Material for Paper #1 (eventually rough draft, then paper itself)

(note: if you're reading this there is a good chance that your not going to understand a lot of it because most of it is writen similar to the way i think and not spell checked yet)

Questions for myself to answer.

1 - Why is the role of "Friend" the most important role a teacher can play?

The role of "Friend" is the most important role a teacher can play because, it is a lot easier for a student to learn from someone they consider a "friend", students are more likely to succede because they don't want to dissapoint there "friends", if you are someones "friend" they are going to listen to you when you point out flaws in their believes.

2 - How have I seen this/these things in both teachers from the movies?

The way that I saw this in Mr. Escalante is how he tried to be involved in the lives of his students both inside and outside of school, his students also liked him a lot because he was the first person in their lives to expect exelence from them, he also was very skilled at convicing the studends that they "already knew how" to solve the problem they just needed to "think about it" instead of just giving them the answer.

3 - How does being a "friend" affect the way that the teachers interact with there students?

one of the ways that being a "friend" affected the way that Ms. Watson interacted with her students is how when she was new to the class and was not friends with anyone she had to be a lot more carful with how she presented her lessions and teachings if they werent directly on the sylabus, but after she got to be friends with the girls (exept betty) she was able to be more direct because she knew that they liked her and wouldn't go to there parents and try to get her fired (...betty you were a pain...).

4 - (Need to be thinking about how I am going to arrange the information)

5-What is my thesis?


Role - Friend

                                      Positive
Name of Teacher #1 - Mr. Escalante

                                      Positive
Name of Teacher #2 - Ms. Watson

Mr. Escalante is a good example of being a friend is because, even during the first day when the students are being disrespectfull and trying to bully him he is trying to make friends by telling jokes and figureing out how to deal with each individual students problems.  He is also a good example of being a friend because over the course of the year he not only helps the students to realize how much potential they have but he also helps them fight the low expectations of their parents and the other teachers.  Another example of why Mr. Escalante is a good friend to the students is when there test's were denied because they all had the same wrong answers he wasn't mad because that reflected badly on him, he was mad because he knew that his students didn't cheat and he did everything in his power to help them get there scores reinstated (even after the all passed the second time he wanted there origonal scores back).  Mr. Escalante is also a good example of being a good friend because of some of his personality charecturistics, such as how he was good at getting his students to have fun, and made math look like it was "cool".  Other charecturistic examples of why Mr. Escalante is a good example include, his attitude of always wanting the best for his students, how when he accidentally hurts there feelings he is genuinly sorry and tries to fix the damage (example of this is when he makes fun of the girl for having to many boyfriends and she runs out of class, he chases after her because he knows that he was wrong and he wants to fix the damage that he accidentaly caused).

Ms. Watson is a good example of playing the role of friend to her students because, not only does she have a naturally nice and easy to get along with personality, but she also does her best to chalenge her students to think for themselfs without offending them (she isn't always succesfull but she does her best).  A good example of how Ms. Watson chalenges her students to think for themselfs is how on the second day of school instead of following the sylabus to the letter (like all the other teachers do) she takes a completely different path, comeing up with her own points and lessions so that the students can't just read the material in the book and know everything before the class even starts.  Another good example of how she gets her students to think for themselfs is when Joan comes to her after class to ask why she got a C and she tells her that she basically copied another writer instead of coming up with her own material, then she gives Joan another chance as well as some advice.  One of the biggest ways that she comes across as "naturally nice and easy to get along with" is how even though she is chalenging the beliefs that the girls have grown up with, she does it in a sweet gentle way (most of the time) which causes most of the students to like her even if they dont agree with what she is saying all the time (one example of someone who doesnt like her (untill the end) is betty, because she is so set in tradition that she can't look past Kathrines politacal views to see the person behind them).



Conclusion: Usually, if the body compare the points you're discussing (emphasize similarities), your conclusion will contrast the items, or examine the differences between the items. if the points contrast (show differences between two items), the conclusion demonstrates any similarities between two. ("While Mr. Johnson and Ms. Garcia are very different in terms of XYZ, they both provide excellent examples of the most important role teachers play in their students' lives, because they are both ABC.") Write out the first sentence of your conclusion here:




Now follow that up with the rest of your Conclusion, which is often a mirror image of your first paragraph:


not sure what my conclusion/intro is going to look like yet, i still need to figure out what my thesis is.