...All Summer in a Day Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Critical Reading Identify the letter of the choice that best answers the question. ____ 1. What are the children doing as “All Summer in a Day” opens? |a. |They are teasing Margot. | |b. |They are reciting poetry. | |c. |They are peering out a window. | |d. |They are pushing Margot into a closet. | ____ 2. What does this passage from “All Summer in a Day” suggest about the setting? A thousand forests had been crushed under the rain and grown up a thousand times to be crushed again. And this was the way life was forever on the planet Venus. |a. |Venus was a thousand years old. | |b. |Venus had rain most of the time. | |c. |There had never been forests in Venus. | |d. |There were no forests in Venus. ...
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...Our summer reading essay is supposed to show who we are as a writer and a reader, and where we need to begin our odyssey as a writer and reader. Of course, mine does not exactly do that. The summer reading essay does not represent who I am as a writer and I am mortified to have written such a catastrophe. But, one thing it does show is that I cannot rush or procrastinate because when under a time crunch my work seems to implode. I admit even when given plenty of time, my writing pieces are not perfect. My conclusions tend to be weak, I struggle at times connecting the thesis with the body paragraphs, and my vocabulary can be weak to say the least. When it comes to reading skills if something is not explicit I am most likely not able to comprehend...
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...Mr. Macomber English 3 AP Syllabus 1.5 English 3 AP Course Overview Students in this introductory college-level course read and carefully analyze a broad and challenging range of nonfiction prose selections, deepening their awareness of rhetoric and how language works. Through close reading and frequent writing, students develop their ability to work with language and texts in order to establish greater awareness of purpose and strategy, while strengthening their own composing abilities. C16 Students examine rhetoric in essays, images, movies, novels, and speeches. They frequently confer about their writing by conferencing in class. C 14 Feedback is given both before and after students revise their work to help them develop logical organization, enhanced by specific techniques to increase coherence. Rhetorical structures, graphic organizers, and work on repetition, transitions, and emphasis are addressed. I comment on individual drafts, and I write memos to the class in a blog about whole-class concerns such as specificity of quotations, parallelism, and transitions. C13 Simultaneously, students review the simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentence classifications. We examine word order, length, and surprising constructions. Loose and periodic sentences are introduced. We examine sample sentences and discuss how change affects tone, purpose, and credibility of the author/speaker. In addition, feedback on producing sentence structure variety...
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...TDSB e-Summer School 2015ENG4UE: English University PrepCourse Outline | Teacher: | Contact Information: Adobe Connect Tutorial Time: A regular time will be set up following our first week of classes and we will have Adobe Connect meetings every day. Course Description This course emphasizes the consolidation of the literacy, communication, and critical and creative thinking skills necessary for success in academic and daily life. Students will analyze a range of challenging literary texts from various periods, countries, and cultures; interpret and evaluate informational and graphic texts; and create oral, written, and media texts in a variety of forms. An important focus will be on using academic language coherently and confidently, selecting the reading strategies best suited to particular texts and particular purposes for reading, and developing greater control in writing. The course is intended to prepare students for university, college, or the workplace. Assessment and Evaluation To promote student success, ongoing formative assessment and feedback will be given to students. As required by the Ministry of Education, students will be assessed in the four areas of the achievement chart. The chart below provides percentages for each category. The chart below provides the strands under each assignment will be evaluated. All evaluations are expected on the due date, however, they will be also accepted up and until the ultimate due date at 11:59pm. Given...
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...taking English 1301 for the third time this Summer II course, since English has never been my strongest subject besides the fact that I know it is important to know. At first, I was a bit skeptical about taking English 1301 this summer in an unknown university, but upon entering Ms. Sanchez’s English 1301 class, it opened my eyes. I had a whole new perspective in not only reading, but also on everyday life situations. The first two times I took English 1301, I was not fully understanding the concept of the text I was reading. When walking into class on the first day of school this summer,...
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...As a Liberal Studies student, I am aware that I need to pass the CBEST, CSET, and RICA to be able to get my credentials. With that being said, I decided to study for the CBEST the first test last summer. I recall going to my local bookstore after having extensively researched for the best CBEST study guide. In the bookstore, I read the first page of every possible study guide they had, to decide which one I liked the best. Finally, I got my book and I paid about 40 dollars and that has been one of the best investments that I have made. Before I started studying for the CBEST, I registered for the test and paid the fees. July 11th was the big day for me. The reason why I decided to register for the test before studying was a way to officially...
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...& 2 Holiday Homework Over the summer break you will be expected to complete the following tasks: • Become familiar with the Year 11 English course outline • Read The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and answer the activities attached • Find the key words in your text and begin a glossary Your English teacher will collect this homework in Week One of Term One, 2014. All the best!! Failure to complete the required reading and activities will mean that you will be unprepared to begin the year and giving up time to complete the work afterschool. YEAR 11 ENGLISH UNIT 1 & 2 OUTLINE 2014 UNIT 1 Reading & Responding – Outcome 1 The Kite Runner - Text response essay (800 – 1000 words). Creating & Presenting – Outcome 2 Visual Text ‘Redfern Now’ - One written piece in an imaginative, persuasive or expository style (600 - 800 words) related to the context of Identity and Belonging + 2 hurdle tasks exploring imaginative, persuasive or expository styles. Language Analysis – Outcome 3 You will focus on the use of persuasive language techniques written articles and visual images. You will then produce a language and visual analysis essay. (600 – 800 words) Exam: Reading and Responding and Language Analysis - 2hrs 15mins • A reading and responding essay for The Kite Runner • A language and visual analysis essay on the issue studied in class UNIT 2 Reading & Responding – Outcome 1 The Crucible - Text response essay (800 – 1000 words) Creating & Presenting...
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...As I entered college as a first-year undergraduate student it was overwhelming, yet an amazing experience. It was difficult for me to adjust to a new environment at the beginning, but as my first year comes to an end I was able to meet various of people, connect with my professors, and find who I am as a person. With these memorable events that have happened in my first year, I also admired all the classes I have taken so far. More specifically, Stretch English which is my first-year English course at San Jose State University. This year-long English course allowed me to witness my strengths and weaknesses as a reader and writer. Thus, I have compiled an ePortfolio that includes my first attempt to write a critical essay and my most recent...
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...prizes awarded for the best essays and such awards could help to support your University Application as evidence of outstanding academic work and independent effort. How long and of what nature should my essay be? Your essay should be between 2,000 and 2,500 words (excluding notes and bibliography) and represent original and independent work. There may be a case for writing a slightly shorter essay if one of your universities requires a shorter sample essay. Supplying an accurate word count is in any case crucial. Your essay should aim to be quite a focused piece and be a work of analysis and interpretation rather than just description. You may need to seek advice on the planning, structuring and the title of your essay. Some modifications may be necessary for scientific submissions. Where will inspiration for my essay come from? Your essay may, or may not be, a further development of normal subject work (e.g. Physics Research and Analysis, English Phillimore, History Gibbon Prize etc); it may be on subjects which have no existing prizes; it may be on a subject which is not on the curriculum (e.g. Anthropology) or which is cross-curricular (e.g. English and History of Art); or it may have emerged from Cultural perspectives lessons, the Cultural Perspectives timed essay which you take at the end of this term, be inspired by Critical Thinking work or be a ‘further developed’ praebendum essay. You should state in a covering note how and why the essay came about. Of course,...
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...the class and getting on with the work while still having his bright positive attitude. This was a rarity at my school because my peers would typically waste the first twenty minutes of class. Mr. Kahn showed his students that he actually cared if we learned from his lessons or not. He made sure to get to know us on a personal level as well. We all had a relationship with him and knew if we ever needed anything he would be there. He had a very unique way of teaching. I was so used to the type of english teacher that throws you the common (but required) english class books; To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, Of Mice and Men, or any Shakespeare novel, and tells you to write an essay on it. But surprisingly, Mr. Kahn encouraged everyone to read whatever text we happened to be reading on our own...
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...Ingrid B. US History 114-602 Fall 2012 Bergen Community College THE PAUL ROBESON—JACKIE ROBINSON SAGA AND A POLITICAL COLLISION. By Ronald A. Smith Journal of Sport History, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Summer, 1979) P 5-27 Dr. Ronald A. Smith, a historian and Professor Emeritus at Penn State University analyzes Jackie Robinson's appearance, and impact before the House UN-American Activities Committee in light of anti-American messages made by the entertainer and former Rutgers University All-American football superstar Paul Robeson. Smith argues that for symbolical grounds, the federal government reached out to Jackie Robinson so he can assist in getting rid of Paul Robeson from his function as a black leader. Using a relative analysis of both Robinson and Robeson early lives, Author Ronald Smith affirms that they spearheaded change from different paths. Smith illustrates how Jackie Robinson was willing to cooperate with white society for the purpose of positive racial goals and Paul Robeson wanted improvement own his own terms, not necessarily those suggested by white society. Nonetheless, Smith insists both Robinson and Robeson fought for equal rights in their respected ways. In this informative and well written essay, The Paul Robeson-Jackie Robinson Saga and Political Collision, Ronald A. Smith (following his Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, he spent 28 years at Penn State teaching sport history and researching intercollegiate athletics) illustrates how a...
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...Impact of Reading and Writing Skills on an Individual 2 Running head: Impact of Reading and Writing on an Individual 1 Impact of Reading and Writing Skills on an Individual First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name University Abstract This paper discusses on the impact of the person' s skills on writing and reading on his life and on the society. Moreover, it discusses the importance of reading and writing on ones social and economic aspect. The Impact of Reading and writing Skills on an Individual The knowledge of writing can be traced back to 3500 B.C. It started as simple scribbles on the surface of rocks or on the bark of the trees. It was first developed as people' s way of recording their goods. From that simple use of writing it has evolved to be used as a new way of expressing something and interpreting symbols. As time evolves, the context and knowledge of man on writing also evolved. Though its evolution did not happen only for a short time, but it has leave a great impact on the civilization and to the life of people exposed to writing. Just as people learn to write they also learn to comprehend the symbols and characters they have seen, and so the knowledge to read has also acquired. Both the ability to read and write is important skills necessary in communicating with other people in the community and civilization. It is not only necessary in expressing ideas and feeling but it also affects on the individual' s way of interacting n the society. Just...
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...AP English Literature and Composition 2012 Summer Reading Assignment I. DRAMA Oedipus Rex by Sophocles We are not requiring any particular edition of the play; however, we would highly recommend a version which includes supplemental materials/explanations of Greek drama and Greek mythology. Purchase, read, and annotate the play prior to the first day of class. It would be wise to focus your annotation on instances of dramatic irony, images of vision and blindness, and tension between fate and free will. The following literary analysis assignment will be collected during the second week of school. LITERARY ANALYSIS OF DRAMA In a typed, one-page essay, offer your assessment of Oedipus at the end of the play. Was he foolish? Heroic? Fated? Support with textual evidence as appropriate and follow MLA format. II. READING FOR PLEASURE Read a book—fiction or non-fiction—strictly for pleasure. Strong readers and writers have a wealth of textual experiences and a vast amount of background knowledge from which to draw. The most important aspect of this assignment is that you select a work you will enjoy reading. During the first week of class, you will conduct a book talk over your selected work in which you will “sell” the experience of reading your book to your peers, so pick something good! Some suggestions for selecting your “reading for pleasure” book include, but are not limited to: * Classic works of literature from an era, author, or genre you...
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...Doing Nothing Is Something One of the key points would be summer time is coming soon which means leaving textbooks and broken pencils behind. The Second key point is having downtime which includes looking into the middle distance, kicking at the curb, lying on the grass, or sitting on the stoop and staring at the tedious blue of the summer sky. Another key point is parents have arranged to schedule time and unscheduled times. Also, the key point is a Friday Night which means no homework, no athletic practices, and no after school events. The final key point is a culture of adult distrust which suggests that a kid who is not playing softball or attending science enrichment programs or both is huffing or boosting cars. What the writer intended for the reader to take away from this reading is that summertime is not time for having an overly busy schedule. Secondly, that having downtime is also good because then you could write poetry, compose music or become an actor. Having an arranged schedule means you do not have the free time you need to get other stuff done. Having a Friday night to spend time with friends and family and play games or watch movies is good as well and then you will have less stress about work or school. Having a culture of distrust from parents can cause the children to rebel against the adults and family. I do a connection and disconnection to this essay because I am not a busy student but I do have a busy social life. Also, I keep myself with busy with...
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...Integrated Case Study: The Bandon Group INC. Sunday July 7, 2013 STRAYER UNIVERSITY Introduction The Bandon Group, Inc. is a successful company in the copier industry. The company has four different successful divisions. However, each division has its own information technology strategy. This places the company at a disadvantage to compete with competitors as well as grow as a company. The current information technology strategy is identified as well as the standard practices by their competitors. The limitations of Bandon Group are also identified as well as the direction they will like to grow into. Step 1 - Purpose and Scope of the Study The Bandon Group intends to have an information system study conducted to determine how they can best use Information Technology (IT) to meet the overall mission, goals and objectives of the organization over the next 3-5 years. The purpose of a Management Information System is to collect, store and process business information and to deliver it to decision makers in a format they can use. Information systems have gone through many changes. Experts currently refer to the current era as the “Customer-Focused Era” of modern computing (Petter & Mclean, 2012). Users expect to receive customized experiences based on their unique requirements. Currently Bandon has decentralized divisions around the country supported by a centralized IT infrastructure. The purpose of the study is to identify how Bandon Group can build a more...
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