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End of An Era

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September 08, 2022

This is marking the end of my previous blog chapter. Next up, ELA Disciplinary Inquiry!

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I have been an avid reader for as long as I can remember, so it was a surprise to no one in my life when I decided to switch my major from undecided to English Education at the end of my first year at UW- Milwaukee. Now, as a junior trying to navigate my first professional education semester, I could not be more excited to connect future students with great stories, and positively transform their relationship with reading. While English was always my favorite subject growing up, I know that this is not the case for many students, and they might feel that knot in their stomach walking into English class that I felt walking into my science classes. However, I believe that there is a story out there for every student, and I hope introducing them to all the diverse voices out there inspires them to continue reading and growing. With all of this talk about reading, we have to acknowledge another key aspect of the field: writing. This relationship is a b...

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Blog Post #4: The Magic of Multimodalism in ELA

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