Saara+Bonakdar+-1984

__** A Year In Review Narrative **__

Dear Diary, (January) Today is a big day, because the Apple Company has released a personal computer called the Macintosh. Apple’s advertisement played during the Redskins vs. Raiders Super Bowl XVIII game. The next day at school everyone was talking about how cool the commercial was. I decided to only ask for the computer for my birthday since it is so expensive. That seems fair, right?

Dear Diary, (April) My friends and I are all so distraught about the death of Marvin Gaye. My parents wouldn’t let me listen to some of his music, but they didn’t know that Allison’s parents let her. I just can’t believe Marvin Gaye was shot by his own dad. His music will live on forever!!

Dear Diary, (May) Geeze I thought I had drama going on…but I overheard my parents talking about the Soviet Union boycotting the Los Angeles Olympic Summer Games. Appartley the U.S. was so shocked, and the USSR accused us of making them look bad! Anyway, now more nations want to join the boycott. This is just getting out of hand!

Dear Diary, My parents won’t let me watch Music Television (MTV) and tonight they are showing for the first time the Video Music Awards (VMAs). I think I’m going to try to sneak over to Emma’s to watch them.

Dear Diary, (Feb/Oct.) Last week a lot of new things happened in space! I love NASA and learning about space and astronauts. My dad is an astronomy teacher so I get to know all the cool stuff. Anyways, a few months ago was the first time 8 people were ever in space and not one but two women! Pretty ground breaking a female U.S. astronaut was the first to ever perform a spacewalk. This is so exciting and I can’t wait to see what more comes. Maybe by 2016 people will perform concerts in space!

Dear Diary, (November) Big news! President Ronald Reagan has been re-elected for his second term as President of the United States. My parents both voted for him. If I were able to vote I totally would've given him my vote.

__** Pedagogical Implications: **__ I believe the first way to implement and scaffold this assignment in my future class is to give clear instructions and explain the expectations. Providing a rubric is the most important thing in my eyes. I personally had a hard time picking a year to cover so I would like to have a list of years the students could chose from. The rubric would include the minimum amount of entries and maximum. I am really big on examples, so I would like to display my timeline for better understanding on the assignment. Students would have the option to work individually or in groups of 2-3. Overall, the assignment would be enjoyable and a fun way to learn.