Outline for Draft #2

I. Introduction

A. Interesting story about my favorite teacher and how he made me want to become a teacher

B. Quote from Dinan on how it isn’t easy

C. Thesis: The best teachers have a good relationship with their students, have respect and compassion for their students, understand how to encourage and motivate their students to learn, have knowledge and experience with their subject, and have the ability to handle difficult tasks within the classroom.

II. Relationship

A. My experience with Arnold and Marcella at the Writing Center

B. The way Dinan interacted with his students in class

C. Quote #5 and #10

D. Multicultural issues and different learning levels

E. Quote from Tobin

III. Respect/Compassion

A. Ridiculed for being embarrassed—not conducive to atmosphere—threw me off

B. Quote #8

C. Devlin’s students crying in Writing Center

D. Quote from Palmer

IV. Encourage/Motivate

A. Quote #3

B. Talk about how a lot of students don’t like to write—it is the job of the teacher to help with this

C. Essay in Root’s class

D. CNF project in Dinan’s class

V. Knowledge and experience

A. Most important according to Dinan—Quote #8

B. Passion for the subject—Spencer boring—Grant interesting (brought in her son)

C. Quote from Lindemann

VI. Difficult situations

A. Editing—Dinan—Quote 6

B. Mrs. Austin and how she handled my Shakespeare question

C. Observation—dealing with tardiness issue

D. Quote from Tobin

VII. Conclusion

A. Summarize the main points

B. Tie to my anecdote

C. Leave with a good quote—find one