...Assessment Title: | The American Experience: SAT Style Argument Essay | Task: | Suggested Engagement Scenario: In order to be well-prepared for the SAT that you will take this year, it is important to practice the essay component of the exam. That is what you will do today.Part 1: Compose a 25- minute timed SAT style argument essay. Use the rubric to guide your response to this prompt: Is the American Dream possible for all people? Plan and write an essay in which you develop your position on this issue. Support your position with reasoning and examples taken from your reading, studies, experience, or observations.Part 2: Review anchor papers with rubric, then determine your own score. (This does not replace teacher evaluation)Part 3: (optional follow-up) Compose a diary entry focused on the American Dream from the perspective of a Colonial Era immigrant. (W.# Narrative Task) | Standards: | RI.11.7: Integrate and evaluate multiple sources of information in order to address a question or solve a problem.W.11.1: Write arguments to support claims in an analysis of substantive topics or texts, using valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient evidence.L.11.3: Apply knowledge of language to understand how language functions in different contexts, to make effective choices for meaning or style, and to comprehend more fully when reading or listening. | Materials: | Teacher Materials: * Teacher directions * Rubric | Student Materials: * SAT Style Essay prompt sheet * Rubric | ...
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...SAT Vocabulary A abase (v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.) abate (v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.) abdicate (v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.) abduct (v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy home.) aberration (n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1918, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a World Series since.) abet (v.) to aid, help, encourage (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the inside to abet him.) SAT Vocabulary A abhor (v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up kicking himself in the head when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.) abide 1. (v.) to put up with (Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decided to abide by it.) 2. (v.) to remain (Despite the beating they’ve taken from the weather throughout the millennia, the mountains abide.) abject (adj.) wretched, pitiful (After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, and breaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.) abjure (v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.) abnegation ...
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...A The 1000 Most Common SAT Words abase (v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.) abate (v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.) abdicate (v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.) abduct (v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy home.) aberration (n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1918, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a World Series since.) abet (v.) to aid, help, encourage (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the inside to abet him.) SAT Vocabulary SAT Vocabulary A abhor (v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up kicking himself in the head when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.) abide 1. (v.) to put up with (Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decided to abide by it.) 2. (v.) to remain (Despite the beating they’ve taken from the weather throughout the millennia, the mountains abide.) abject (adj.) wretched, pitiful (After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, and breaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.) abjure (v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.) abnegation (n.)...
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...ESL 0305 Academic Written Discourse I Fall 2013 Instructor: Dr. Vinita Gaikwad Email: vgaikwad@kean.edu Office Hours: M & Th 2-4 pm; T and F 10 – 12 am; W 2-4 pm ------------------------------------------------- Class Times: Mondays & Thursdays 16:00 – 17:45 (W2) Course Description: Develop reading, writing, and vocabulary in English for General Education courses. Pass/Fail. Institutional credit only. Course Objectives: A. Develop reading and comprehension strategies B. Develop vocabulary for English for general academic purposes C. Develop general academic writing skills D. Develop as a writer in response to reading E. Develop critical thinking skills F. Develop awareness of the written text as the basis of higher education G. Locate and use language and research tools Required Textbooks: Slaght, John and Anne Pallant. English for Academic Study: Reading and Writing. 2012 edition – Source Book. Garnet Books, 2012 Slaght, John, Paddy Harben and Anne Pallant. English for Academic Study: Reading and Writing. American Edition – Course Book, 2009 Supplementary Materials: See attached Reading List Online Resources: Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/ Purdue Online Writing Laboratory: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ WordReady: Academic English. Garnet Education. http://www.garneteducation.com/Book/629/WordReady.html Course Content: A. Reading Strategies as applied to General Education readings ...
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...A weekly schedule is a plan of when and what to study in a weeks span. Since learning about this type of schedule, I have found myself using it during very busy weeks. It allows me to prioritize my weekly obligations and ensures that all of them are completed in a timely manner. This method of time management will definitely help me throughout my life, especially in times of stress like finals week. What was the best part of Academic Vocabulary for you? Besides building upon my vocabulary I also got the pleasure of going through each chapter and reading a short, informative summary. The summary contained every vocabulary word and discussed something related to the topic of the chapter. In my opinion, these summarizes were my favorite part about the Academic Vocabulary. It provided examples of the words in context and I learned something new in every single summary. What chapter/part helped the most in the CRSS portion of your...
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...“You can just as well go to hell” said George, (16). George didn’t hesitate in telling his friend how he felt for he didn’t realize it could potentially hurt Lennie’s feelings. George was clueless to the fact how miserable he would be in the absence of his friend. “No, Lennie. I ain’t made. I never been mad, an I ain’t now. That’s a thing I want ya to know.” (106). Encroaching on no longer having a friend, George used phrases such as “I ain’t mad” and “I never been mad”. These are more comforting words then the ones he used earlier in the story. George changed his words because he no longer took Lennie as a setback, but tried to cherish his last minutes with his friend. The vocabulary change in George was a direct effect of his...
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...English 1020 Zhang zewei B00637895 The Unknown Citizen Analysis “The Unknown Citizen”, was written by W. H Auden during the 1920s and 30s, he reflected the major social issue of regulation was people facing in that era by using unknown citizen as a narrator with his own unique way. This poem criticizes regulation and normality, replacing individualism and liberalism. Frist of all, the title of this poem “The Unknown Citizen” indicates that a normal person will lose their individuality. With strong vocabulary and language the poem builds an overall atmosphere, which punctuates author’s points. Ironically, at the end of the poem there are two important questions “Was he free? Was he happy?” these questions add depth and meaning to this poem. In this poem the voice of a fictional government bureaucrat who sat in the office and shuffled documents every day, whose decisions would impact peoples’ lives; we do not know who he is. The clue of the information about this person derived from “Bureau of Statistics”, it tries to show the readers that everyone is typical and normal; therefore people will no longer be individual people. He is an unknown citizen because he just a typical person. More and more advanced technology showed up in this modern world as if humanity is beginning to fade away. It seems like human are increasingly becoming unknown citizens. The man in this poem is someone who lost his individually, and lost the concept of happiness, freedom...
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...when I thought about who had an impact on my life, I came to a realization. I didn’t need to try at math (at my old school, not CHS) and it was all due to one person, my mom. She’s a major role model to me, always making me push to my full potential. She made me practice math one grade ahead, which I hate. Originally, I thought that my mom was just doing it for no reason, but later when I grew older I realized that she was doing what was best for me. All this prep actually had a purpose later, which was the SAT for college....
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...Dakota Stephens Professor Baker English 1301 9/13/13 Our Generation on Reading, Writing, and Critical Thinking Reading and writing are things that I am very well at. The difference is, I’m stronger in my writing skills than my reading skills. The reason for this is that when I’m writing I get so into my words and imagination to where my hand with the magical pencil does the talking. My skills in reading only depend on one thing, if it catches my attention or not. Stories have to get me involved with the story somehow in order for me to get interest. If it’s not catching my attention, I’m not reading it. But most importantly, critical thinking is what ties reading and writing together. I am very picky about the books and articles I read. Stories for me have to have a mystery or even sometimes a sappy love story. Of course I’m going to love romantic books because I’m a girl, right? Yet again, some love stories bore the living hell out of me because it’s a “typical” love story. Reading books just all depends on how the author grabs his reader’s attention and how he plays the story throughout the book. When I find a book that I’m interested in, I will read the entire novel. Or even something that is scary will keep hooked on the story. Scary stories are my favorites because the story just keeps my suspense in play. Celebrity gossip is definitely something that I get into reading. There is always something new with these celebrities. Since these celebrities are well...
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...Alice thought she had found her footing. That nothing was going to ruin her 7th grade year. Nobody was going to make fun of her. Her dyslexia wouldn’t hold her back. She’d finally be able to stand on her own two feet again. That was how she felt before five extremely horrifying words slipped passed her dad’s lips one night. “We are moving to Quebec,” he announced. “I’ve already talked to Vanessa about it and we think this will be a good opportunity for us all. We’ll be closer to her family who live over in Ontario and you’ll get an opportunity to experience a slightly different culture,” he explained like the idea was wonderful. Alice stared at her dad. “Moving to Quebec! A place where they speak mainly French?” she thought and nearly fainted...
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... SAMPLE *SAMPLE01* Downloaded from satspapers.org [BLANK PAGE] Please do not write on this page. 02 Sourced from SATs-Papers.co.uk *SAMPLE02* http://www.SATs-Papers.co.uk Downloaded from satspapers.org Instructions Questions and answers In this booklet your grammar, vocabulary and punctuation are tested. There are different types of question for you to answer in different ways. The space for your answer shows you what type of answer is needed, including: • Multiple-choice answers: for some questions you do not need to do any writing. Tick, draw lines to, or put a circle around your answers. Read the instructions carefully so that you know how to answer the question. • Short answers: some questions have a line or box for your answer. This shows that you need to write a word, phrase or sentence. Marks The number under each line at the side of the page tells you the maximum number of marks for each question. Please wait until you are told to start work on page 4. Work through the booklet until you are asked to stop. You will have 20 minutes to answer the questions in this booklet. *SAMPLE03* Sourced from SATs-Papers.co.uk http://www.SATs-Papers.co.uk 03 G00506 – 10 December 2012 2:59 PM – Version 2 Downloaded from satspapers.org 15. 1 A pair of commas can be used to separate words or groups of words and to clarify the meaning of a sentence. Insert a pair of commas to clarify each sentence below. a) My friend who is very fit...
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...What do you learn from Elisabeth Hyde’s article about where she has been and what she has been doing? She describes the trip as a ‘Disneyland’ like experience, emphasizing how she found it scary, yet ‘exhilarating’. “We were a mixed group: our fellow passengers ranged from our thirteen year old twin daughters to a couple in their mid-70s …” This shows that you don’t have to be young to do courageous things and that the trip can be enjoyed by people of any age. ‘One of the most spectacular environments on earth’, we can infer that the group would share a range of fantastic memories ‘screaming with the thrill of the rafting experience’. She describes the different geological features in detail with a comprehensive knowledge of the rock formation. Furthermore, she paints a picture in the reader’s mind of the ‘roller-coaster’ ride of the rapids where the passengers ‘perched on the side tubes’, adding a sense of danger. “Tightest packing system I had ever seen.” This shows us that there was no possible way of ejecting off the raft, therefore it couldn’t be possible to break ‘Ed’s rules’ but somehow she manages to do so. Therefore we learn that she is a rule breaker a ‘rebel’. Explain how the headline, sub-headline and picture are effective and how they link with the text? The large, bold title, “Fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex Sue may of died of a sore throat.” The element of humour plays a strong part in this title, along with the contradicting ideas of this dinosaur being fearsome...
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...strategies in assisting English Language Learners (ELL) to construct meaning from texts. However, little research has been done in The Bahamas to determine what Bahamian educators can do to support second language learners in their classrooms. This paper assesses: 1. The impact of Sustained Silent Reading on comprehension for ELLs 2. The impact of Think Aloud and Read Aloud on reading comprehension for ELLs. This research suggests that the use of these strategies can play an important role in students’ abilities to read and comprehend texts on their own. Direct instruction and modeling of the think aloud strategies increased the students’ confidence levels and the likelihood that they will use the strategies on their own. Key words: English Language Learners, Sustained Silent Reading, Teacher Think Aloud, Comprehension, Scaffolding, Schema, Prior Knowledge Reading Strategies for English Language Learners In the past ten years, The Bahamas has seen a significant increase in the number of immigrants coming to its shores. In fact, Fielding, Balance, Scriven, McDonald & Johnson (2008) assert that in 1963, the Haitian community accounted for 3.2% of the population; while in 2000 it represented 7.1% and was numerically the largest migrant group in The Bahamas. Because Haitian migrants are frequently associated with poor education, classroom teachers can no longer...
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...Skinner (1957) put forward the argument in favour of the debate that language is developed through nurture- saying that language is a learnt behaviour. Skinner provided that children simply repeat utterances they have heard, this implies that language acquisition is a simple case of rote learning(Ambridge & Lieven,2011:242). He believed that much of what we learn is from the environment around us, he used his theory of operant conditioning to explain how and why we have developed the ability to communicate through spoken words. Operant conditioning, to put it very simply suggests that if a behaviour is rewarded the subject will continue to behave that way. In the case of language acquisition , a child will say a word correctly and be rewarded. For example if a child is able to say the word “banana” they will be given the banana or praised for matching the work to the object i.e. by pointing.Thus, they will continue to use and develop their vocabulary as they are motivated by the praise or reward the receive. Following on from Skinner’s theories, further research was carried...
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...Breaking Through It is difficult for almost everyone to learn a new language. Not everyone achieves that goal. Some of them quit during the process, while other will struggle to achieve their goal. Each person quits for personal reasons. My experience is different from others. Before I even began the path to learn English, I thought about giving up. Later, when I was in that path, I almost gave up a couple of times. I struggled immensely in middle school; but not so much during my four years at high school. First, I gave up because I have heard that learning English was not easy. My old friends used to tell me learning English as your second language is very, very difficult almost impossible; “only few can make it,” they said. Second, my first day of school in this great nation was unpleasant. I considered that day, one of the worst days of my life. Looking back, now I consider it one of the great days of my life; because life without risks is no life. Third, my first two months at high school was like being in hell; because I was not being treated fairly by other students. The unpleasant moments I had during that two months was because of a lack of knowledge. Everything comes to an end sooner or later. When I was in Mexico. I wanted to learn English for a couple of reasons. One of them is because my parents wanted to bring me here to the United States to continue with my education. The other reason was because people that speak more than two languages have...
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