Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Esmé Raji Codell
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 165 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Quiz | One Week Quiz A

Esmé Raji Codell
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: Pages 149 through 165.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On October 29th, Codell creates an after-school club with what focus?
(a) Activities related to the "Addy" series of books.
(b) Activities related to The Bat-Poet book.
(c) Outdoor sports.
(d) The Thinking Cap, in order to "increase" everyone's intelligence.

2. How does Codell prepare her students for the Storytelling Festival?
(a) She makes them memorize their stories forwards as well as backwards.
(b) She gives them voice lessons.
(c) She has them dress as the main character of their story.
(d) She has them practice telling their stories in younger-aged classes.

3. What name does Codell choose for her students to call her?
(a) Madame Esme.
(b) Mrs. Esme.
(c) Ms. Esme.
(d) Mrs. Raji Codell.

4. Who brings her two-year-old brother to school one day?
(a) Zykrecia.
(b) Vanessa.
(c) Maurissa.
(d) Asha.

5. Why does Mr. Turner object to Codell's school social committee guidelines on February 15th?
(a) The guidelines called for frequent field trips, and Mr. Turner feared the budget would balloon.
(b) Mr. Turner could tell Codell spent little time on them.
(c) Codell left off some of the more controversial guidelines so parents would not be alarmed.
(d) Codell signed her name "Madame Esme," and Mr. Turner does not think that name is appropriate.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject does the student Codell makes teacher for a day choose to make a lesson from?

2. How does Ms. Coil criticize Codell's teaching of Native Americans.

3. What best describes Codell's approach to disciplining children?

4. Which of the following is NOT an activity Codell describes her class doing for Halloween?

5. What is JoEllen's Native American name, as given to her in a naming ceremony?

(see the answer key)

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