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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Codell especially impressed with, in respect to his or her stitching skills?

2. What is the purpose of the class making a patchwork quilt?

3. What kind of film does Codell show for sexual education?

4. Why doesn't Codell alert administration when one of her students brings a baby brother to school?

5. Why does Codell compare teaching to an apple in her poem "How to Teach Learning"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Codell's unique approach to classroom reading. How does she divide the students, and what roles do they have? What might be the advantages to such a system? What are possible disadvantages?

Essay Topic 2

Codell uses innovative (and sometimes controversial) teaching techniques for her lessons.

1)Choose three instances of Codell using an unconventional teaching technique.

2)Argue why these teaching techniques might be effective in getting the students to learn the material.

3)Take the other side, and argue why these teaching techniques may not be effective.

Essay Topic 3

Is Codell emotionally involved with her students? Is "love" an appropriate term for Codell's relationship with her students? What might Codell say about the value (or danger) of a teacher's emotional attachment with his or her students? How might this attachment affect the learning process?

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