...Creative writing was a class that I hadn’t previously expected to attend, until I got my schedule for this year. Realistically speaking, I had no expectations of learning anything from this class at the very beginning, it seemed like the typical elective where everyone would do the bare minimum and learn pretty much nothing at all. In reality though, throughout this year, this class has actually gotten me out of my shell a bit. Sophomore year was my first time in Duncan High School and this class had actually helped me make my first friends while attending. In the very beginning we stuck strictly to poetry like work and group projects, which was fun but anxiety inducing for an introvert like myself. Although difficult, it helped me make friends....
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...HSC English Standard and Advanced Area of Study: Discovery Portfolio Assessment Weighting: 20% (Reading 10%, Writing 10%) Due: 12th December, 2014 Outcomes assessed: 11. A student draws upon the imagination to transform experience and ideas into texts demonstrating control of language. 12. A student reflects on own processes of responding and composing. 13. A student reflects on own processes of learning. ------------------------------------------------- Task ------------------------------------------------- You must have the following tasks to include in your Discovery Portfolio of Work. It should be a reflection of your developing understanding of this concept and your skills in responding to and composing texts. ------------------------------------------------- You will have class time to complete many of these tasks, but will be required to spend time at home working on your portfolio. ------------------------------------------------- Tick off each task as you complete it. Timeline for completion of the task Aspects of this timeline may change to accommodate things which arise during the term. Please be prepared on the correct days so that you can actively participate in the stated tasks. Week&Task Number | 5Task One | 6Task Two | 7Tasks Three | 8Tasks Four & Five | 9Task Six | 10Task Seven | Suggested Due Dates | 4th November You will be given half the period to complete.Marked by Kang | 10th NovemberYou will be given half the...
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...ITT TECHNICAL INSTITUTE EN3220 Written Analysis Onsite Course GRADED ASSIGNMENTS Table of Contents Graded Assignments 4 Unit 1 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 4 Unit 1 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 6 Unit 1 Journal 2: Civic Narrative 9 Unit 1 Journal 2: Civic Narrative Handout 11 Unit 1 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 12 Unit 2 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 13 Unit 2 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 15 Unit 2 Journal 2: Civic Narrative 19 Unit 2 Journal 2: Civic Narrative Handout 20 Unit 2 Journal 3: Article Response 22 Unit 2 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 23 Unit 2 Assignment 2: Declaration of Independence and Public Safety 25 Unit 3 Journal 1: Car Commercials 26 Unit 3 Journal 2: Personal Narrative 27 Unit 3 Journal 2: Personal Narrative Handout 28 Unit 3 Journal 3: Civic Narrative 31 Unit 3 Journal 3: Civic Narrative Handout 32 Unit 3 Journal 4: Taste vs. Judgment 34 Unit 3 Presentation 1: What Would You Do? 35 Unit 3 Assignment 1: Habits That Hinder Thinking 36 Unit 4 Journal 1: Invention Exercise 37 Unit 4 Journal 1: SWOT Analysis Template 38 Unit 4 Journal 2: Personal Narrative 39 Unit 4 Journal 2: Personal Narrative Handout 41 Unit 4 Journal 3: Civic Narrative 43 Unit 4 Journal 3: Civic Narrative Handout 44 Unit 4 Assignment 1: What Would You Do? 46 Unit 4 Assignment 2: Invention White Paper 47 Unit 5 Journal 1: Personal Narrative 48 Unit 5 Journal 1: Personal Narrative Handout 49 Unit...
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... Professor: Paul Sorensen Spring Semester 2014 Jimei University Chengyi College and Overseas Education College All curriculum material protected by U.S. copyright laws. Unauthorized sale or reproduction is strictly prohibited. Keuka College ( 2013 Keuka College INS 301A Creativity Professor: Paul Sorensen E-Mail Address: paulherethere@yahoo.com Instructor Availability/Office Hours: You will be able to speak with the instructor before and following each class session. Appointments for additional meeting times may be made following each class session. Course Credits: 3 credits Course Prerequisites: Sophomore Level COURSE DESCRIPTION: INS301A Creativity follows a problem-based learning approach to help students use critical thinking and creativity to examine issues in the business world. This course focuses on three core areas: (a) the elements of creativity, (b) creative problem solving, and (c) innovation for entrepreneurship and business growth. Students will develop their own creative competencies through a combination of case analyses and kinesthetic activities designed to encourage innovative solutions to modern business problems. TEXTBOOK No textbook is required. Other required materials are specified in the course schedule. USEFUL WEBSITES You must know how to access the Keuka College library resources (using your Keuka username and password). Introduction to the library for international students: http://libguides.keuka.edu/international ...
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...Creative Curriculum Robin Bettasso ECE 101 Heather Gans September 30, 2013 Creative Curriculum Pupils will run a school newspaper on the school website. They will use different literary forms to present the news of the school. Key vocabulary: Fact; OpinionThe goals the students will create a school newspaper containing three aspects: Latest News, Editorial, and Sports the students will post the school newspaper on the school website. In the standard NYS Learning Standards: English Language Arts students will read, write, speak, and listen for information and understanding. Intermediate. Students will-compare and synthesize information forms different sources and use a wide variety of strategies for selecting, organizing, and categorizing information. They will distinguish between relevant and irrelevant information and between fact and opinion. The students will relate new information to prior knowledge and experience. They will understand and use the text features that make information accessible and usable, such as format, sequence, level of diction, and relevance of details and establish an authoritative stance on the subject and provide references to establish the validity and verifiability of the information presented. Develop information with appropriate supporting material, such as facts, details, illustrative examples or anecdotes, and exclude extraneous materials and use the process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, and proofreading (the "writing process")...
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...It's Bigger Than Hip-Hop: The Rise of the Post-Hip-Hop Generation, M.K. Asante Films: The Social Network (Fincher 2010); Mean Girls (Waters 2004); Bomb It (Reiss 2007); Objectified (Hustwit 2009), The Bling Ring (Coppola 2013) Course Description: In this course we will engage in an interdisciplinary analysis of oral, written, visual, and material representations of American life and culture and the historical and social contexts in which they are produced and consumed. Our analyses will necessitate a survey the interplay of the popular arts and American society, using American studies interdisciplinary methodologies. The framework of the course is the development of critical thinking and writing skills. All students are encouraged to avail themselves of the free services at the University’s Writing Center, http://www.umbc.edu/lrc/writing_center.htm List of assignments and percentage of grade Formal Assignment #1/Critical Analysis 20% Formal Assignment #2/Creative Production 30% Response Papers (4) 20% Participation 15% In-class Quizzes (3) 15% General Policies Grading Assignments will be due in class on the due date; after class the assignment becomes one day late. Grades for assignments one day late will be dropped one full grade; assignments two days late will be dropped two full grades. Note that weekend days count as full days. A grade of...
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...A Grammatical Analysis in Three Secrets to Academic Success What will readers do after reading a writing style? There are many things that readers may do after reading a writing style, such as making judgments, and thinking about how information might be used in the future. Analysis is also an important thing that a good reader done. People can analysis about the author’s ideas, techniques, and patterns in the writing style. Language is involved with almost everything we do as human beings. We cannot live without language. To capture a language, Learning about English grammar pattern is a dimension that would be mean for achievement. Analysis a writing style can help us discovering the language to express what we read. Three Secrets to Academic Success was written by Elana Peled, Ed.D. She is the founder of Academic Success for All. She started writing to help people who struggle to achieve academic success. This book reveals the powerful secrets that underlie academic success. The second secret is the learning creativity. It is about that every single person on the planet has the capacity to be creative. Our creativity is involved in how we make sense of the world and is intimately connected with our ability to learn. Based on my analysis in her writing style, she had written this chapter in grammatical correct English. One of the most important factors is that sentences were not formed by words alone but by structural units. The author had conformed her words, phrases, and...
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...| SUBJECT NAME : | Managing, leading, stewardship | | SUBJECT NUMBER : | 21937 | | Subject Co-ordinators lecturerstutors | Dr. Walter Jarvis Dr. Natalia Nikolova Dr. Stephen Wearing Management Discipline Group UTS B-School Dr. Walter Jarvis Dr. Natalia Nikolova tba | SUBJECT PRECIS An understanding of managing, leading and stewardship is foundational to the development of students as responsible and accountable leaders, managers, followers and stewards. This subject aims to prepare students to meet profession-like objectives and how to guide others to meet collective responsibility in morally challenging situations. To do so, the subject develops the concept of stewardship to help leaders to better understand how to promote and sustain the symbiotic integrity of business and society, i.e. where business serves society's needs for not just products and services but in ways that earn public trust and respect. The approach taken in the subject delivery and associated assignments is to encourage students to recognise the place of business in society and to cultivate a personal commitment toward earning and sustaining public trust in consideration of others in their business judgments and decision-making. SUBJECT PRECIS An understanding of managing, leading and stewardship is foundational to the development of students as responsible and accountable leaders, managers, followers and stewards. This subject aims to prepare students to meet profession-like...
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...Overview of the Project – Part -1 Name of the Project: Illustrative journal and creative writing using Poem as a medium Project Objectives: When students complete this project, they will be able to… * Use prior knowledge to comprehend * Identify factual details from the text * Analyze poems using various comprehension strategies * Use creative writing tools to draft their class poem * Explore and evaluate the different railway systems across the world * Use technology to research about new topics and enhance learning * Use connections from real life to add and subtract numbers * Appreciate rhythm in poems by exploring the nuances of the same * Co-create tune for the class poem * Interview and learn from peers, family, relatives and community members * Design an independent project and co-create the same based on interviews, readings and research. Integration of Other Functional/Academic Skills: Problem Solving, Critical thinking/ Analysis are required throughout all the lessons. Each one of these fundamental academic skills can be integrated with the other to produce a project-based outcome. With respect to integration of subjects, it would be Mathematics, History and Geography along with Reading fluency, Comprehension, Speaking and listening, and Writing. There will be use of technology, music and dance throughout the project. Estimated time and brief outline of the project: The estimated time of the project would be around...
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...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 I realized I had the liberty to express myself. This class was the first time that, through writing, I had to work to earn an A rather than simply turning in an assignment; I was able to take such great steps in improving my writing because of the guidance the most thorough and personable literature teacher I have ever had, Ms. Whitney Johnson, gave me throughout the semester. This class has enhanced both my writing and my personal growth over the course of the semester....
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...Article 2 Day: Class: 9 c Introduction Having acquainted myself with certain parameters by now I was on a lookout for some other equally valuable analysis. During the 2 weeks PSE 1 we are required to keenly observe and adopt the best practices/methods of teaching in the teaching profession. In order to facilitate this we become parts of a real classroom teaching process and frame our views on the basis of what we observe. Purpose of the study In order to further upgrade my understanding of the teaching profession I chose to observe this class based on home task, the teachers personality and the strength of the lesson. Herein this piece of writing I would therefore explore the highlights and let downs of these parameters, evaluate them and form an analysis for future reference. I would stress on the distinguished factors of the study in the reflections I make and share my inputs on the same. Similarly I would identify the drawbacks and asses the reasons why they occurred and what could have been done to prevent the same. Once again I got the opportunity to asses and evaluate a class being taught the same lesson as observed by me in the previous class. This gave me a golden opportunity to distinguish between two methods of teaching the same lesson. It is a fact, that the parameters analyzed differ but the stark contrast in the teaching style of two teachers intrigues me to assess the strength of the lesson. Observations Social Science in view of most of the...
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...In the report he did a much better job of outlining his ideas and including all of the rubric criteria for the report. His reflection presentation on Tesla Model X was very interesting and well presented but missed some key parts of the assessment like how the car functioned and a works cited for the information. As he moves on to 8th grade science he can focus on improving his summative assessments by making sure he includes all areas of the rubric and keeping up his creative design and presentation style. Bella’s strength this year in science has been presentations and projects that allow her to research and reflect upon information she has researched. Her most recent presentation on LED lights was very informative and she did well with sharing her information with the rest of the class. An area she can still look to improve upon is in writing lab reports as her evaluation of the fruit battery experiment was incomplete. She continues to make progress in science but must remember to finish her assessments fully for more success in 8th...
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...guidelines and those specified in “Using Quotations Effectively,” “The Thesis Statement,” “Mechanics” and “Integrating Sources” (under “Writing Tips” on Blackboard) Page Length: 4-6 pages (1000-1500 words) Due Dates: Preliminary draft uploaded to Blackboard––Friday, 9/19 (under Course Content/Formal Papers and Oral Presentations) Your draft should include at least the thesis paragraph and five passages that you plan to draw upon in the paper. Rough draft conferences––9/29-10/1 Prepare to read your draft to me during our meeting. Rough draft for peer review––Monday, 9/29 Bring hard copy to class for your peer editor to read. Final draft uploaded to Blackboard––Friday, 10/3 Leave your rough draft with peer editor’s comments at my office. You may choose either the creative or analytical essay option. If you do a creative paper now, for next paper, you will do an analytical paper. Creative Options For all creative treatments, please affix to your paper a one-page analysis of what your aims were in choosing this approach, what strategies your employed to carry out your aims, and how successful you feel you were in achieving your aims. You should draw on the texts themselves. If appropriate, you can incorporate passages from the texts into you own prose. Your creative treatment should both “instruct and delight,” in the words of the Roman poet Horace. You are welcome to let your imaginations soar. ...
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...discussions we had in class allowed us to talk about my thoughts and those of my cohorts. Simultaneously, the studies helped to shape my initial experiences into a more unpredictable comprehension of the content. As I added to my perusing attitudes and insight into what literature is about, I have developed the capacity to make necessary disclosures about anything that I write or even read. Secondly, the academic resources from my lecturers gave us the foundation information that we need to excel in writing, both on reading the class resource books, extensive lectures, and independent research. Likewise, they have assisted us to exhibit our thoughts in a contemplated and thoughtful analysis. On a frequent basis, they would instruct us on points that they have a particular enthusiasm for and have taken a shot at broadly. Their exploration and analysis can be considered as the foundation stage of our interest in writing. To start with, in the contemporary society, there is by all accounts a move towards auxiliary school subjects that have a solid connection to a tertiary course of study. Hence, a there are few parents and a few understudies who feel that the aspect of writing, particularly among high schools, college, and universities is of great importance. For instance, students who devote their time on just English Language alone, with its accentuation on perusing and composing abilities, in some cases neglect to see the purpose of learning about writing. For instance, it happens...
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...University of California, Davis Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics ARE 100B Dr. Larson Spring 2014 Some Suggestions for Writing the Optional Class Paper Due Date: Friday, June 6, 2014 at 5 p.m. (Late papers lose 10%/day in grade.) The purpose of the paper: This provides an alternative way for you to demonstrate your understanding of the tools of economic analysis covered in this course, as applied to a contemporary public policy issue involving market power or other topics related to the course. The topic is of your choosing, but choose something of interest to you! If you are analyzing a subject about which you are interested and enthusiastic, this will show through in the product you prepare and in the impression it will make on the reviewer. The key elements are that you: (a) demonstrate familiarity with one or more concepts learned in this course; (b) focus your analysis on a real-life issue or problem; (c) use the Internet for part or all of the research materials used; and (d) produce a paper that employs sound reasoning and analysis, and is well-written and presented. Use of the Web for Research Materials The Internet is an exceptionally rich and convenient source of information, reports, data, and descriptions of environmental problems and policies. I have posted a few links on the class Web site for several media coverage and reports by public agencies dealing with market power, antitrust, and other course topics. You should have at least one Web reference...
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