...This diagnostic writing exercise will help your instructor discover who you are as a writer. The essay will be used to help you identify your strengths and weaknesses as a writer, and it will allow the instructor the opportunity to identify grammatical, stylistic, and mechanical problems specific to each student. Do not fret over the idea that grammar, style, and mechanics will be evaluated in this assignment. This diagnostic writing exercise is merely one way to take a look at any particular patterns that exist in your writing. You will earn full credit for completing this assignment as long as you follow instructions. A narrative is a story that you tell to an audience for a reason. You can use your own experience or your role as an observer to frame a narrative, but the story itself should stir readers into thinking about and remembering their own stories. As children, we often seek out or create mysteries. Every town seems to have stories of haunted houses or swamp monsters. One reason might be that children have to learn how to conquer a fear of the unknown. Based on your own experience, that of someone else, or a tale from your own imagination, write a narrative essay that tells a story about conquering fear. Your essay should be 550 to 800 words. For the purposes of this essay, please do not worry about incorporating any external sources. For more information about how to write a narrative essay, please review the major elements that define narrative in Chapter...
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...Office Hours: Friday 12:00-1:00pm | Course Description: This course is all about working together to develop your writing and communication skills for both academic and non-academic purposes through practice, practice, and more practice. This course will teach you to be a better reader, thinker, and writer. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be able to write clearly, correctly, and persuasively across disciplines and situations. You will not only learn to be an effective writer, but also hone your critical thinking skills. Required Texts: NB: It is recommended that students use the edition available in the campus bookstore. Buckley, Joanne. Fit to Print: The Canadian Student’s Guide to Essay Writing. 8th ed. Toronto: Nelson Education, 2013. Additional readings to be posted on Blackboard. Recommended Texts: The Secret to Effective Documentation (Trent University: Academic Skills Centre -- http://www.trentu.ca/academicskills/documentation/, 13 July 2011). Note: Citations in this course must be in the MLA format. learningSystem/Blackboard: This course will make use of Blackboard. Certain assignments will be submitted on Blackboard, and students are expected to check the course site for weekly announcements. Course Format: Meeting Type | Day | Time | Location | Lecture | Friday | 13:10—14:00 | Room 116 | Writing Lab A | Friday | 14:10—15:00 | Room 116 | Learning Outcomes/Objectives/Goals/Expectations: I have developed the course...
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...R/505/0923 Unit 1. Teaching, learning and assessment in education and training. Assignment 2 /03/06/2024 Words Counting : 2145. Assignment 2 2. What is the difference between a'smart' and a'smart'? Be able to use initial and diagnostic assessment to agree individual learning goals with learners. 2.1 Explain why it is important to identify and meet the individual needs of learners. Identifying and meeting the individual needs of learners is a cornerstone of effective teaching and learning. Ensuring that each student receives personalised attention and instruction tailored to their specific needs can significantly enhance their educational experience and outcomes. Also, some learners will have particular needs which may affect their...
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...Rubric for a Performance Task in Your Lesson Alexandra Hirsch Walden University Instructor: Dr. Gerald Gary Educ-6640J-5/Educ-664OH-5 Part One: Assessment Plan Since I began a career in teaching I have always focused on creating innovative lesson plans and assessment methods geared toward the various student learning styles. This facilitates a plethora of learning opportunities that afford students the ability to develop areas in which they may have difficulty. In order to help my students learn from their mistakes I vigorously record data to ensure I have relevant and objective information to share while giving feedback. When my students successfully complete my assessment tasks it substantiates my belief that finding balance in the utilization of different assessments is crucial. According to the Educational Leadership article, “the goal of a balanced system is to ensure all assessment users have access to the data they want when they need it, which is an effective use of multiple measures.” (Kim, Lambert, and Burts, 2013) As a primary teacher, it is imperative that I consistently incorporate assessments that are not only developmentally appropriate for my kindergarten students but also personally relevant. “Appropriate assessment is an integral and important component of high-quality early care and education programs. Scientifically informed assessment measures are needed to ensure that all children, regardless of disabilities, culture...
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...the course lectures and other requirements. The Professor may and will likely modify assignments, lectures, dates and times at his discretion. Any such changes will be announced in class in advance. REQUIRED: 1. Cateora and Graham (2013), International Marketing, 16e, McGraw-Hill Irwin, NY. 2. Journal Articles and Cases on Blackboard (Some May Require Password: MKT474) Sign into the course Blackboard site at http://blackboard.missouristate.edu/. Please review and make corrections to your contact information. This is especially important if you have an e-mail address that is not on the MSU network. You may miss class information from the instructor if this is not correct. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES: This is a graduate course. As such, you are expected to be prepared to DISCUSS the material in the on-line discussion forums. 1. Read, study, and analyze all assigned chapters & articles prior to class. 2. Always have a few questions prepared in advance of class related to the topic material. 3. Participate in class discussions. 4. Question the lecture material. 5. Turn in assignments on time. 6. Participate in the group research/debate project. 7. Be prepared for class discussion and exams. ATTENDANCE: Attendance in the course is not explicitly incorporated in calculating your grade, however, a significant number of the graded assignments in the course mandate attendance especially the participation grade. Attendance may be...
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...English IVB (AKA English 12) | Activity | Points | % of Total | Discuss | 90 | 7% | Exam | 20 | 2% | Explore | 10 | 1% | Final Exam | 100 | 8% | Journal | 80 | 6% | Practice | 250 | 20% | Quiz | 390 | 31% | Test (CST) | 100 | 8% | Test (TST) | 200 | 16% | | Total Points for the Course : 1240 | Unit 1: The Romantics | Lesson 1.1: Introduction to the Romantics | Activity 1.1.1: Study - Historical and Literary Context | (Documents: Study Sheet) | Get an overview of the historical and literary context for the reading. | | Duration: 40 min | | | Activity 1.1.2: Quiz - Comprehending the Study | Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. | | Duration: 20 min | Scoring: 10 | Points Earned: _____ | Lesson 1.2: Romantic Poetry | Activity 1.2.1: Study - Romantic Poetry: Spontaneous Overflow | (Documents: Study Sheet) | Learn about the characteristics and leading writers of Romantic poetry. | | Duration: 40 min | | | Activity 1.2.2: Quiz - Comprehending the Study | Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. | | Duration: 20 min | Scoring: 10 | Points Earned: _____ | Activity 1.2.3: Read - Poems from the Romantic Canon | (Documents: Reading Guide) | Read selections from a variety of Romantic poets. | | Duration: 1 hr | | | Activity 1.2.4: Quiz - Comprehending the Readings | Take a quiz to assess your understanding of the material. | ...
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...become a professional graduate one-day. Since I picked ENC 1101 to be one of my first semester college classes, it's been a difficult course for me. My lack of grammar knowledge, experience writing essays and organizing ideas are the three factors that made this college class challenging. Even though it's been hard on me, I now know how to write essays the right way and also how to organize my ideas so I have a clear vision of what I'll be writing about. This is really important to me because learning how to write properly will not only help me pass ENC 1101, but it will help succeed in other classes, life, and my future career. My ENC 1101 Professor Walter Hernandez not only motivated us to become better writers but also shared with us important tips regarding how to write like a college writer. He would always have a positive attitude, making the class amusing and enjoyable. The first week of school, Professor Hernandez showed the class "The ENC 1101 Survival Guide" which is a document containing essays written by Miami Dade College students that represent how his students made it through his class by becoming better writers. Therefore every time I need to write an essay, I always take a quick look at one of the writings in the guide in order to obtain ideas and tips on how to make my writing perfect. One of my favorite essays from the survival guide is "Tips to Succeed In ENC 1101" by Nathalie Silvera, where she explains and details step by step how she made it through ENC...
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...Unit Plan #1 Mrs. G’s 1102 classes- Spring 2014 Assignment #1 For Tuesday, January 7: Meet your professor, fill out a special attendance sheet, and go over the syllabus projected on the classroom screen. Assignment #2 for Thursday, January 9: Bring to class an 8 1/2 x 11” blue-book (not the smaller size) and 2 blue or black pens (no pencils allowed). Write a diagnostic essay in proper MLA format. I will provide you with a diagnostic criteria sheet, a sample of how your MLA format should look, and an actual hard copy of your syllabus. Assignment #3 For Tuesday, January 14: Class will meet in Room 2207 (Bldg 2) for your mandatory Writing Lab Orientation. You will also be registered on the appropriate Pearson website. Bring in some notebook paper. If you purchased your Literature book, bring it in, hopefully still wrapped in the plastic. Don’t break the plastic, since you may be using the mywritinglab.com website and can purchase the lit book without the mylitlab access code. Assignment #4 for Thursday, January 16: Read Chapter One in your Literature for Composition textbook or e-text version “How to Write an Effective Essay: A Crash Course” (1-8). Bring in either your text or e-book, since you may be called on to answer one of the Chapter One journal entry questions I will upload onto mywritinglab.com, questions you can download and bring to class. Whatever Chapter One work we do not finish Thursday, we will complete next class, then begin the Chapter...
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...Associate Level Material Medical Report This assignment is for you to create a screening tool for potential hires in your health care facility. As the health care administrator, you would want to ensure that your future employees have a strong understanding of medical reports and medical terminology. You are writing these reports for the applicants to read, interpret, and answer a set of questions you have developed. Refer to the samples of medical records reports on pages (142-144, 196, & 261-263) of the textbook. Each medical record should be completed and contain two questions you would ask of the potential hires. The following suggestions will help you get started: • Sometimes it is easier to start at the end. Think of the diagnosis the patient will receive. If you know what the end diagnosis will be, it makes it easy to know what symptoms, signs, and diagnostic methods would be used to achieve that diagnosis. • For the History of Present Illness, consider what questions the physician might ask the patient about his or her chief complaint and symptoms and then chart that in this section. This section serves as an account of what the patient would report, based on their symptoms. Remember, symptoms are subjective, in that they are conditions experienced by the patient, and are therefore included in the patient history. • For Past Medical History, document anything the patient may indicate in terms of past medical conditions that would be relevant to his or...
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...Comprehension II: Arguing About Literature has opened a completely new door on my writing performance. There were times that I thought I knew how to do a research essay but was proven wrong. This class has improved my performance in writing in many ways. Through class assignments to in class discussions, it has continually improved my thinking skills. This class taught me how to select appropriate sources for college research; it has improved my skills as a critical thinker and writers and brought to light skills that I still need to work on. This class has taught me how to use and find appropriate and varied sources for a college research. I never knew that there were sites that could help me with finding trustworthy sources for my assignments. Using the student library at TCC, I am able to use EBSCOhost, Gale, Arman, and many more to meet the criteria of my essay while using credible sources. Mrs. Mustapha also taught me how to quote and propyl cites and insert these sources so they can flow smoothly with the other sentences....
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...Self-Diagnostic Essay Assignment Self-Diagnostic Essay Assignment I was told that the truth and only the truth will set you free and I am far from a J.K. Rowling or a William Shakespeare when it comes to writing. If the Olympics had writing as an event and I was for some odd reason competing in that event. My country will be highly disappointed with my efforts on winning. I have more weaknesses then strengths when it comes to writing, that is why I decided to take this course so I can enhance my writing abilities to reach my goals this semester. One word to describe my health as a writer will be obese. I consider my health as a writer to be obese just for the simple fact that I’m so lazy when it comes to writing. Procrastination is like a permanent disease when I know I have a paper due. It will take me two to three days to start a paper. I have a hard time figuring out the words to express the base of my topic. To be honest it took me my whole weekend trying to get an idea on how I was going to write this essay. My brain will sit there in a daze trying to figure out what to write about then I get writers block. I’m a simple guy so when I have a paper that I need to get done I will try my best not to think or write using simple minded words because I stress so much on what my teacher or professor might think about my writing. Therefore that whole stress factor on writing makes me insecure on my writing abilities. I have never attended any writing groups. The idea...
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...it’s not just about how my essays were written on a computer. It is about how these repeated actions developed who I am as a writer, along with the quality of my work. I truly believe my writing has blossomed this year because I have finally imposed a step-by-step process of writing that works for me. In addition, I was able to fully connect with the literature I read, resulting in the reveal a new writer’s personality within me. Moreover, I am beginning to understand the piecemeal writer burgeoning inside me throughout the essays I have written in english class and how it has shaped my compositions through the different strategies I took, style, and organization. Writing essays in the beginning of the year was somewhat troublesome, to be honest, because my style, organization, and strategies for writing, were a complete mess. As a result...
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...Develop tolerance and empathy in listening • Practice to write concisely and with clarity • Learn to strategize writing according the contextual demand • Understand the importance of asserting and listening in group contexts Pedagogy: • Highly interactive lecture sessions, framework driven • Group discussions • Role plays and presentations • Exercises • Films 2. Required text Book: Basic Business Communication – by Lesikar, Pettit, and Flatley Additional Readings : • How to write and speak better – Readers Digest Edition • The random house guide to business writing – Janis Forman with Kathleen Kelly • Talking you way to the top – John W. Osborne • The Hidden messages managers send – HBR • Nobody trusts the boss completely – now what:? – HBR • Making judgement call – Tichy and Bennis – (2007) HBR 3. EVALUATION COMPONENTS : |Components of Evaluation for the Course |Percentage Distribution for the Component |Description | |Attendance |10 | | | | | | |Assignments |20...
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...techniques that can help improve a students learning. This article also contains difference researches that have been done in learning styles of students. Individual participants finding The participant took the questionnaire designed by researchers called VARK (Fleming 2011). VARK stands for visual, aural, read/write and kinesthetic. Upon completing the questionnaire the participant found out that they learn better by reading and writing. It explains that they take information in by writing lists, reading handouts, definitions and textbooks. They improve their learning by writing the words over several times and reading their notes multiple times, and that changing graphs into words help. The participant found that they can succeed by practicing multiple choice questions and writing answers out along with writing paragraphs (Fleming, 2011). Comparing the questionnaire results to true life studying is very accurate. The participant has always rewrote notes over shortly after receiving them either by writing or recording them and found it easier to study from the notes but going back to the textbook to reread an area that is not well understood and then rereading the notes multiple time both aloud and silently. During the studying of the Hesi’s and NCLEX testing and the many hours of studying in nursing school, the reviewing and studying of 1000’s of questions help greatly in the preparation of all the tests and exams. Comparing learning techniques ...
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...communicated to students in writing. Course Description RHET 1302 will prepare you for college-level writing while helping you develop your critical thinking skills. Rhetoric is the study and practice of how people communicate messages, not only in writing and speech, but also through visual and digital mediums. In this class, you will develop skills to analyze the way rhetoric, in its various forms, addresses audiences. By paying attention to the strategies that good writers and speakers use to persuade their particular audiences, you will learn to reason better and to persuade others in your own writing, both through rhetorical appeals and through analysis of audience, purpose, and exigency that is at the heart of the study of rhetoric. For RHET 1302, you will read and reread texts and write multi-draft essays. Practically speaking, you will learn skills that you can use in your future course work regardless of your major. Student Learning Objectives • Students will be able to write in different ways for different audiences. • Students will be able to write effectively using appropriate organization, mechanics, and style. • Students will be able to construct effective written arguments. • Students will be able to gather, incorporate, and interpret source material in their writing. Required Texts Rosenwasser, David and Stephen, Jill. Writing Analytically with Readings. Second edition. Thomson/Wadsworth, 2011. Fall 2011 Assignments and Academic Calendar ...
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