Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Unprepared Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Mike Rose (educator)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 100 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Unprepared Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

Mike Rose (educator)
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 100 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Mike feel was the worst teacher he observed?

2. At UCLA, what was the first language Mike chose to learn?

3. Who had been Mike's mentor on Loyola's literary magazine?

4. Which student's mother belonged to a motorcycle gang?

5. Where was Laura born?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Mike say he learned from the four men who gave him a good liberal education?

2. What lesson did Mike design to help his students better understand vocabulary?

3. How did Mike describe the community of Maravilla?

4. What did Mike remember most about his childhood school days?

5. How did Mike describe Professor Gullans?

6. What did Mike mean on page 102 when he said teaching "is a kind of romance."

7. Why did Mike say that he wrote "Lives on the Boundary"?

8. How did the students Mike worked with feel about the standardized tests?

9. What did Mike say happened when students received extrinsic rewards?

10. How did Mike feel about the final assignment in Professor Gullans' class?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how in some ways Mike's childhood helped him to understand and fit into El Monte and how in some ways it prevented him from understanding El Monte. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the connection that Mike felt with some of his students from the Veterans Program. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss what experiences led Mike to become a teacher. Use examples from the book.

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