...Kidd Adv. Comp/ 3rd Hr Ms. Huter 30 November 2011 Strengths and Weaknesses Writing is the dominant foundation upon which most communication is based. Efficient writing is used to convey distinct information or ideas. Great care is essential to ensure that a message is interpreted correctly by the intended audience. Timing, grammar, vocabulary, and other writing skills are vital techniques to master. Planning for college and a career demands consideration of these skills. Advanced composition will assist in reaching my goals of utilizing current strengths, overcoming specific weaknesses, and preparing for a college career. Writers often develop personal strengths. Personally, it is easy to be creative, persuasive, informative, and precise. Creative writing is used to express the writer’s thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Persuasive writing may be expressed by convincing readers of the writer’s viewpoint. Informative writings are used to familiarize the reader with the topic at hand. Various people often face the challenge of remaining focused when writing. Generally it is easy for me to stay focused and proceed with the correct topic. Writers often cultivate weaknesses when writing. Individually, it is difficult to grasp the concept of proper punctuation, extended vocabulary, unwanted repetitiveness, and accurate grammar. Proper punctuation is very important...
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...IE2 READING & WRITING 1. Course Statistics : 120 periods (8 credits) Number of instruction weeks : 10 Number of sessions : 30 Number of sessions per week :3 Number of periods per session 2. Pre-requisite Number of periods :4 Students who achieved IE1 course score > 50 or scored from 35-60 on the Placement Test are required to take this course. 3. Learning outcome Students who have successfully completed the course are expected to have English proficiency at high intermediate level or higher. 4. Course books Reading Activator (Intermediate) Reading Activator (Advanced) Writing Activator (Intermediate) Writing Activator (Advanced) 5. Additional material ESP Handouts NorthStar 3 – Reading and Writing (3rd edition) 6. Lab Practice 2 sessions 7. Weekly Guide: Week 1 2 Session 1 ESP Unit 01: Information Technology - Handout 1 HW: NorthStar 3 Unit 1: The World of Advertising (pp 01- 10) Unit 02: Construction - Handout 2 HW: NorthStar 3 Unit 03: Going to Extremes Sports and Obsession (pp 3948) Unit 03: Engineering 3 4 Vocabulary and Reference Introduction & Review - Introduction to Reading Skills - R.A.I: pp 14-15; 18-31 - R.A.A: pp19-27 - Introduction to Writing Skills - Review: Paragraph writing (designed by the instructor) Fact and Negative Fact - R.A.I: pp 34-47 - R.A.A: pp 35-43 Independent writing Handout 1 - Overview of independent writing - Getting started ...
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...ABSTRACT Title: Advanced Technology: A Major Discordance in the Low Study Habits of Grade 7 Students of the Bacarra National Comprehensive High School (BNCHS) This research study was conducted to determine the effects of using the different gadgets on the study habits and grades of the grade 7 students of Bacarra National Comprehensive High School. It also aims to improve and upgrade the study habits or study skills of the grade 7 students of BNCHS. The researchers made sure that the student is using the advanced technology gadgets to answer the questions correctly and surely. There were 60 respondents, 5 students were only needed in each section. The obtained T-test among the 15 treatments in 1.46, which is lesser than the Tval. If 2.145 at 0.05% level of significance and 2.977 at 0.01% level of significance respectively, df = 1.14. (INCLUDE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY) Hence, the null hypotheses is accepted. Therefore it is safe to conclude that advanced technology or the use of different gadgets really affects the poor study habits of the Grade 7 students of BNCHS. Thus, the researchers recommended a further research on the proper time and use of advanced technology or different gadgets and not only in grade 7 but also in all year levels in high school. Information dissemination should be done about the negative effect of gadgets in the study habits or study skills of students and for the awareness...
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...Learning strategies are used by students to help them understand information and solve problems. A learning strategy is a person's approach to learning and using information. Students who do not know or use good learning strategies often learn passively and ultimately fail in school. Learning strategy instruction focuses on making the students more active learners by teaching them how to learn and how to use what they have learned to solve problems and be successful. One strand addresses how students acquire information. It includes strategies for learning how to paraphrase critical information, picture information to promote understanding and remembering, ask questions and make predictions about text information, and identify unknown words in text. A second strand helps students study information once they acquire it. It includes strategies for developing mnemonics and other devices to aid memorization of facts as well as strategies for learning new vocabulary. These strategies help prepare students for tests. A third strand helps students express themselves. It includes strategies to help students write sentences and paragraphs, monitor their work for errors, and confidently approach and take tests. No single strategy is a panacea. For example, we have reading strategies that help students figure out what a word is, comprehend what they're reading, acquire vocabulary, and understand the structure of text. All of these strategies are essential for a well-integrated, balanced...
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...for Proposal) Assignment Advanced Topics in Networking NETW471 Week 4 (DUE) Request for Proposal Throughout this course and the Information Technology/Telecommunications arena you may or may not work in, the concept of a “RFP” will be raised. Using the Course Lecture, the Internet, your textbook, our Thread Discussions and the many Telecommunications industry magazines on this topic, create a “RFP” on the technology you have selected. Write a 2-3 page (minimum) RFP, utilizing most or all the elements of a good RFP (ex. Solicitation Planning, Vendor Selection, and Evaluating the Proposal) and describing the technology you have selected . Please include a cover page (does not count towards the 2 to 3 page minimum). Please use the course lecture this week which describes fully the different aspects of a good RFP. Please also check our Webliography which gives you a list of industry magazines that provide examples of RFPs submitted on different technologies Point Value (towards final grade)== 60 Points Submission Instructions: Click on the “Dropbox” tab at the top of your screen and place the assignment in the “Week4:RFP” dropbasket. Grading RUBRIC for Request for Proposal (RFP) Grade Value Gradable Elements/Assessments for RFP High Value (50-60) points Research: Student’s paper was well researched and involved thoughtful and detailed analysis Identification/Use of Terms: Student clearly identified/spotted advanced networking technology concepts...
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...toward my B.A. in English with an emphasis in Literary Studies. I will be graduating in December of this year. My experience in leadership positions has prepared me to be successful in an Editor in Chief position. In my educational experience, I have taken many editing and literature classes which have prepared to be an asset to your magazine. Please consider educational qualifications: Advanced Writing Skills: Before entering my college career I also successfully passed the Advanced Placement test in English and reading which allowed me to skip English 111 and English 120 and move immediately on to more advanced writing classes. Lastly, I was accepted into the National Undergraduate Literature Conference for my original poetry where I read my work in front of hundreds of college students from around the country. In my employment background, I have experience in managing and have moved up corporate ladders at a fast pace. Please consider these career qualifications: Pool Manager/Head Lifeguard: I successfully managed a team of 10 lifeguards underneath me, writing schedules and taking care of the pool for which I was responsible. I dealt with swimming lesson patrons and scheduled classes and teachers. I alone did the maintenance and kept records for that particular pool. Retail Manager: I was an associate manager at the Build-a-Bear Workshop in Anchorage, Alaska. I started as a sales associate and was promoted to manager after working there 2 months...
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...hunting season and I absolutely love it. Since I have been hunting for quit a few years now, and have been able to learn from my grandpa and uncles, I feel I have inherited an abundant amount of knowledge when it comes to hunting. They have taught me the basics and the advanced skills to hunting. Their wisdom in teaching me has payed off, and I have succeeded in getting deer over my hunting career. Water skiing When I was twelve years old my grandpa took me, my brother, and my cousins water skiing. My uncle grew up water skiing and he is definitely an expert. He can even put the rope on one foot and ski with the other. Although I do not have the advanced skills to do that yet, I have learned to water ski with one foot and am rather good at it now. I would even say I have excelled above my older brother and cousin. Water skiing has actually become rather easy and I am trying to do new tricks to make it more challenging....
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...course I took somewhere else for my first-year writing? Unless you are a Davis Scholar or transfer student, you are required to take a FYW course at Wellesley during your first year at the College. AP credit courses or college-level writing courses taken at another institution do not fulfill the Writing Requirement. Davis Scholars and transfer students may, with the approval of the Director, substitute writing credit earned at another school for their FYW course. What if I don't want to take Writing during my first year? We require students to take their writing courses during their first year to ensure that they have the foundational skills necessary to succeed in later classes. Students who have not fulfilled the Writing Requirement by the end of their second semester at Wellesley will not be allowed to register until after everyone else...
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...childhood ages six through ten. In these two groups, you will see several characteristics or developments from physical, emotional, cognitive, intellectual, language, social, reading, writing, and interpersonal. I will begin with the physical development of both groups. This is where you will notice their motor skills. There are two different motor skills, gross and fine. Gross motor skills involve the larger muscles including the arms and legs. Actions requiring gross motor skills include walking, running, balance, and coordination. When evaluating gross motor skills, the factors that experts look at include strength, muscle tone, movement quality, and the range of movement and the other is fine more skills, which involve the smaller muscles in the fingers, toes, eyes and other areas. The actions that require fine motor skills tend to be more intricate, such as drawing, writing, grasping objects, throwing, and catching (Cherry, 2011). Early Childhood ages 2-6 Physical Development By the time, they reach two years old their fine and gross motor skills are developing even more. With the gross motor skills, they can balance themselves, run, jump, hop, and dance. Their fine motor skills include writing, drawing, and possibly tying shoelaces. Both gross and fine motor skills develop and...
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...AED/202 Reading and Writing Development Sandy Mackey June 28, 2013 Kristen Weiss Reading and Writing Development As a future educator I believe that reading and writing is the utmost import thing in a child’s education. Without these two skills a child will not be able to succeed in school. For my essay, I chose two age groups that I want to teach; middle childhood, ages six through ten, and early adolescence, ages ten through 14. The reason I chose these two developmental ages is because I believe that children enjoy learning; they are like sponges, always trying to absorb as much as possible. The reading development in middle childhood children and early adolescent childhood children seem somewhat different. Middle childhood children start by identifying letters and matching letters with individual sounds, knowing what a word is, and interpreting spaces and punctuation are the earliest building blocks for reading skills (www.education.com). Early adolescent childhood children, usually do not have an issue with reading; they can identify vocabulary words in a book and sound out the words. Children of this stage usually enjoy reading. Writing skills for both middle and early adolescent children develop in the same way as their reading skills. Middle childhood children are more focused on what they are writing, their spelling, spacing, punctuation, and coherence has improved (www.education.com). As for the early adolescent children...
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...Jennifer Taylor, President From: Corporate Agent Date: January 22, 2012 Subject: Request Funding for a College-Level Writing Course Purpose: To request for funding for the Advanced Business Writing Course Why is it beneficial for your supervisor to sponsor? The company has been experiencing numerous errors on business contracts that a majority of our clients review. Research confirms that 35% of personnel transaction deals were annulled, because representation contracts and purchase agreement closing statements contained grammatical errors. These mistakes reflect poorly upon our company standards and how we conduct business. Also, due to contracts that were loss the company suffered a decreased in earning for the last quarter. How will the company benefit from the outcome of taking a college-level writing course? Company agents will have a clear and concise understanding of all internal and external memorandums formats. Contracts will not be rejected due to grammatical errors. Customer satisfaction will increase as contracts will consistently represent their expectations expressed in professional writing. Additionally, the financial impact of increased profits will enhance business relations with the community. What is the cost of taking this course? I would like to request funding for a college-level Advanced Business Writing course, scheduled to begin on March 19, 2012 through May 9, 2012, at the National Naval Medical Center. The course...
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...IELTS materials @British LLB 182 HOP Hopkins, Diana Passport to IELTS (New revised syllabus) Phoenix ELT, 1995 LLB 428.43 JAK Jakeman, Vanessa Insight Into IELTS. The Cambridge IELTS Course Cambridge (etc.) : Cambridge University Press, 2000 LLB 428.43 SAH Pejovic, Vladimir IELTS preparation and practice: Reading and writing Oxford : Oxford Univeristy Press, 2006 LLB 428 CAM* IELTS with answer 2: (1b+2c) Cambridge : Cambridge Univerity Press, 2003 Summary: It containes: four complete tests for Academic candidates ENG Exams – IELTS * Catt, Carolyn Language Passport, Preparing students for the IELTS interview New Zealand : Addison Wesley Longman, 1966 ENG Exams – IELTS * IELTS with answer 1: (1b+2c) Cambridge : Cambridge Univerity Press, 2003 Summary: It containes: four complete tests for Academic candidates 428 JAK* Jakeman, Vanessa IELTS Practice Tests Plus London : Longman, 2001 LLB 428 SAH* Sahanaya, Wendy IELTS preparation and practice Oxford : Oxford Univeristy Press, 2006 ENG Exams – IELTS * Deakin, Greg Practice tests for IELTS Melbourne : Indonesia Australia Language Foundation, 1996 LLB 428 SAH Sahanaya, Wendy IELTS. Preparation and Practice. Reading and Writing . Academic Module Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001 LLB 428 SAH Sahanaya, Wendy IELTS Preparation and Practice. Listening and Speaking Oxford University Press Melbourne, 2001 ENG Exams - IELTS CAM* IELTS with answer 3: (1b+2c) Cambridge : Cambridge Univerity Press, 2003 Summary: It containes: four complete tests...
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...Master’s Prepared Nurse Interview KR Grand Canyon University: NUR-502 November 5, 2014 Master’s Prepared Nurse Interview Introduction In preparation to begin my own graduate study, I interviewed someone who has completed a graduate study for insight into the expectations and potential outcomes in seeking an advanced degree. I chose someone who has been an inspiration to me my entire life. I chose my mother. Overview of Career Nursing is my interviewee’s second career. Her first career started in the postal service where she quickly advanced to post master. Her advancement was unusual for a woman in the 1970s. She has always been a strong, independent woman. She raised 5 children who have all become successful as well. When she was 45 years of age, she decided to return to school to become a nurse. She began her studies at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She attended school with three of her daughters, all who became nurses. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Bachelor of Arts in English in 1994. The interviewee is an experienced, advanced practice nurse with 4 years RN and 13 years advanced practice experience, including three years’ experience in healthcare management. She is credentialed by ANCC as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and as a Gerontological Nurse Practitioner (GNP). She has seven years’ experience as a certified PMHNP in the VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System in Las Vegas, NV, where she...
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...Business Writing Course Memo Business Communications/ GB512-05N Teresa Lao October 25, 2011 Abstract This memo will address the importance of effective Business Writing and why I need to take that course with the University of Miami. Discussed is how business writing is vital to the success of any organization. Management should consider business writing courses and or training for all employees within the Admissions Department because communication is a time-consuming activity in our department when it does not have to be. Memo To: Sharon Shaw, Associate Director of Admissions From: Donovan Bell, Admissions Advisor Date: October 25, 2011 Subject: Business Writing Course Increasingly, the ability to write clearly, concisely and correctly is becoming a rarer skill. It is not only University graduates in entry-level roles, like myself that struggle with business writing, but seasoned employees also often find themselves in awkward situations where their business writing skills are exposed. And, as we become more desk-bound and email-focused, the need for writing skills support has become more apparent. The University of Miami’s writing courses have been designed to respond to the growing needs of employees from all facets of life. I am seeking a writing course that focuses on providing...
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...Jump to Navigation View your Cart Main menu * Home * Our Story * Blog * Store About 21st Century Skills * What are 21st century skills? * What are learning skills? * What are literacy skills? * What are life skills? * How can I teach 21st century skills? What are literacy skills? Literacy skills help students gain knowledge through reading as well as using media and technology. These skills also help students create knowledge through writing as well as developing media and technology. Information Literacy Students need to be able to work effectively with information, using it at all levels of Bloom's Taxonomy (remembering, understanding, applying, analyzing, evaluating, and creating). Information literacy involves traditional skills such as reading, researching, and writing; but new ways to read and write have also introduced new skills: * Consuming information: The current excess of information requires students to gain new skills in handling it. When most information came through official publications like books, newspapers, magazines, and television shows, students encountered data that had been prepared by professionals. Now, much information is prepared by amateurs. Some of that work is reliable, but much is not. Students must take on the role of the editor, checking and cross-checking information, watching for signs of bias, datedness, and errors. Students need to look at all information as the product of a communication...
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