Every now and again, the introduction of a book is skipped. Occasionally, I’m that person. But any inquisitive person should read the opening of “They Say/ I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein provide writing templates designed to organize thoughts so that they can be expressed clearly, at the same time, keeping readers engaged. Graff and Birkenstein propose that the use of these templates can benefit you by getting your foot in the door of academic
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Let’s say that it’s the night before your paper is due. You get a snack, get comfortable in your chair, and start to write. You type your paper and have met all the requirements that your teacher has asked expect one last thing… you have to share the essay in Google Drive with the rest of your group mates. You go to your internet browser to try and send the file and realize that your internet is out because your mom hasn’t paid the bill yet. So you tell yourself, “I’ll just go to campus early tomorrow
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My writing has changed a lot throughout the years, but this year I feel I have made the most progression. I went from not being able to finish a short story to being able to finish one with a well-developed plot. While I am very happy about my development in writing short stories I am most proud of my growth in writing poetry and dramatic writing. But it hasn’t always come naturally. It has involved a lot work on my part too. As expected, my writing quality in sixth grade was very different than
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my Third Draft of my M2 assignment, I found the main flaw was not having my whole essay refer to my thesis. While I did provide great examples and analysis, it was disproportionate to certain parts of my thesis. In my fourth draft I attempted to correct this while keeping the good parts of my essay intact. Although I might have had certain ideas and perspectives in my mind, I did not adequately display them in my essay. My thesis can be broken down into three points of focus, symbolism, juxtapositions
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The focus of my lesson was to help students better produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. I read to both students, Student A and Student B the book “A Fine, Fine, School”. Afterwards the students and I discussed the importance of organizing a story in an appropriate order, that way it is easier for the attended audience to understand. Later, I would have both students create their own stories. To support my students
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Nelson class, we have read and watched an unreal amount of pieces of literature. All of these works presented us with strong themes that are extremely present in today’s society, and has been setting regulations to human behavior. The focus of this essay is to synthesize the works related to both the cycle of liberation and cycle of socialization, and for my themes, I chose developing a voice and individualism. I decided to talk about these two themes because they evidently explore the human and societal
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Thank You for Allowing me to Write this Amazing Essay Thank You For Arguing by Jay Heinrichs is an informational book about argument types and strategies. Many of his literary techniques are chosen thoughtfully to explain his research in detail to the reader. His book is also structured strategically as to give the reader topics to build off of which are introduced in the beginning of the book. For these reasons, This book makes a suitable summer reading assignment. Throughout Heinrichs book he
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The article What You See is What You’ve Learned looks into Turnbull’s findings while studying the Pygmy villages in the Congo. Accompanied by the local, Kenge, as a guide, Turnbull traveled from village to village. At one point during their travels, Kenge and Turnbull came upon a spot that had been cleared away of trees. Unused to the sight, Kenge’s perception of his new surroundings caused distortion in his mind of what he was seeing. As he took stock of newly revealed terrain, Kenge was conflicted
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Assignment: Comparing Memoirs Use evidence from the text to support your answers. Make sure to answer all parts of each question. Use complete sentences and correct grammar, and check your spelling. 1. What roles do the adults or older figures play in the lives of the various narrators? Select a figure from each of the four memoirs and write one sentence answering the question for each memoir. 2. Select one of the memoirs from this module. Name the memoir and explain its theme. Give at least
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flows and make more sense, but it is still something I want to work on. I want to be able to add better transitions in my paper, so that my ideas don’t come to an abrupt end with no conclusion, which is something I noticed in my culture assumption essay. Improvements in my Reading Throughout the coursework I have sharpened my critical analysis skills. I have glanced back at some of my chapter summary writing assignments and noticed how my analysis have evolve. I have better been able to relate and
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