Field Experience Blog

So far, my observations have been extremely enriching experiences, as I have gained insights into creative ways to actively engage students in reading and analyzing texts. One lesson in particular that I observed last week really stood out to me, as the teacher had the students analyze supplementary texts and images to draw conclusions about the main text that the class was studying. This lesson took place on a Monday, and the students had finished reading "Of Mice and Men" for homework over the weekend. The focus of Monday's lesson was on the characterization of Curley's wife. The teacher read a racially-charged passage aloud from the text that involved an interaction between Curley's wife and Crooks. After reading the passage, the teacher handed out the poem, "Strange Fruit" by Abel Meeropol, which is about the lynching of African Americans in the South. This poem connects thematically to the passage about Curley's wife and Crooks. The teacher prom...