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HayleeHartzog

127BathCreekDrive
Mooresville,NC,28117

October5th,2015

PineLakePreparatory
16630MecklenburgHighway
Mooresville,NC,28115
(704)2375300

DearReviewCommittee,

MynameisHayleeMelindaHartzog.IamseventeenyearsoldandIhaveattendedPineLake
Preparatorysince2009.BeforeenteringPineLakeIattendedWoodlandHeightsElementary
School.Iamtheyoungestinafamilyoffour.MyoldersistergraduatedPineLakein2012.

ThroughouthighschoolIhaveworkedasababysitterfortwofamilies.AtPineLake,Ihave
beenaclassrepresentativeforspiritclubforfouryearsandamemberofbetaclubforthree
years.IwasalsoinductedintotheNationalHonorsSociety,NationalSocietyForHighSchool
Scholars,andThespianSociety.IwasamemberofPineLakescheerteamforfiveyearsand
earnedmyvarsityletterduringmyfreshmanyear.Icontinuedtobeavarsityathletethroughmy
junioryearandwasnamedanAllAmericanCheerleader.Overall,participatinginthesegroups
andsocietieshastaughtmeleadership,dedication,andpersistence.

MyPrideProjecttopicisElementaryEducation.Ichosethistopicbasedonmyloveforworking
withchildren.ThroughmyresearchIdiscoveredtheimportanceofinfluentialadvisorsandthe
growingneedforspecializededucation.However,Ialsolearnedofthecompetitivenesswithin
theteachingfieldandtheinadequatepay.BasedonthesefactorsandrecentlifeexperiencesI
havedecidedthatIwillpursueabachelor'sdegreeinpsychologyandgoontogetamastersin
sportspsychology.

FormyPrideProductIwilldesignalessonplanandteachittoasecondgradeclass.Basedon
mynewdecisiontopursueapsychologydegreeincollegemymentor,SherryWentzle,has
helpedmedevelopaplanthatinvolvesbothelementaryeducationandpsychology.Thelesson
planwilltestandimprovethechildren'smemoryskills.OnceintheclassroomIwillgivethe
childrenapretesttodeterminewhatleveltheirmemoryisat.Next,Iwillteachthemsimple
techniquestoenhancetheirmemory.Finally,Iwillgivethemaposttesttodeterminehow
effectivethetechniqueswere.Iwillconductthepretestandposttestbydisplaying1520small

objects(examples:aneraser,apaperclip,arubberball,etc.)andallowingthechildrentolook
overthemforapproximatelyoneminute.Forthenextminutetheobjectswillbecoveredandthe
childrenwillbeaskedtowritedownasmanyobjectsastheycanremember.NextIwillremove
57itemsfromthedisplayandaskthechildrentodeterminewhichobjectsaremissing.The
techniquesIteachthechildrenwillbethingslikecreatingpicturesintheirhead,organizinglists,
usingacronymsandacrostics,etc.Ihopetoseeasignificantincreasefromthepretesttothe
posttest.Overallthelessonplanshouldtakeapproximatelyfourhoursofclassroomtime.
ThroughoutmymentorhoursIplantotakepicturesandvideostodocumenttheprocessof
workinginandinstructingaclassroom.Iwillpresentthisalongwithacopyofthelessonplan,
thechildrenswork,andtheresults.Mygoalistohavemymentorhoursandproductcomplete
bytheendofDecember,2015.Mypersonalgoalforthisprojectistomakeadifferenceinthe
livesofthechildrenIworkwith.Ihopetoteachthemsomethingnewandprovidethemwith
lifelongskills.

Sincerely,
HayleeHartzog

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