Articles by Steven A. Carbone II

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Incorporating Technology into the Modern English Language Arts Classroom

January 17, 2011 - 3028 words | Education » Language Arts

The mere mention of the English Language Arts content area, for many people, might conjure images of ancient, dusty tomes, the sound of a classroom full of pens scratching across college-ruled paper, or the palpable befuddlement of students staring down a school year... Read Article »

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Teaching Strategies Technology in the Classroom Literacy Curriculum Language Arts English Language Arts Modern Classroom

American Transcendentalism and Analysis of Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Self-Reliance"

November 23, 2010 - 2077 words | English » Transcendentalism

What began in New England in the early nineteenth-century as a reform of the Congregational Church grew into what some scholars consider to be one of the most monumental movements of religion, philosophy and literature in American history. Humbly, American Transcendentalism... Read Article »

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Transcendentalists Transcendentalism American Transcendentalism Emerson Channing Self-Reliance

William Bradford, The Puritan Ethic, & The Mayflower Compact

November 19, 2010 - 2521 words | History » American History

Dissatisfied with the results of the reformation of the Church of England, a group of extreme separatists known as the Puritans desired nothing less than the total elimination of any trace of Roman Catholicism in their church. This devotion to their religious practices... Read Article »

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William Bradford Puritans Puritan Ethic Mayflower Compact American History

Comparison of Petrarch's Sonnet 292 of the Canzoniere and Shakespeare's Sonnet 130

November 17, 2010 - 1902 words | English » Shakespeare

Petrarch and Shakespeare are two poets known for their work on the subject of love. While they each approach the subject of their poems through sonnet forms, there are fundamental differences in their style and form, as well as in the way they undergo the discussion... Read Article »

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Petrarch Shakespeare Sonnet Petrarchan Sonnet Shakespearean Sonnet Canzoniere

Race, Class, and Oppression: Solutions for Active Learning and Literacy in the Classroom

January 6, 2010 - 2986 words | Education » Oppression

Oppression tends to exist in compartmentalized, clearly labeled categories of race, social class, gender, or sexual preference. While these rigidly defined categories may have been applied to allow for rational discussion of problems and solutions, the truth is that... Read Article »

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Classism Racisim Education Literacy Race Class Poverty Learning Kozol Economics Teaching Active Learning

The Value of Homework: Is Homework an Important Tool for Learning in the Classroom?

December 23, 2009 - 1925 words | Education » Learning Methods

Homework continues to be a controversial topic today. The debate over homework is an old one, with attitudes shifting throughout the debate over the years. Proponents and opponents make cases to support their views on the necessity and importance of homework in the... Read Article »

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Education Homework Ken O'connor Assessment Grading Grading Policy Education Policy Homework Policy Homework Valuable Learning Methods Education Teaching Practices

Steven A. Carbone II graduated in 2011 with a concentration in Graduate Education from Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY US.