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Viviana Ramirez

Trotter

English Literature

28 November 2017

Annotated Bibliography

Unknown. What They Learn in Fifth Grade. (2017): PBS. Web. 27 November 2017.

http://www.pbs.org/parents/education/going-to-school/grade-by-grade/fifth/

In this article, the author answers the question of what fifth grade students struggle with,

and what they are in need of during this time of their lives. The author used previous knowledge

to write this article, based on their early childhood education, and/or child psychologist degrees.

This article explains that fifth grade can be a tough time for a child because they are enduring

many types of changes during this time of their lives. The author explains that children get

overwhelmed with school work, and stresses the fact that they are beginning to enter puberty so

their bodies and feelings toward the opposite sex are changing. At this time their social life

becomes a big deal and it can be a distraction to their education. This article was perfect to

answer the question that I had about fifth grade students and their life at school. It gave me an

understanding of all the struggles they face during this time of their lives. This relates to my

senior capstone because it has given me even a more of a reason to want to have a mentoring

program for fifth grade students due to the fact that they are going through all these changes.

This would be a great time to impact their lives.

Unknown. Start A Program. (2017). MENTOR The National Mentoring Partnership. Web. 28

Nov 2017. http://www.mentoring.org/program-resources/start-a-program/

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This article addresses the question of how to start a mentoring program. The sources

came from other mentors that are in the national mentoring partnership program, so they have a

lot of knowledge on how to begin a mentoring program because they have done it themselves. In

the article the unknown author explains the steps that will need to be taken in order to begin a

successful mentoring program. They go into detail on each step to explain why the step is needed

and how to take it. The five steps that the author explained were: 1. Investigate the need for a

new program in your community. 2. Find out if there is a mentoring affiliate in your area. 3.

Review mentors elements of effective practice for mentoring. 4. Review the way that other

people began their mentoring program. 5.Register your program in mentors mentoring connector.

This article will help me very much in my senior capstone because my whole goal is to create a

successful mentoring program. The five steps that they have provided me with will help me get

through my process of starting a successful program.

Unknown. Utilizing High School Student Leaders To Positively Impact Elementary Students.

(1996). The Iowa High School Athletic Association. Web. 29 Nov 2017.

http://www.iahsaa.org/wp-

content/uploads/2013/08/High_School_Mentoring_Booklet.pdf

This pamphlet answered the question of how and why high school students should be

involved in a mentoring program for younger children. The pamphlet gave advice and

information on the topic of high school students mentoring from all member schools. This

article gives many examples of different ways that elementary school students are mentored by

high school students. It explains the benefit of high school students mentoring other children and

that there is no specific way to get them to mentor unless they want to, because we dont want to

force them to do it. This very much benifits me in my senior capstone because it gives me more
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of an understanding of the benefits mentoring can have for the mentees as well as the mentors.

The more information I have on the benefits the more I can offer to the Poly students to draw

them to the idea of being a mentor.

Unknown. Benefits For Young People. (2009). Youth.gov. Web. 29 Nov 2017.

https://youth.gov/youth-topics/mentoring/benefits-mentoring-young-people

The question that this website aims to answer is what the benefits are for elementary

school students to have a mentor. Within this website the information that they provide is from

20 different representatives who are supporters of agencies that support youth specifically. The

sources used were the people themselves and the information that they gathered from going to

watching youth programs as well as being apart of them. This website explains why younger

children should have a mentor and the benefits, as well as explaining what the benefits are for the

people mentoring the children. It explains that having a mentor and being a mentor can really

boost your self esteem, for the children being mentored it really helps encourage them to stay in

school and succeed in what they do. For the mentors themselves it teaches them responsibility,

gives them insight into the life of a child, and much more. This website did help me toward my

goal in my senior capstone because it has showed me the benefits of both sides which is very

important because I need to be able to explain to parents and students to draw them toward the

idea.

Alber, Rebecca. Intervention For Failing Students: What Matters Most?. (2008). eduTopia.

George Lucas Educational Foundation. Web. 30 Nov 2017.

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/what-matters-most-student-academic-intervention-

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This blog was aiming to answer the question of how to help a failing student. The source

that Alber used was from a recent survey that she took from teachers on lack of resources they

have to support the struggling student. This blog talks about the RTI intervention for the

struggling student, and that is where the teacher tries many ways to help a struggling student one

on one so that they can identify the students learning behavior needs. She goes on to say that

you cant help every single struggling child, but you have to start small and make your way up.

This article will help me with my senior capstone because it gives me ideas on ways that I can

help the students I will be mentoring. It also helps me realize that I will not be able to help and

mentor every child out there, but I should still keep it as a goal in mind.