Poetry of Mental Graffiti

Creation’s Story

 When you finally make it home from your grueling day, you walk into the kitchen, set your keys down and notice a freshly baked German chocolate cake sitting there on the counter. The note says, “I made this just for you, hope you enjoy. Love.” Your first response, a smile followed by a tilted head and pursed lips, ‘who sent this’ you wonder. You think a minute and speculate but no one really comes to mind. Somewhere in the hours proceeding this moment, someone had gone to great lengths to assemble all of the ingredients, mixed together in just the right amounts, baked for the exact amount of time, then carefully cooled and added the icing.

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Roxanne’s Story

In this section, I illustrate the three story levels by presenting extracts from Roxanne’s story constructed during our narrative inquiry exemplar in South Africa. Roxanne taught English at primary and high schools in a west African country (where she was born) before moving to another country in southern Africa where she taught English at university level. She then moved to South Africa and continued her teacher education by embarking on a further qualification. The following extract from her written narrative clearly suggests context at a personal level; specifically her inner thoughts about her philosophy of teaching and her goals for her students. I desire to impart knowledge effectively to learners in a manner that they will clearly Patek Philippe Replica understand each topic of discussion and develop a love for English as a second language.

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