English 1A
Educational AutobiographyYou will be writing a narrative essay about your educational experiences (I will provide a template for narrative essay formats from Martin Rojas text). However, the difference from a conventional narrative essay is that at least one of your body paragraphs will refer to at least THREE ideas, claims, or experiences from Mike Roses Why School?In your essay, you will describe two experiences you have had in an educational settingone particularly good experience, and one particularly bad experience, relate these two experiences to Why School? (or any other relevant text we have read this semester), and evaluate how those experiences relate to your present situation in English 1A and goals for transfer.Here are some things to include in your autobiography (this could also form a structure/framework for your essay):1. Briefly introduce yourself to the readergive a brief overview of your educational experiencesbirthplace, your ethnic or cultural identity and why you identify with it, schools attended, special needs you may have had in learning (were they met?), language or cultural barriers if any, and any goals or achievements you made along the way.2. Describe one particularly good experience you had in your past education and tell me about why it was good or positive. (This could be in an English class or in a different subject.)3. Describe one particularly bad experience you had in your previous education and describe why it was bad.4. Relate at least THREE claims, quotes, or experiences from Mike Roses Why School? (or any other relevant text weve read this semester) to your experiences. How are they different or similar? What common themes do you notice between your own experiences and his text?5. Close by finding a main theme or thread to these experiences and how this theme or thread relates to the present time and your experience as a college student. Does this theme have to do with your academic reading experiences, writing experiences, or other factors?

Educational Autobiography
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Using standard margins, double spacing, and 12-point font, the candidate is to complete an educational autobiography and personal goal statement and your academic, intellectual, and professional objectives. Include my educational background and experiences from preschool to graduate work; the ability to improve student achievement; knowledge of school laws related to school finance, school operations, and personnel matters; the ability to implement curriculum, instruction, and assessment; a commitment to ongoing professional growth; effective communication skills; and the ability to build relationships, foster teamwork, and develop network.