La-Keetra Lawrence English IV Tashjian 11‚ January 2012 The Oral Presentation rubric grades based on the presenter’s knowledge and understanding of the works‚ presentation‚ and the language of the presenter. My Presentation‚ entitled: “Gaining Happiness Requires Selfishness and Loneliness‚” was particularly strong in any of the three categories‚ but fairly week in each category. The thesis for my presentation was: “Kafka characterizes the mother as being initially selfless when caring for
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Introduction Oral presentation in academic context defines as “delivering an address to a public audience[1]” hence “involves explaining something to an audience which a person‚ in example professors or lecturers with expertise on a subject might explain that subject to the targeted or particular group or students. The group members can follow along and learn new skills or information as they watch the presentation[2]”. Overall‚ language is one of the main key points to begin with. Nowadays‚
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Stories among Us Mei Li was born in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia on July 17‚ 1971. She was a happy and healthy baby. As she grew up‚ she had the urge to go to America. She wanted the job opportunities that the US had offered‚ but she was scared. She would be the first person of her family to go to America. She would have to go alone and explore this unfamiliar place. After comparing the pros and cons‚ she made up her mind. Mei flew from Malaysia to New York. She got a job as a hairdresser nearby her apartment
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the 5 senses to make your writing more interesting. Add details to tell the reader what you see‚ hear‚ smell. taste‚ and feel. Keep in mind that feel can be emotions and touch. 2) Share one or more of the following stories; a boring Beach Story‚ Morning Story‚ A Cold Day Story. Then read the exciting ones. Morning Time I woke up this morning and knew it was going to be a good day. I got dressed in my favorite outfit. I brushed my teeth. I brushed my hair. Then I went downstairs and
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III honors 14 October 2011 The Short Stories Quiet‚ But Aggressive Approach Novels are superfluous while short stories strive for flawlessness‚ ensuring meticulously picked details and succinct plots. The short story utilizes the complex and vivid words the English language has to offer‚ painting pictures in the minds of the reader‚ while the novel overwhelms the reader with redundant and arbitrarily picked language. Steven Millhauser says that Short stories illustrate the message or meaning that
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5 Important Elements of a Short Story A short story is a short work of fiction. Fiction‚ as you know‚ is prose writing about imagined events and characters. Prose writing differs from poetry in that it does not depend on verses‚ meters or rhymes for its organization and presentation. Novels are another example of fictional prose and are much longer than short stories. Some short stories‚ however‚ can be quite long. If a a short story is a long one‚ say fifty to one hundred pages‚ we call it
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As a storyteller for children‚ I would like to share my latest favourite story for primary aged children. This comes from a book by Anne Rockwell. The Story Snail Lee’s version of a story by Anne Rockwell Once upon a time there was a boy named John. John was a nice boy‚ and a kind boy‚ but there was nothing that he was really good at doing. Nothing at all. Everyone laughed at him and teased him. So one day‚ he ran away. He ran away to the paddock and he hid in the long tall grass
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Within the first pages of the book‚ introduces us to the world of short stories. It lets us know that throughout the 19th and 20th centuries that Americans found stories in random places such as newspapers‚ all manners of magazines and they gained a wide variety of attention from critics as an essential part of literary studies Creative writing classes pop up at American universities and colleges drastically in the past 30 years. Bookstores‚ coffeehouses seemed to sponsor author readings and meetings
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Mrs. Akamine “The Story of an Hour” Irony Essay The beauty of a literary work lies in its effective use of figurative language. Irony is one of the most versatile of literary elements‚ and it plays a very important role in "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin. Situational irony is used to show the reader that something that is not expected happens in the plot. Dramatic irony is used to clue the reader in‚ on something that is happening that the characters in the story do not know about. Both
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Module 5 Key Points Summary: The Power of Stories Storytelling is an example of strong language and one of the key techniques to engage an audience. Tip #1: Stories should paint pictures and evoke emotions. Describe characters and events using strong language. Tip #2: Start with a scene. The very first words spoken should create a scene for the audience. For example‚ “It was a hot summer day…”; The hurricane was in full force…”. Tip #3: Always keep the attention of the audience in mind. Timing is
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