Through My Writer’s Voice The band Panic! At the Disco’s song “Hallelujah” includes the lyrics “You'll never know if you don't ever try again” (Urie). While one could definitely apply this quote to various situations, the quote relates directly to my writing this semester. I did not have a specific goal in mind at the beginning of the class, other than to pass, but as the end drew nearer I began to refine my writing style and find my writer’s voice. I gradually started to take risks in my writing and
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commitment is a must. Construct a chart to keep up with academic progress and obtain a superior support system by involving family and friends. According to a study by Templeton research, “Once a goal is chosen, the mind has many processes to promote its pursuit” (Masicampo, 2011, p. 672). Educational and Personal Goals After working as a nursing assistant for many years in a nursing home the enjoyment of taking care of the sick became my passion but the NA position had limits. After returning to school
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Composition class, my writing has changed dramatically. Towards the start of the year my writing was very weak, yet it has improved towards the start of the second nine weeks. My writing began in this class with bad thesis statements, weak transitions, awkward grammar, and lack of relevant evidence. My writing skills at the beginning of this class started in a rough spot. There are a plethora of examples of how weak my writing was at the beginning of the nine weeks. To begin, my thesis sentences lacked
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GUIDELINES FOR WRITING LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION Letters of recommendation are used to gather additional information about a candidate for employment, graduate study or other opportunity. It should give an overall picture of the candidate's: personal characteristics performance experience strengths capabilities professional promise Preferably, the person writing the letter of recommendation has been in a working or academic relationship with the applicant. It is recommended that the student provide
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My response from my checklist for an effective literacy program revealed that I am a very animated teacher. I encourage my students to laugh with me building a positive relationship. I found that my students enjoy my lessons when I bring in prior experiences. Modeling the lesson with humor capture the student’s attention and they are eager to participate and collaborate with the peers and teachers. My strength demonstrates that I model all my lessons and make them student friendly. I plan and model
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My Personal and Professional Goals Deundra Newton HCS/301 June 22, 2015 Professor Barbara Deets My Personal Goals I am currently a student at the University of Phoenix working to obtain my Bachelor's of Science in Nursing. In life, there are several obstacles that may come about that can deter a person from accomplishing his or her personal goals as well as their professional goals. I think that to achieve any goal, I must first have a plan that I can show adherence. My personal goal in
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I became nervous, as my foundation in writing is not strong. I was eager to set aside time and help a student in need, however I didn’t believe that my skills were strong enough to do so effectively. I immediately initiated contact with Jonathan, and to my surprise he had asked to set up a meeting just a few short days after I was assigned this project. The first meeting lasted just over two hours, and I believe both Jonathan and I left the session happy with our progress. Furthermore, this tutoring
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enrolled into my English 101 class I thought passing the class would be very easy. Previously, I had taken an English 101 class at my old University and received an “A”, so I was highly confident that I would excel in all of my assignments without concerns; I was very mistaken. Every essay that I have done, (except learning logs) I had to re-do because of flaws in my writing. I didn’t believe I had any flaws in my writing when first starting the course, which made me oblivious to my errors. I am so
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the evidence of learning is concerned, the students demonstrated the following: writing, drawing, acting out, collaborative learning, personalized learning, and participated in a mini-Socratic seminar. As the teacher, I demonstrated the following: modeling, used a timer, reminded students to dig into the text, and redirected students as they worked to find evidence. When I provided feedback to students about their progress toward the learning goals, qualifiers such as “Met,” “Partially Met,” and “Not
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necessarily the best line of prose in my collection it is however both my favorite line and a reflection of a subgoal I was working on for this writing portfolio. This subgoal puts emphasis on my voice as a writer and how I want my writing to be perceived by my audience. I wanted a distinguishable voice and this line of prose has both a personal and distinguishable voice. It comprises my thoughts in the sarcastic manner in which I often speak outside of writing. It is in no way misleading because it’s
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