Over the month of April - since we only had 11 days of actual school (Easter, vacation, professional days for teachers) my students had to either watch Remember the Titans or The Help. Then write a page and a half essay explaining how the movie portrays the Civil Rights Movement and which characters best represent desegregation, and which represent segregation.
I assigned the essay April 3rd - it was due April 30th.
On May 1st, two students hand in their papers (already a day late) and after reading through one and then the first four words of the other, I realize they are the exact same. Within the first few words they both spell "movie" without the "i" even. I will say, the essays aren't the EXACT same, one student said "blacks and whites" and the other wrote "African-Americans and Caucasians."
In any case - brought that to the Vice Principal of Academics and they both got zeros for the assignment. Also, both students have already come to see me to apologize (not something they are told they have to do)
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After recently graduating college, I began working on my masters in education while also beginning my career teaching high school history.
The blog is a collection of the funny stories, awkward experiences, and musings of my first years teaching.
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