And another one

I believe I would be best suited to teaching students about how to conduct short-term, as well as sustained research projects that break down the process of writing a college-level research paper from start to finish. Being an English major I have experience writing both creatively and analytically, and have written papers on a wide array of subjects, whereupon I have had to do different types of research for different types of material. I have found it isn't always clear how to conduct and document research for varying topics, and would approach teaching from a more distilled point of view. For example, conducting a literary analysis on Shakespeare's Hamlet is going to require a different method of inquiry than if you were writing a paper arguing against the ethicality of factory farming. A standard I would need to be more diligent about would be the range of writing, or writing routinely over extended or shorter periods of time. It would require some organization and time management skills I'm sure I could implement fairly quickly.

I would likely start out with something easy, like doing a literary analysis on a book we read together. So as we begin reading into the book, I would discuss points and ask questions that would be juicy topics to research further into, and hint at points of reference where a paper could be started. I would show the students how to conduct research using the internet, how to utilize their own reflection and speculation regarding what the author is doing or not doing in the book, and demonstrate why it is important to ask questions and dig deeper if at first you don't comprehend a situation. So I would utilize lesson plans drawn up for upper-level (high school) english students.

I was surprised at how much I enjoyed the newsletter activity. Although it was amusing to masquerade as a 5th grade teacher, I found the actual work entertaining and creative enough to have a little fun and make it subtly my own. The Word software provides a lot of creative control as far as formatting, and it feels really satisfying to produce a sharp-looking document for people to read. Though I don't think I would enjoy doing this weekly, I had a lot of fun with this assignment and felt I adapted to the role with comfort. If I were to make another, I would play around with different color schemes and adjust the theme according to whatever season it is, and if I'm into a movie or show or something I might throw some innocuous references in there just for kicks. These kind of assignments are always helpful. Since I'll likely be writing things for as long as I'm alive, I like having experienced writing in a variety of media, forms, subjects, etc. It keeps your brain sharp.  

So long, friend.