State University English Dissertations Department of English 12-20-2012 From the ’Hood to the Classroom: A Rhetorical Perspective on Teaching Secondary English to the Urban Student Shae A. Anderson Georgia State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/english_diss Recommended Citation Anderson‚ Shae A.‚ "From the ’Hood to the Classroom: A Rhetorical Perspective on Teaching Secondary English to the Urban Student" (2012). English Dissertations
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located throughout North America. Although‚ there are many different type of assessments and evaluations that are used at The Art Institute‚ the one that I find the most unique is the critique assessment. This assessment is used to access students’ skills‚ knowledge‚ and progress within the course providing them with feedback that will be necessary and value their skills within the art profession. Critique Assessment According
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Analyzing Rhetorical Strategies in an Article In a blog posting from 2007‚ Pharinet asserts her beliefs about the pressing modern issue of whether or not everybody should go to college. Due to the controversial nature of this topic‚ many well-executed rhetorical strategies are needed in order for Pharinet to convey her point and convince the reader that her argument is valid. In her article‚ “Is College for Everyone?” Pharinet utilizes many rhetorical strategies such as a calm‚ reasonable tone
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Bullying: 1. I read the article‚ “Jury Orders School District to Pay $800‚000 to Bullied Student.” This article was about a boy named Dane Patterson‚ who had been bullied all through middle school and his early high school career. He claims that the school failed to protect him from years of bullying‚ and it finally came to be enough when he was sexually harassed in the locker room. As a result to this‚ the Patterson family filed a lawsuit under Title IX of the Equal Opportunity in Education
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In Will Haygood’s article‚ "Kentucky town of Manchester illustrates [a] national obesity crisis" which focuses on local families and how living in such a small town can take a toll on one’s physical activity and appearance. Haygood writes this article to notify non-locals of the issue and to help make the town healthier and more aware of obesity. In his article‚ he essentially claims obesity rates are at their all-time high because of the lack of healthy foods‚ parks and recreation‚ and knowledge
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valued class reflections. In these discussions‚ she forced students to examine their behavior and identify positive behavior as well as negative behaviors seen throughout the day. What did you notice about the “classroom climate” and “classroom organization” at the school? The classroom was decorated from wall to wall; one wall was covered from one end to the other‚ with the phrase‚ “We are safe‚ thoughtful and determined. We are Liberty.” It was organized in a manner that encouraged collaboration
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The Articles of Confederation provided for the basic structure of American government from 1781. The articles bound states together‚ but this tie was so weak that central government was impossible. "A national government should have the ability to enforce its authority‚ have a clear description of where the governing powers lie‚ a delineated leadership‚ and disposition of economic and foreign affairs. The Articles themselves were drafted at the beginning of the war‚ but all 13 states had to sign
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The CliftonStrengths Assessment is a questionnaire of 177 statements that is a personalized strength insight assessment. It is used to discover what’s best for a person by measuring their thinking‚ behavior and feelings. Also‚ how one can determine their greatest talents and strengths by this assessment just based on the statements asked. Based on my results from the assessment‚ my top five strengths in order was: Futuristic‚ Focus‚ Analytical‚ Deliberative and Relator. The Futuristic strength explains
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Article Rebuttal BCOM/275 July 21‚ 2013 Article Rebuttal For the past 17 months‚ shown on every television news channel across the United States. The case of George Zimmerman‚ and the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Like every year‚ the media will take a case and publicly turn the story into a circus. The rebuttal article for this paper is a story written by Oliver Knox of Yahoo.com titled‚ "Obama: Trayvon Martin could have been me 35 years ago." Further discussion
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The Articles of Confederation were drafted between 1776 and 1777 by the Continental Congress‚ although it did not go into effect until 1781 (Schultz‚ 2013). Under the Articles of Confederation‚ each state was granted independence. There was no separation of power‚ no president‚ or anyone to serve as the executive power. There was a Committee of the States. The Committee of the States consisted of one representative from each state; this was the most centralized authority with little to no powers
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