...My Word Family -um Word Family + initial single consonant- sum, yum Word Family + consonant blend- glum, chum Word Family + three letter consonant blend OR consonant digraph- strum Word Family+ inflectional ending- humming Word Family as part of a 2-syllable word- triumph Word Family as part of a 3-syllable word- triumphant Word Family as part of a larger, multisyllabic word- not found For my student, I have chosen to create a phonetic flip chart. He or she will create their own flip chart so that they can have the opportunity to practice while putting it together. As they flip up different tabs on the chart, they will see that they’ve created a new word from our list. This would be a really great tool in working with my emergent reader on the -um word family as well. I have also come up with another method of creating an organizer to help teach my student these words. The organizer I have created is pretty much just like a concept map. The word family, in this case um, goes right in the center of the page. From the center, I have provided pictures that surround the -um family, some that contain -um and some that do not. The student will be asked to color every picture of a -um sound and draw lines from them to the circle in the middle. This helps the student become more familiar with how to recognize the words we have learned while also recognizing words that do not pertain to the -um family. The following text sample was created with the help...
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...The Vroom Expectancy Theory of Motivation The Vroom Expectancy Theory is “based on the premise that felt needs cause human behavior” and that motivation strength depends on an individual's degree of desire to perform a behavior (Certo & Certo, 2008). As an individual recognizes a need, they will more than likely employ an action to satisfy that need. The motivational strength will also fluctuate correspondingly with their desire. If the desire increases, so will the motivation. The opposite is true as well. In equation form, motivation strength equals the perceived result value of performing behavior multiplied by the perceived probability that the result will actually materialize (Certo & Certo, 2008). For example, consider anovice stockbroker in training who was has been given a one-month probationary period to earn a position and make $500 commission from any successful trades. Assuming they really want the job, the motivation strength, or desire would be calculated as their perception of the value of that position with the bonus in relation to their perception of the probability that they can successfully trade during the trial. As the stockbroker’s perceived value of the two rewards and perceived probability that they would be able to achieve increases, their motivation strength to obtain those rewards will also increase. To put it briefly, the key to the Vroom Expectancy Theory is whether the individual perceives a positive relationship between effort, performance...
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...However, upon completing my prior required assignment “Three Day Diet Analysis” and comparing my results to the recommended serving size and amount based on mypyramidtracker.gov website, I was shocked to find that my eating habits were not all that great despite the fact that I work-out five times a week, doing various physical activities such as, yoga, P90X, hip-hop abs, playing basketball, and running. Within this assignment, I will create a healthy eating plan for myself, implementing my personal recommendations from choosemyplate.gov website and my recommendations from mypyramidtracker.gov website. Furthermore, I will discuss my current eating habits and ways on how I plan to implement my healthy eating plan into my daily lifestyle. On any given day, I consume on average 2-3 8oz cups of Spanish espresso, way over the recommended daily amount, along with 1 12 oz. regular mountain dew. However, other than that I drink 1 full glass of 2% milk, 4-5 12 oz. bottles of water, 1-2 serving of fruits and vegetables, 4-6 serving of meats and beans and to be honest an unknown amount of fats, oils, and sweets. Other than the obvious no-no foods and drinks that I consume on a daily basis, I feel that my daily diet is not all that terrible. I am a 28 year old African-American female, 5 foot 10 inches tall, and I weight approximately 171 lbs. According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute website, based on my current weight, height, and age, my approximate body mass index...
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...My Last Words: Qin Shihuangdi Reginald Leron Butler HUM 111 Dr. Aurello D. Givens November 26, 2014 My Last Words: Qin Shihuangdi My life began over 2,000 years ago in the seven states known today as China. At the age of 13 I took the throne as emperor, but due to my youth and lack of leadership, I had to relinquish power to my father figure, Prime Minister Lu Buwei. Lu Buwei was a very successful business man in Qin who introduced a sustainable tax system to the land as well as manufacturing and trade. Buwei efforts along with his involvement with the powers that be at the time brought great fortune to Qin which also created an economic climate for war. Buwei reign would last for 8 years until he was caught trying to take my throne, in an assassination attempt, when I was just 24 years of age. Lu Buwei latter took his own life in fear that I would come after him in his exile (Szczepanski, 2013). In the wake of the Prime Ministers death, I was able to take full control of my kingdom and in doing so I made some changes to the legislation. Because there were many assassination attempts on my life, paranoia took its toll on me, shaping my thoughts and actions. Due to this revelation, I had to make a change in legislation to fit my needs. First I banished all scholars from my court. Next I took away all freedom of expression of those that would oppose me. I even change the currency so that instead of many coins being accepted by merchants there would now only be...
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...The two items I picked to experiment was spreading my belongings so as to occupy too much space and standing and talking with other people and not occupying too much space. In my algebra class, 3 of us sit at a table, with just enough personal space for our textbooks and notebooks. When I arrived to class, the other two people were already at the table, they are a brother and sister. I haven’t spoke too much with them because the class just started 3 weeks ago and with lecture going on, there isn’t much time to talk. After I sat down, I pulled my textbook, notebook and calculator out and placed them on the table. As the lecture started, I appeared to be writing notes in my notebook and reading from the textbook. As I did this, I intentionally moved them out to occupy more of the space from the guy sitting next to me. I noticed as I moved them inch by inch, he would move his items back away inch by inch, giving me more space. Over the next hour, I did this more and more, until I occupied at least half of his space. He occasionally started throwing me dirty looks, but didn’t say much. I could tell he was getting irritated. As I moved my items another couple inches towards him, he finally asked me what my problem was. I said sorry and that I didn’t realize my books were so far in his area. He said that he wondered how I couldn’t of noticed that, he was getting squished. I then explained the experiment to him, and he laughed and said that he was really starting to get pissed off...
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...There is enough information in this Book or My Bible for any elect person who takes in enough of the information to get saved while they are on the earth if they are intelligent enough to understand. There is enough proof that My Bible is the way I want it. Anyone who is intelligent enough could figure out by reading this Book and checking enough Codes if they were able to that My Bible on the Code Site is the way I want it. Even so, there is plenty of other proof that My Bible is My Word. Ralph had not known about the Code Site until right around the time he first started typing this Book. He has been a prophet since the tail end of 97 and a sky talk prophet since 98. Nonetheless, it was not until 2009 that I had told him that he is in...
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...writing, my attitude is instinctual negative. I never feel confident when I am faced with a variety of writing task in and outside of class. Since middle school I realized, that writing, no matter in what language, is one of my weakest subjects in school. Especially academic writing represents always a challenge for me. It is not only time consuming, but also a lot of work. For example, when writing about topics I am not familiar with, I have to do research, that takes a lot of time and energy. Since there are many rules to follow, I as well must worry about how to use words and sentences wisely, written in certain tenses and structures. Furthermore, my resistance toward writing is also influenced by various types of fear. For example, the feeling of fear, not to meet my and the professor's expectation inhibits my mind and unable me to clearly express myself by using words; leaving the paper blank. Moreover, I am getting nervous and anxious, when I need to write essays under time pressure due to deadlines. The pressure is overwhelming. I definite enjoy reading more than academic writing. Reading allows me to be creative; stimulate my imagination/able to picture images in my mind, without any pressure. Nevertheless, fact is that I lack of creativity when it comes to academic writing with all its boundaries and limitations. Even though, I know that I don't have much confidence in my writing skills just yet, I believe the more writing I do; the more comfortable I get with my writing...
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...My words to live by are by Maya Angelou. She once asserted “ We should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color.”. These words have been a guiding path for me for as long as I could remember. It reminds me that our diversity is what makes us valuable. We should embrace our differences and make ourselves aware of them.This world is made up of people of different ethnicities, cultures, social classes, genders, sexualities and opinions. We should be able to appreciate and respect them all. In order to appreciate diversity, we must embrace the concept of fairness. When we treat people fairly we’re able to look beyond who they are on...
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...Lie: My Favorite Word and Why At one point, people lie about something they have done or they did not do as expected. Lie is a word that my friends and I have used frequently and continue to use in our lifetime. Basically, the usefulness of lie in both bad and good situations is the rationale behind why it is my favorite word. During my childhood, I have used lie in both occasions: in bad and good situations. For instance, I once lied to my teacher that I was unable to make it to school in time because my mum car broke down about two kilometers away in order to avoid punishment. Again, I lied to my friends that I would not attend their party because I was not feeling well; however, the main aim was to prepare myself in the upcoming examinations. This essay paper reviews the lie as my favorite word and rationale behind by preference towards it. Lie is a three-letter word which is simple to pronounce, write and remember. According to Shaw, Wolfe and Salbu (1996), a lie is a deliberate false statement directed to other people to deceive them. Notably, it is profoundly surprising that people use lie frequently without much thought on the impact it has on others. Through my childhood, I can attest that the word lie has a huge impact on events and scenario it creates. For instance, our friends lied to us that will not be attending my brother’s birthday just two hours before the event. Their lie caused anxiety, dejection and worry to my family. However, they came few minutes...
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...course may be a bit difficult for you, however please don't worry as I am always here to help you. This week we are putting our focuses on the "Word Power" conference. This conference has been set up for students to participate in a fun new way of introducing new words and phrases. These words and phrases are English culture specific and may be difficult to learn, however with my help I am hoping you will understand the definition of the word as well as understand the phrases that this word provokes. In this conference we are discussing the word "Joe". Joe is a simple word, yet is used in so many ways to refer to so much. The word "Joe" in its simplest form is a noun and refers to a person, place or thing. Its most common reference is to a person; "Joe" is a name or nickname. It has become an easy way to refer to other phrases that mean more than just a name. The word is very informal and is used in a casual context. The military community has also adopted the word "Joe" and it used to refer to a cup of coffee, "May I have a cup of Joe to go with my breakfast?" In addition the Armed Forces use the word to refer to a United States soldier anywhere in the world (G.I. Joe), again this is a very informal way of addressing a military personnel. The abbreviation to "G.I." stands for Government Issued. While these are the most common use of the word there are many more....
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...with the word e-mail. I originally left out the hyphen in between the ‘e’ and the ‘m.’ I was unaware that was needed. Another mistake I made was the use of a phrasal verb ‘find out.’ A phrasal verb is two words together that mean something different from their individual meanings. Leaving a space after a comma was another mistake I incurred. Although it is just a simple mistake that I overlooked, it still affects the professionalism of my paper. It was also revealed that you do not capitalize the word president unless you are referring a specific president or stating the President of the United States. I also learned that if two words function as an adjective, they should be connected with a hyphen. For example, real time should be real-time. My review from WritePoint was better than I thought regarding my editing changes. Regarding the revision changes, according to WritePoint brought out that I use the passive voice. When writing an essay the passive voice can tend to agitate the reader because your paragraphs become officious and tedious. You must remain consistent with the active voice while writing. For example I wrote, “Within the same study it was indicated that 35% of Americans watched political videos online.” To remain consistent with an active voice throughout the sentence the writer should write, “Within the same study statistic revealed that 35% of Americans watched political videos online.” Replacing “it was indicated” with “statistics revealed” allowed my active...
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...Shanna Gonzalez November 12, 2014 Alternative summer Assignment Based on my assignment I did about a year ago, I found many errors or many ways on how to make my essay “well”. Based on the principal William Zinsser, “On writing well” I have chosen three principal that help my essay improved. Clutter, Audience, and usage with these three principal it made my writing more understandable. Clutter helps with unnecessary phrase that should be get rid of. In other words pointless, have no use to the writing. Audience to clarify who I, the writer am talking to. Usage is mostly based on grammar I believe the meaning of the word. Clutter getting rid of phrase or simple words and shouldn’t be there. For example in my essay, “This was the first full experience I had at home, that actually affected me personally.” The phrase, “actually, personally” can be removed and wouldn’t affect the purpose of the sentence. The sentence will remain as, “This was the first full experience I had at home that affected me.” It trying to say the same thing but getting rid of things that like William says, something that is useless. Audience, they persons you’re trying to speak to. My essay is relating to other people who may have this problem that I face. The experience I have, even though other people had it worst it is a very common situation that I know many can relate. When I stated, “People will take things differently but I took it as motivation in a way. Not letting this or pretty much...
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...BASBAS, BEVERLY GARABILES BS Accountancy Journey to the World of Words “Not to know is bad, not to wish to know is worse.” We can relate the proverb above to the significance of knowing something. Something that is worthy to be learned and discovered. Something that takes a very important role in our daily intellectual intercourse. Something that you are actually using as part of your everyday lives but in the end of the day, we’re not even reminiscing all of those if they were used effectively or unconsciously hurt someone’s feelings. ---- “WORDS!” Every word that comes from our mouth is part of our personal and social responsibility as a human. So, with this great accountability we must consider ourselves to be an instrument in studying the meaning of words that we are exploiting every second. Should I say, we must give importance to SEMANTICS which focuses on the relations between signifiers such as words, phrases, signs and symbols and what they stand for or their denotation. The word semantics itself denotes a range of ideas, from the popular to the highly technical. It is often used in ordinary language to denote a problem of understanding that comes down to word selection or connotation. When I was in high school, I had a hard time in choosing the appropriate word for my sentence from a couple of somewhat synonymous words. For me, this is not just an ordinary problem because I am chosen as the editor-in-chief of our school paper and often selected to be the representative...
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...I followed the instructor’s suggestions and altered my thesis statement, by editing the first phrase and reorganizing my sentence. My thesis statement is now more clear and concise. I am still in the process of writing my paper, hence, I do not know if I can reach the target word count however. I will accept the suggestion and search for an appropriate fourth point of discussion. I will go thru the entire paper and convert it to the appropriate third person point of view, I will review my topic sentence and make sure they support my thesis statement and my central idea. I have thoroughly proofread my paper to correct grammatical errors, arising from punctuations errors and active/passive voice errors. I plan to request another person to proof read my paper. I will also use the writing tools from CWE to help proofread my paper. I will use sentence variety to break up the monotony in my paragraphs and liven up my text, I will thoroughly proofread my paper to remove all punctuation errors. I will also use all resources in CWE to proofread my paper. There was some confusion on the proper use of the words affected or effected. I had used the word affected when it really should have been effected, I had some confusion on the proper use of these words fortunately, write point did point out my error. There were some typographical errors I failed to proofread, I had corrected these errors. Write point has suggested that I use declarative statements, instead of questions...
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...content from the book covered in this section: Key Definition(s): Write the term or terms you feel are most important from this section of the book and provide their definition(s). Key Word(s): Write the key word or words from this section that you feel are most significant. My Take-Away: Write a brief statement of the new or interesting things you learned from this section. Section 2 – <Insert the topic headings from the chapter you feel Section 2 should consist of> Write a summary of the content from the book covered in this section: Key Definition(s): Write the term or terms you feel are most important from this section of the book and provide their definition(s). Key Word(s): Write the key word or words from this section that you feel are most significant. My Take-Away: Write a brief statement of the new or interesting things you learned from this section Section 3 – <Insert the topic headings from the chapter you feel Section 3 should consist of> Write a summary of the content from the book covered in this section: Key Definition(s): Write the term or terms you feel are most important from this section of the book and provide their definition(s). Key Word(s): Write the key word or words from this section that you feel are most significant. My Take-Away: Write a brief statement of the new or interesting things you learned from this section. Chapter 4 – Social...
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