...This English class required me to focus on four different learning outcomes: writing, reading, researching, and reflecting. The writing learning outcome included creating an effective and flexible writing process to evaluate various rhetorical situations. The reading learning outcome included reading complex sources from a variety of Medias to also evaluate rhetorical situations. The researching learning outcome included searching for print and electronic sources and imply their information to ideas and integrate them into the writing projects. The reflecting learning outcome required me to look back at previous works and decide what changes can be made and how future works will be improved. This English course successfully improved my...
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...Writing as concisely and precisely as possible to convey assertions and ideas is always the best way to keep the reader engaged. Throughout most of my writing career, my writing - as suggested by my instructors - was based on that statement. I needed to concisely portray my thoughts in a grammatical and syntaxical pleasing manner which ultimately deemed my writing as good. Most of the critiquing I would receive over my written works focused primarily on grammar and syntax and not until my high school years did my English teachers expose me to different styles and aspects of writing. My high school teachers challenged me to expand my ideas, understand what I am writing about as well as challenge the way I think. Reflecting over my academic past as it pertains to English writing and language, for the most part I had good teachers with open minds. However, I sometimes still felt as if I am at the mercy and discretion of the teacher. I can admit at times, I would write with a bias that my instructor or most of my peers favored so that I would not be an outcast for having a different opinion. But now I know that differing opinions are okay and...
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...Growing up I have always enjoyed writing. I have always been an emotional writer. I liked writing on how I feel. Even though I considered my writing “good” I was just never the one for presenting. I had friends and teachers to tell me my writing was great. I considered my writings personal reflections. I like writing and reflecting on them to see how I have grown as a person. Though I didn’t like sharing, my English teacher of my freshman year help change that. We were assigned to pick a theme song. The theme was our life. When we were first assigned I was pleased but when she said we were presenting I became apprehensive. Now that I have actually did it I consider that assignment the door to a new experience. I walked into my English class...
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...remarkable writer who showed the American world more than just the stereotypical view of the mystical and a magical China. Reflecting her history through her works has made her a famous feminist writer. Her passion for writing began at the age of nine and won her first award in a journalism contest at the University of California, Berkley at the age of 16. Background History : Maxine Hong Kingston born in October 27, 1940. She was the oldest third of 8 children Her parents migrated from China. Her first language was Say Yup, a Cantonese dialect. She grew up surrounded by immigrants from her father’s Village. Since an early age storytelling was part of her everyday life and later had a great impact of her writing. Education Maxine Hong Kingston was a very dedicated and bright student. She won eleven scholarships which allowed her to attend at the University of California at Berkeley . She initially started as a engineering major but eventually switched to English Major. While attending College she meet her husband, an aspiring actor and they moved to Hawaii where they taught for ten years. In this book uses her experiences while growing up and combines them or mixes them together stories that her mother use to tell her in which incorporates Chinese culture, history, believes and myths. The Woman Warrior In 1976 while teaching creative writing at Mid-Pacific institute, Maxine Hong Kingston published “The Woman Warrior – Memories of a Girlhood Among Ghosts “. The...
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...street. Some were worrying, others dreaming, or just sitting in silence” (Shah 1). This opening passage from Tahir Shah’s In the Caliph’s House is a memorable one for me. It is the first line I read from many readings to come in my eager preparation for Morocco last summer. I remember my professor reading this line aloud during our first class meeting months later, and my anticipation at the trip to come. And now, over two months after returning from my trip to Morocco, I can instantly picture the scene, so familiar, and I am transported back to the streets of Fes outside our hotel. Travel writers like Shah, as well as anthropologists, use the power of writing to weave words into deep meaning. Before the classes and trip, I had little knowledge or experience in the fields of anthropology or travel writing. In becoming acquainted with these disciplines fall quarter, they seemed like completely different fields to me. Anthropology is a social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings. Travel writing, on the other hand, seemed a broad category of writing that encompassed basically any traveler writing about a different country or culture for practically any purpose. The main differences between anthropology and travel writing are the audience and purpose, the level of objectivity of the writer, and the role of the author in the piece. The differences I noticed initially between these two fields can be exemplified by two of the works I studied in...
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...Given that I am a 9th grader, this will be my first year of high school and consequently, I have set some goals for myself through these next few years. These are both goals looking more at my future, but also goals I have set after reflecting on my middle school education. In my last two years of middle school, I took two Spanish classes to gain one high school credit. This was the first step in my goal to become fluent and understand a second language along with attaining knowledge and understanding of the Spanish culture. I hope to continue with this goal by taking and doing well in my future and current Spanish courses. One of my biggest goals it to become a more effective and efficient writer. Looking at my writing in the past, it is...
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...Throughout this writing process i have improved as a writer because using a different writing process that im not use to has help me change the way i think about college writing. It has also change the way i write and has helped me learn more about myself as a writer. I believe that through the writing process i have changed the way I think about college writing. I didn't think it would be much different than high school writing but throughout this process i have realized that the process that is involved for college writing is much more complex. For example when I write an essay for my english classes in high school all that is required is a rough draft and a final draft and sometimes you need to have it peer edited before submitting it. Differently during the writing process for a college essay I had to have 2 rough drafts revised and edited and a final draft to meet the requirements. Another big difference in the writing process is the we had to turn in a annotated bibliography that I had never been required to turn in , in any of my high school writing classes. Going through the writing process it has changed the way i see college writing...
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...In this assignment I will be describing theories of learning, I will be writing briefly about 6 influences and refer to both positive and negative, I will also be writing about skills for learning, support for learning and learning opportunities. Theories of learning - Kolb's experiential learning theory works on two levels: a four stage cycle of learning and four separate learning styles. The four stage cycle are: - Concrete Experience (coming across a new experience of a situation, or interpretation of existing experience); - Reflective Observation (reviewing a new experience and reflecting on the experience); - Abstract Conceptualisation (concluding reflection which gives rise to a new idea, or a modification of an existing abstract concept); - Active Experimentation (planning and then trying out what you have learned to see what result you get). The four stages are: 1. Experience 2. Reflection 3. Conceptualise 4. Test. Honey and Mumford’s learning style theory has the purpose of persuading people to try their ‘test’ in order to find out their own personal way of learning which could be: * Activist like to be involved, like new ideas, lose interest quickly, like to dominate and have ‘jump first/think later’ mentality; * Reflectors like to observe from the edge of the group, consider things from a range of different perspectives, they let others contribute before they do, collect information before drawing a conclusion; * Theorists like to bring together different...
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...Alert and concentrated. Eyes squinted in determination to write the letter correctly. He is holding the pencil quite tightly, adding to the absolute determination he has to get this right. He writes slowly but carefully, trying to get the shape correct. He skims the paper to check his hard work, takes a deep breath and looks at me with excitement. I check the letter with hope that he got it correct this time, relief floods me as I look into his giddy eyes and break out into a smile. He had done it. Conquered writing his first letter in the English alphabet. This scene was during my volunteer experience at a summer program for refugee children who have been resettled in America escaping persecution and violence in their home countries of...
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...heryl Strayed is American memoirist, novelist, and essayist. She was born on September 17, 1968 at Spangler, Pennsylvania. She graduated from the University of Minnesota, where she earns her bachelor with a double major in English and Women's Studies. Later she received a Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing from Syracuse University. Strayed was a guest editor of The Best American Essays 2013. Her essay won her a Pushcart Prize. She qualifies a lot about this subject because of her extensive knowledge with English and women. Strayed travels to all over to writer’s retreats and seminars also. She served on the first board of directors for Vida: Women in Literary Arts and has been active in many feminist and progressive causes. She does give...
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...In this section, I will list a sequence of events including student-student and teacher-student interactions from my observation. I won’t overwhelmingly display every detail; however, will attempt to list the important aspects, which I will later elaborate on and analyze in the reflection section. In class discussion of the assigned reading (To Kill a Mocking Bird) o After each assigned reading for the day they are given TKAM study questions, which they would have to answer in essay format. Vocabulary exercises o Find Your Partner Students are given vocabulary words to define weekly. And by the end of the week instead of taking a spelling/vocab quiz they’d play a game called “Find Your Partner.” One student would have the vocab word,...
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... Nationality: British Place of Birth: Bath, England Gender: Female [pic] ACADEMIC September 2007 - University of Sussex June 2010 BA English Literature and English Language 1st Class Joint Honours English Literature Encompassing a variety of genres in literature ranging from the 14th century, to the present. Focus modules include; The Renaissance: Shakespeare, Special Author: Virginia Woolf, Women writing in 18th Century Literature English Language A comprehensive, historical review of the English language combined with categorical linguistic analysis. Focus modules include; The Making of English, Child Language Acquisition and English Grammar September 2005 - John Cabot City Technology College June 2007: 4 A-levels (A2 Advanced) in the following: English Literature and Language: Grade A Business Studies: Grade A Product Design: Grade A Chemistry: Grade B September 2000 - John Cabot City Technology College June 2005: 10 GCSE’s grade B and above Grade A achieved in English literature, English language, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics [pic] PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE A forward-thinking and strategic buyer with excellent negotiation and sourcing skills, who strives to deliver profitable product ranges and promotional...
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...Nietupska Grand Canyon University Family Centered Health Promotion NRS-429v Date: January 21, 2012 Summary: VARK learning styles theories were designed by Neil Fleming in 1987. These theories describe learning styles, distinct types of a learner’s processing information, and identify the best ways to study. The VARK learning styles theories divide learning components into four parts including: visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic styles. What’s more, VARK learning styles help to identify people’s preferred learning styles so that their work achieves the best outcome. Furthermore, VARK helps people develop study skills which benefit learning and teaching experiences. This paper will discuss VARK analysis learning styles, determine my preferred learning strategies, and changes that I need to make in my study habits in order to become a successful student. First, the VARK learning styles theory is based on the idea that different people learn in different ways. The VARK theory uses four main sensory receivers (acronym VARK): visual, aural, read-write, and kinesthetic in order to best serve the needs of a successful student. Neil Fleming said:” VARK learning styles are based on modalities-channels by which human expression can take place and is composed of a combination of perception and memory” (Fleming, 2006). The VARK analyses believe that visual learners learn best by seeing. They can benefit when a teacher writes key points on the board. Moreover,...
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...types of media to inform my understanding of phonics. (YouTube) 2. Observe phonics teaching in KS1. 3. Obtain phonics teaching policy and review the phonics scheme that the school uses to teach phonics. 4. Read DfE core criteria key features for an effective systematic synthetic phonics teaching programme. 5. Identify key phonics vocabulary in NC. 6. Read academic and practitioner literature on effective phonics teaching. 1. Every weekend use the internet to observe phonics teaching. 2. Observe 1 lesson each week in placement 1. Arrange weekly. 3. During the first week ask KS1 or EYFS coordinator for the policy and scheme. 4. Obtain a copy online and print off. Review this weekly before each observation. 5. Obtain phase lists from KS1 coordinator during week 1. 6. Library search 22.09.15 Complete all actions in SE1 before SE2 in KS1. Score an average of ‘confident’ in phonics RPD self-assessment audit by the end of SE2. Fully understand and be able to explain the meaning of key phonics vocabulary. (179) Teaching Writing – Transcription, composition, vocabulary, grammar and punctuation (SPAG). 1. Create my own SPAG test. Allow a profile child to attempt the test. 2. Go through a SPAG test and highlight knowledge gaps – turn this into a glossary of subject gaps. 2.b. Plan SPAG lesson relating to subject gaps with mentor then deliver to class. 3. Discuss and plan a piece of writing with a child. Undertake a writing consultation and highlight...
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...Rhys Young Michelle Britt English 100 12, September, 2012 Just Swinging By I was just swinging by the bench swing near the amphitheater when I remembered sitting there not too long ago and that I was going to write an essay about that spot. Our class was journaling in the blistering heat writing about that specific area’s feel, noises, sights, smells and even the tastes. Whether these observations were physical or metaphorical it did not matter. This spot is one of the most beautiful and relaxing locations on campus in my opinion and has more meaning than one might imagine. A few of my observations can be related back to the demanding and lavished American culture that we live in, environmental issues, and the modern world as a whole. These connections might seem cryptic but they are important connections nonetheless. This spot on campus is beautiful. Sitting and swinging on the bench swing overlooking the small lake with the sun beaming and reflecting off of the still water is quite a sight. The smell of the grass, water, and plants is nice. There are plants and bushes surrounding this lake but the opening in front of the swing is just enough to enjoy the entire area. I was fortunate enough to see various wildlife in the area. I saw a turtle poking its head out of the water for some air. There was some type of bird going for a swim and various insects crawling and flying around the area. They definitely know that this is the place to be. However, There is much...
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