User:Kmumpha/sandbox

1.) I chose the stub of Education then I chose the subtopic of the Psychologist Jean- Claude Abric. I chose this stub because I know that this topic is heavily discussed all over the world. Category:Education stubs I chose the subtopic because I was interested in psychology education and that women's name popped up as a stub.

2.) I know that this is a stub because at the very bottom of the page, it states, "this article is a stub."

3.) The article page of Jean- Claude only had an introduction paragraph and references. However when I searched another psychologist by the name of Pumla Gobodo- Madikizela, the article page was well detailed and also had a references page. It had more than just an introduction paragraph. It also had a table on contents which the article about Jean- Claude did not have. Lastly. this article page wasn't listed as a stub at the bottom of the page like the other one was.

4.) These were the references on this article page:


 * 1) ^ Abric, J.-C. (1984). "L'artisan et l'artisanat : analyse du contenu et de la structure d'une représentation sociale." Bulletin de psychologie 27: p. 861–876.
 * 2) ^ Abric, J.-C. (1994). Pratiques sociales et représentations, Paris: PUF.
 * 3) ^ Abric, J.-C. (2008). Psychologie de la communication : théories et méthodes, Paris: Armand Colin.

5.) Like mentioned before,the overall article that was well developed wasn't missing anything important throughout the article while analyzing it. However the not developed article was missing more information about Jean Claude that could've been placed on her wikipedia page.

Here is the list of the three stubs that I found:

1.) Tears of a Tiger

2.) After (novel)

3.) BET Awards 2007

The "winning stub" I have chosen:

1.) Tears of a Tiger

2.) This article page could use more sources about the novel than it had. Also this article page could use more information about the story (possibly a theme or a more in depth plot about the novel. When I compared this novel of "Tears of a Tiger" to a American novel of "Blu's Hanging", I noticed how more developed and in depth the article "Blu's Hanging" was compared to the article page novel of "Tears of a Tiger." It had a introduction, plot, table of contents, explanation of characters in depth, a section about the theme, and a controversy section.

Two Sources for the novel "Tears of a Tiger": An interview with the author of the novel "Tears of a Tiger", Sharon Draper: Hendershot, Judy, and Jackie Peck. “A Conversation with Sharon Draper, Winner of the 1998 Coretta Scott King Award.” Reading Teacher, vol. 52, no. 7, Apr. 1999, p. 748. EBSCOhost, login.libproxy.siue.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=1737570&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Ratings of the novel "Tears of a Tiger": “‘The Words Come So Easily.’” Writing, vol. 24, no. 3, Nov. 2001, p. 5. EBSCOhost, login.libproxy.siue.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=5439276&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Two Sources for the novel "After" by Francine Prose: Comerford, Lynda Brill, and Jeff Zaleski. “What Price Protection?” Publishers Weekly, vol. 250, no. 8, Feb. 2003, p. 72. EBSCOhost, login.libproxy.siue.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9176079&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

“AFTER: A Novel.” Nation, vol. 276, no. 23, June 2003, p. 41. EBSCOhost, login.libproxy.siue.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=9917104&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Characters
Andrew "Andy' Jackson-the protagonist who feels deeply guilty for killing his best friend Rob, and commits suicide at the end of the story

Robert Orlando "Rob" Washington-Andy's best friend who gets killed in the car accident, which affects Andy and his friends

Tyrone Mills- one of Andy and Rob's friends on the basketball team, who was drinking with them the night Rob got killed

B.J. Carson- another one of Andy's friends who was in the car when Rob dies. He prays for Rob and Andy when they die.

Coach Ripley- the basketball coach who talks to Andy about his feelings

Dr Carrothers- the psychologist whom Andy talked to about his problems.

Keisha Montgomery- Andy's girlfriend who cared a lot about Andy's feelings, but got tired of it afterwards and they broke up. She misses Andy when he commits suicide.

Monty- Andy's six-year-old brother who he enjoys talking to. He's upset when Andy dies.

Gerald Nickelby- another one of Andy's friends on the basketball team. He's angry over Andy's suicide

Rhonda Jeffries- Tyrone's girlfriend and Keisha's best friend, who's upset about Rob's death, and sees Andy's body.

Reception
Sharon received many reviews regarding her novels, mainly focusing on Tears of a Tiger. Sharon shared this account of how her writing career began in an interview with the Reading Teacher late last summer according to them. In animated conversation punctuated by laughter and enthusiasm, she described her life as a high school educator and as an author of novels, chapter books, and poetry books for a wide range of readers. Before the interview ended, The Reading Teacher came to know her as an accomplished teacher who understands and cares deeply about student literacy and as a writer of many genres. Sharon first introduced Gerald in Tears of a Tiger, the winner of the 1996 Coretta Scott King Genesis Award bestowed only on first-time authors. Soon after winning the magazine contest, Sharon wrote and began to offer out the manuscript for Tears of a Tiger to book publishers; however, this endeavor was to be a lesson in perseverance. Sharon conceived the book's style and format differently. In it she tells the story of a popular teenage basketball star killed in a fiery auto accident. She uses a variety of writing modes that students are expected to master to achieve language proficiency. The story unfolds through the voices of its high school characters' diary entries, personal essays, letters, and notes. Newspaper articles, teacher conversations, and morning school announcements add even more unusual dimensions.Teachers know what kids like. Teachers know what kids will read and teachers know what they need in the classroom to teach. Tears of a Tiger was a book to teach with. You can teach figurative language, symbolism, style, and modes of writing with it. According to the Sharon Draper, you can use it for the Ninth Grade Proficiency. The kids ask if I did that on purpose, and I say "Yes !"