph/chart, and a documentary film. The second topic I am interested in pursuing is Taylor Swift. The purpose of this would be to learn how Taylor Swift became famous and background information about her before she was famous. It would also be to learn of all her different accomplishments. My audience would be teenage individuals because that is Taylor Swift's target age group for her singing and the type of people who relate to her lifestyle stories. The genres I plan on using are an autobiography, diary, interview, resume, advice column, memory, collage, timeline, and CD cover/liner.
Once you have completed worksheets for TWO topics, please answer these two questions; be prepared to discuss your answers in class:
- Of your two topic choices, which one do you think you will find the most information about? Please explain.
I feel that information wise I will find the most information about eating disorders because it is something that affects a large variety of people. There is going to be a lot more statistics and factual information than there would be for Taylor Swift.- Of your two topic choices, which one do you really like the best? Please explain.
Although I would find more information about eating disorders, I really like the Taylor Swift topic. Many generic papers are basic and I have researched eating disorders before so I would enjoy learning about something new such as Taylor Swift. Also, I feel like I would be able to do a lot of interesting genres with a topic like Taylor Swift. Talk: Event, Issue, or Other Topic of InterestTopic Choice: Eating disorders
List five facts that you already know about this topic:
1. There is more than one type of eating disorders. Bulimia is when a person binges and then purges to get rid of what they just ate. Anorexia is when an individual starves themselves and does not consume food.
2. Eating disorders affect both males and females.
3. In extreme situations, people can die from having an eating disorder. Eating disorders ruin your organs and do not allow your body to function properly.
4. There are treatment centers for people who suffer from eating disorders that try and help these individuals overcome this sickness.
5. Individuals see themselves as a distorted image (usually much heavier than they actually are) when people from the outside looking in see them as normal looking or as extremely skinny.
Answer these questions about this topic:
- How did it/will it impact the world?
Eating disorders have impacted the world because individuals are dying from these diseases and affecting all different type of people. It has also impacted the world because overtime more people are diagnosed with eating disorders/- Why is there still interest in it today, or why will there continue to be interest in it?
There is still interest today because everyday people are affected with this disease and have to suffer to survive just to feel good about themselves. There is also interest in this topic because more and more people want to learn how to help individuals with eating disorders.- Why are you interested in researching this topic?
I am interested in this topic because I had a friend who suffered from this disease. I am also interested because I want to learn how to help someone out that is suffering from this and learn more of the signs that show someone has an eating disorder.- How do you personally connect with this topic?
I personally connect with this topic because one of my very close friends in high school struggled with an eating disorder and became very ill from this disease. She had to attend a 24-hour treatment program for almost two months at a hospital close to our houses.Resources
What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other?
I think all different sources of information will be helpful to research this topic. Books and periodicals will contain a lot of factual information and give me a lot of background information needed. Interviews and blogs will give me personal information about people who struggled with these diseases and their personal stories.
Talk: Person
Topic Choice: Taylor Swift
List five facts that you already know about this person:
1. Taylor Swift is a country singer
2. She is twenty years old
3. She was the first country-singer to win an MTV Video Music Award; unfortunately, Kanye West walked on stage and tried to ruin her moment by saying Beyonce deserved to win
4. Taylor Swift writes songs that are personal to her and relate back to her life
5. She was raised right outside of Reading, Pennsylvania
Answer these questions about this person:
- How did this person impact the world?
Taylor Swift impacted the lives of many individuals by creating her songs off of her personal life and giving individuals something to relate to. She has impacted the world by doing all types of community service and giving back to others.- Why do we still learn about this person and his/her works today?
The reason we still learn about this person is because she is becoming more wide-known day by day and she is still creating new music. Taylor swift is also starting to pursue a career in acting and was in the movie Valentine’s Day.- Why are you interested in researching this person?
I am interesting in researching Taylor Swift because I feel she is very easy to relate to and I want to learn more about her as an individual. It would be interesting to know how she became famous and the struggles she endured to get there.- How do you personally connect with this person?
I personally connect with her because I really enjoy the music she writes and her life is very easy to relate to which in a way connects the two of our lives together.Resources
What resources do you think will be useful to you? Specific books? Series of books? Magazines? Periodicals? Interviews? Internet sites? Films? Other?
I think that magazines will be very useful in order to research Taylor Swift. She has done countless number of interviews which will help me understand a lot about who she is as a person and where she has come from. I also think different websites will be useful, such as Taylor Swift’s blog, because it will be information about what is going on in her life.
For the teaching assignment the genre was informational. I was trying to teach Makena how to curl her hair and was giving instructions as to how she can complete the task. The audience for this task was Makena, because I was instructing her on how to curl her hair, and my roommate Kayla, because she was watching me teach Makena. The purpose in this assignment was to be able to teach Makena how to curl her hair with a straightener because she could not figure out how to do it herself. For the healthy meal teaching assignment the genre was competitive. We were competing against different groups to present our information in hopes of having the healthiest meal. Our audience was our classmates as were trying to win them over to vote for our group as the best presentation. Mr. Sherry was also our audience because we wanted to show him we researched our meal and figured out why it was so healthy. Finally, the purpose of this assignment was to create a healthy meal that costs under five dollars for two to three different individuals.
For this assignment, I decided to teach my friend Makena how to curl her hair with a straightener. In my opinion the learning styles that seemed to appeal to this lesson were Linguistic, Spatial, Bodily-Kinesthetic, and Intrapersonal Intelligences. These were the leaning styles that I felt would be best in teaching Makena because it allowed her to learn by listening to what I was saying, watching a video, practicing on my hair, and finally practicing on her own hair. First, I found a video on YouTube that I thought was helpful and would show Makena someone doing their hair. I felt that she would be able to pick it up while watching someone else right in front of her. This technique didn’t seem to work and it caused her to become frustrated because she still wasn't able to complete the task. Next, I talked Makena through the steps of curling her hair while I showed her on my own hair. This appealed more to her and she was able to get a basic understanding of how it was done. I then decided it was best if Makena tried doing her own hair while I talked her through the steps along. This learning style was definitely best for Makena. Finally, Intrapersonal Intelligence was used because Makena repeated the steps to herself and was able to curl her hair on her own without any instruction or demonstration. Makena was able to work her way through the steps and ended up curling all of her hair by herself. In terms of multiple intelligences, Makena struggled with the Spatial Intelligence. She had a hard time being able to pick up the steps while watching someone perform the task; this hindered my efforts of teaching her because it required me to give detailed instructions in order to help her learn. Makena’s strengths were definitely Bodily-Kinesthetic and Intrapersonal Intelligence. She was able to do the task hands-on and work her way through the different steps by instructing herself along the way. This helped my efforts because it was easier to instruct her through the process because she was practicing on her hair and getting hands on. I had evidence that Makena learned the lesson when she had curled all of her hair. In form of multiple intelligences, this evidence took the form of bodily-kinesthetic.
After taking the different types of test and comparing the numbers I received to the different style descriptions I would definitely agree with the results. My lowest score was on Learning Style # 8 which was Naturalist. Naturalist involved nature and being in touch with the environment around you. I am not very involved with nature and it is not something that catches my attention so I am not surprised that this is the lowest score I received. I was surprised that I was in the middle for Learning Style # 5 which is Musical. I am not very involved with music and the only thing I ever do involving music is listening to the radio or my Ipod. I did not think I would receive as high of a score as I did for this learning style. I scored highest on Learning Style # 6 which is Interpersonal. I agree with this score because I like to socialize with others and take the initiative to be a leader in a group setting. Overall, I feel that these tests were able to prove my strongest and weakest learning styles.
Learning Styles Profile
Learning Style #1
Do you:
Like to write? 1
Like to learn new words? 1
Like to tell stories? 2
Enjoy reading? 3
Give good directions to others so that they understand the first time? 3
Have a good memory for names, dates, facts? 1
Enjoy making or hearing puns? 1
Enjoy metaphors? 1
Total score: 13
Learning Style #2
Do you:
Like to work with computers and calculators? 1
Enjoy math class? 1
Easily add numbers in your head? 2
Enjoy doing science experiments? 1
Ask a lot of questions about how things work? 2
Enjoy chess, checkers, or other strategy games? 1
Enjoy logic puzzles or brainteasers? 2
Like to go by steps, from A to B to C, rather than jumping from A to D? 1
Total score: 11
Learning Style #3
Do you:
Read maps, charts, or diagrams more easily than text? 1
Build interesting three dimensional constructions (like LEGO buildings or others)? 1
Prefer to draw pictures rather than tell stories? 1
Find your way to a new place easily? 3
Like to take things apart and then try to figure out how to put them back together? 1
Doodle a lot on notebooks? 2
Visualize the back side of an object from looking at the front? 1
Estimate distances between objects easily? 1
Total score: 11
Learning Style #4
Do you:
Find activities like riding a bike, skating, or walking on a balance beam easy? 4
Run, swim, and exercise without getting tired? 3
Learn to play new sports easily and quickly? 2
Learn a new dance step easily and quickly? 4
Use a lot of hand gestures and body movements when talking to friends? 4
Like touching things you’ve just seen? 2
Cleverly mimic other people’s gestures or mannerisms? 1
Move, tap, or fidget while seated for a long time in one spot? 3
Total score: 23
Learning Style #5
Do you:
Enjoy playing a musical instrument? 1
Listen to music a lot? 4
Hum or sing a lot? 2
Tell people when music sounds off-key? 1
Have a good singing voice? 1
Remember the melodies of songs? 2
Sing harmony? 1
Compose music in your head or on paper? 1
Total score: 13
Learning Style #6
Do you:
Like to work and/or play with others? 4
Understand how people are feeling by looking at their faces? 3
Give advice to friends who have problems? 3
Have a good sense of empathy or concern for others? 3
Seem to be street-smart? 3
Seem to be a natural leader on teams? 3
Get energy from being with people rather than being alone? 3
Feel that several minds working on something are better than one? 2
Total score: 24
Learning Style #7
Do you:
Often need a quiet place to work or just be alone? 3
Like to make collections of things that have special meaning for you? 2
Remember your dreams? 1
Display a sense of independence or strong will? 4
Have a realistic sense of your own strengths and weaknesses? 3
Accurately express how you are feeling? 2
Have an interest or a hobby that you don’t talk much about? 3
Get energy from being alone rather than being with people? 2
Total score: 20
Learning Style #8
Do you:
Enjoy collecting bugs, flowers, or rocks? 1
Like to closely examine what you find in nature? 1
Keep detailed records of your observations of nature? 1
Like to watch natural phenomena like the moon/tides and hear explanations about them? 1
Become fascinated with one thing from nature and want to learn about it thoroughly? 1
Want to find out the name of a bird or a bug you’ve seen?1
Like to classify things? 1
Want to become a geologist, biologist, or some other type of scientist? 1
Total score: 8
Back to personal page
Before Bloomsburg, I lived in Flemington, New Jersey
At Bloomsburg, I want to major in early childhood education and minor in special education
Right now, I’m most interested in joining different clubs at school to become involved
My favorite musical artist is no one particular at the moment; I enjoy listening to the radio
My favorite movie is The Hangover
One thing I like to do in my spare time is go shopping
When it comes to technology, I’m most comfortable with…(put X next to all that apply)
Microsoft Word X
Microsoft Powerpoint X
Email X
Cellphone X
Text messaging X
Taking cellphone pictures X
Taking cellphone video X
Taking cellphone audio
Video editing
Blogging or Social Networking (e.g., Facebook) X
Making websites
My favorite teachers were the ones who used different activities to interact with the class and kept the teaching style interesting
But I didn’t like classes in which the teacher only used lectures and powerpoints
In this class, I’m most nervous about combining seven different genres to make one paper
In this class, I’m most excited about writing a paper in different genres
If there’s one thing you should know about me as a student, it’s that I try very hard to earn the grades I do
If there’s one thing you should know about me in general, it’s that I am very outgoing