Journal 1: My reading and writing experience I love readings books. I began to read English novels when I was in primary school. Alice in wonderland‚ Black beauty‚ and Charlotte’s Web‚ all these fascinating novels (though in simplified version) made me addicted to read English books. When I was elder‚ my English was better. So I decided to read novels in original version‚ The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was the first book I chose. I admired Tom’s courage and his brilliant ideas. Since then
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Well‚ I can now say after reading last week’s article by Hass and Flower and this weeks Penrose and Geisler’s which was about how important rhetorical reading is and can help understand what you are reading‚ has opened my eyes to that fact that these are only part of why I have trouble with writing. As I reflect on past writing assignments‚ I now see it could have
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Reading Borders reminded me of an experience I’ve had a short time ago. My parents invited some of our family friends and their children to dinner‚ and by no coincidence‚ they are all Chinese families. While the parents are socializing‚ we high school students talked about our lives. Soon I realized that I was looking at something that makes me curious: the ways children with multiple identities identify themselves. The friends I was talking to have significant differences in identifying themselves
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READING WORKSHOP RESPONSE TOPICS Please keep this in your notebook. You will use it for all your responses. Answer different questions for every book. You should not answer the same question twice‚ even for a different novel. 1. Look for a list of other books by this author in the front of the book. Do the titles of the books seem to have anything in common? Are they structurally similar? Does this indicate anything to you about the author or the books? 2. Check the oldest copyright date
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The story “On the Danger of Reading Fiction”‚ Thomas Jefferson clearly shows his dislike for the world of fiction novels. Jefferson has stated that fiction novels are “time lost in that reading” and thinks it should be instructively employed. It’s apparent that anyone who is a fiction novel enthusiast could indeed become offended by the comments made by Jefferson‚ but at the same time need to understand that he made those comments in an entirely different era than today’s modern way of thinking.
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Social research consists of the process of formulating and seeking answers to questions about the social world. The methods of social research can be applied to investigate any curiosity‚ and our understanding of them can make us smarter consumers‚ better-informed voters‚ and better students A knowledge of methods can benefit you as both a consumer and a producer of research evidence Consuming research evidence “Beware of Crosswalks…they’re dangerous” example about more accidents in marked
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SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT NAME: BRYCE HARDY 10TH GRADE _THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET_ Before returning to school next school year‚ you will need to read _THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET_ BY SANDRA CISNEROS and complete this assignment. This organizer is intended to guide your reading and focus your thoughts in preparation for the discussions‚ summer reading quiz and writing assignments you will engage in when you return in September. By carefully completing this assignment over the summer‚ you will be
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It is truly remarkable to see what great accomplishments a small unit can do to help children with reading. A lone resource teacher brilliantly set up a program with the help of some parent volunteers‚ which helps children read. This said program enables the students to help each other with comprehension. The primary students with reading difficulties are being supported by kids slightly older than them. These older kids helps the younger ones to read. And as the program stays on‚ a lot of improvement
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I am going to write about the topic of abortion. I have found two relevant documents on the subject‚ the first is an article stating the arguments in favour of abortion and the second is a question and answer session where the answers given show arguments against abortion . The first document is titled ‘Arguments in favour of abortion’ written by Kathryn Kolbert in 1992. The article is set out in subheadings with bullet points showing the main points under each subheading and the paragraphs to further
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Reading Tasks: Phase 1: Introduction p.1-6 “Reading Fiction Responsively‚” p. 11 - 12 (paragraphs 1-3) “Love in L.A.” by Dagoberto Gilb‚ p. 275-279 “A Study of Flannery O’Connor‚” pp. 245-249 “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor‚ p. 249-261 Sample Paper p. 18-20 Phase 2: “Saving Sourdi” by May-Lee Chai‚ p. 81-96 “Battle Royal‚” by Ralph Ellison‚ p. 179-192 “The Birthmark” by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ p. 303-316 Plot p.43-51 Character p.76-77 Phase 3: “Dog’s Death" by John Updike‚ p. 340-341
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