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George Cooke (American 1793-1849)  Tallulah Falls, 1841 Tallulah Falls, by George Cooke, caught my attention at the Georgia Museum of Art. My parents live about 14 miles away from Tallulah Falls in northeast Georgia. I grew up around The Tallulah Falls area. I Everyday, I remember passing Tallulah Falls on the way to middle and high school. So, I was immediately amused to see the Tallulah Falls painting from 1841. This piece of art is great illustration of one of the geographical key features of Georgia. Since the Social Studies Curriculum for 8th grade is about Georgia’s geography I relate Tallulah Falls to one of the five geographical regions of Georgia. The waterfalls are obviously a good source of water and valued by the wildlife and people who reside in the area. In Cooke’s, Tallulah Falls, people gazing at waterfalls and are wearing clothes from the 1800’s One of Georgia Standards and Elements for Georgia is also about the importance of water in Georgia’s historical...

I really enjoyed participating in our Book Clubs/Literacy Circles in class. I have never been apart of a book club, so this activity was new territory and fun for me. Creating “norms”, a handshake, and scheduling our readings really provides structure for this assignment. I have never read a book so fast until I read Hoot. Looking back on the assignment, making a reading schedule really helped me. I wish I had made reading schedules for myself in the past with other books. Planning our readings ahead of time helped me, because it allowed me to read swiftly and productively. There have been a lot of times where I have felt overwhelmed with books in the past, but this time I enjoyed and looked forward to reading. I also favor Literacy Circles, because students are allowed to work in groups. Working in groups allowed me to see other areas or connections in the text that I had overlooked and view other interpretations of the book. Each member in my group had something differen...