form of intervention. Based off of some articles as well as actually taking part doing one on one intervention, this to me seems more like some Saturday fun with a hint of school added in. That is not to say that the Armory is not a great learning experience. For the participants both elementary school students and Mount students, it is a wonderful
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At the beginning of course English Composition 1, I received grades that were below 90% on each of my writing assignments. However, toward the end of this semester, I turned that around and worked to get better grades. I looked over all the comments that I received on my writing assignments and then I tried to fix those mistakes. My hard work paid off and I began to earn grades in the 90s, and grades that were above 100%. Throughout this semester, I have improved my writing skills and applied those
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Premature graying! That was it.) Okay, Theo, focus. Fresh start, fresh start. Hmm… Theo supposed that, really, the only component needed for a fresh start was a new mindset. But a new backpack would definitely help… “New backpack. Your old one has been thru a lot + smells like mcDonalds” Theo cast a long glance at his backpack. An awful, alligator green, the beat up Jansport had gotten Theodore through… All four years of high school. That weird transition year after high school when
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I start here, the very first page of a journal my mom bought me for my birthday.The brown faux leather cover has a black outline of light bulb insinuating it’s meant for ideas. “It’s for you to write all your wonderful ideas and thoughts in.” My mom says with a grin. I stare at her, attempting to put a genuine smile on my face. I reluctantly open it, fearing any sort of unnecessary writing. As I sit blankly gazing at the pages, I realize the knowledge I have come to learn and understand over the
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ALL through high school, I have struggled to put my thoughts on paper. I remember being told from you “remember put in your own words”. I truly had a difficult time completing this task. The annotations I struggled with the most. They were the most difficult for me. I still struggle with the annotations, but they are not as difficult for me as they were when I started the class. As a writer, I can write what I feel or what I’m thinking whether it’s exceptional or poor. There was a time where
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The way you wrote about the bank protesters caused a huge lead to the plot. When writing about the protesters you explained everything they did to expose Sammy’s family. All these events lead up to how Sammy’s diary was leaked to the whole world. One of my favorite characters was Sammy.At the beginning of the book Sammy went from having two best friends and stressing about tests and grades to losing both friends but becoming aware of her mistakes and owning up to them. Sammy changed from being a
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Before I took the class ENG 101, I struggled so much with writing. From sending simple emails to people, to sending texts to my children, I had always had a hard time collecting my thoughts and writing them down. I did not think I learned very much from this class, yet I was expecting it to be very difficult for me. Because of my origin, my native language is not English. When I speak, my thoughts usually come to me in Amharic, my native language. It used to be so challenging for me to speak English
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We walked into class thinking it would be a regular boring Tuesday, but then we walked into Mrs. Draper's class and saw a handsome stranger on the board. The stranger was Mrs. Tammy Chaffin, our librarian, son, Cullen Chaffin. Cullen Chaffin is an actor/actor in the making. He is a college student and is twenty years old. We began by asking Cullen questions, we asked how he got into acting and he said he has not always wanted to become an actor, he wanted to be a bus driver but his parents said
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juggle. I was frantically trying get everything done and still find time for fun and family. Then, after deciding that what I was doing wasn't working, I started to read your book. As I read your book, I started taking what you wrote to heart. One of the first items I did, was try to build up my “Personal Bank Account”. I realized I needed to think about those thoughts that build up my personal bank account instead of the thoughts that break my bank. I need to be gentle with
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When this project was first proposed in class, 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
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