Writing Assignment: Week 2 Preview the Seaman reading assignment: The title of the article is “How Bingeing Became the New College Sport” written by Barrett Seaman‚ published on 8/29/2005 by Time International (Canada Edition). I feel that this article is going to be an opinionated paper on college binge drinking and how it has spiraled out of control. Skim the reading: The author talks about pregaming and describes what it is. According to the author‚ pregaming involves sitting in a dorm
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Response Reading: An American Childhood My first reaction to An American childhood was a lot like my own memories when I was a child. I have vivid memories of throwing snowballs at cars driving by‚ playing football‚ and hanging with the boys. I related to Annie Dillard more than any author I have ever read. Dillard was not the average type of girl growing up and neither was I. I’m sure though that this relates to many children when growing up and not having a care in the world. She was much more
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I have always been curious to sit down with a psychic to find out what my reading would be‚ at the same time nervous and scared that I would find out something disappointing‚ so I avoided going. Me and my boyfriend Nasi went downtown last month to go shopping‚ as we walked down the street in downtown center city‚ we came across “Tina’s Psychic Reading”‚ on the corner of 7th & market. Nasi grabbed my hand “let’s go in”‚ I hesitated saying “no‚ I’m nervous‚ I’m not ready. Nasi looks at me laughing
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spiritual life. I found out that pilgrimages to important Catholic sites‚ usually where Jesus or saints traveled are important today as they were thousands of years ago. Before modern transportation‚ pilgrims took a prolonged journey that lasted anywhere from several weeks to a year. This extended travel really demonstrated a pilgrim’s dedication to their faith. Usually the reasons for this trip were to ask for divine aid‚ to fulfill a religious obligation‚ or to venerate an important place or object. Just
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The joy o f reading i believe in the absolute and unlimited liberty of reading. I believe in wandering through the stacks and picking out the first thing that strikes me. I believe in choosing books based on the dust jacket. I believe in reading books because others dislike them or find them dangerous. I believe in choosing the hardest book imaginable. I believe in reading up on what others have to say about this difficult book‚ and then making up my own mind. Part of this has to do with Mr. Buxton
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Extraction of Chlorophyll from Fresh Spinach and Investigation of the Photochemistry of Chlorophyll Chlorophyll a Chlorophyll b E5 - Extraction of Chlorophyll from Fresh Spinach E6 - Investigation of the Photochemistry of Chlorophyll The aim of this experiment is to investigate the photochemistry of chlorophyll. This experiment will be performed in two lab periods. In the first lab period you will extract chlorophyll‚ the green pigment in leaves‚ from spinach. In the second
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Close Reading Close reading is an essential task that demonstrates key skills; it is used throughout the Language and Literature course. Specifically‚ it is used mostly in Part 4 (Detailed Study of Literature) where students complete an IOC (Individual Oral Commentary) on a text studied. Process Skills 1. Read the passage/extract 2. Reread it 3. Annotate for key areas 4. Plan a response 5. Write your response 6. Edit your response Understanding – show the teacher/examiners that you understand
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Week 1 Tuesday 01/15 Introduction/Syllabus/ “Where I’m From” poem Thursday 01/17 Read “Brainology” by Carol Dweck Week 2 Tuesday 01/22 Read “Ain’t I a Woman” and “The Men We Carry In Our Minds” Thursday 01/24 Active Reading and Analysis Standards (posted on Blackboard under writing and reading tools) Week 3 Tuesday 01/29 Read “Narration” in Patterns; Read I Love Yous Are for White People Ch.1-3 Thursday 01/31 Read I Love Yous Are for White People Ch. 4-5 Week 4 Tuesday 02/5 Read I Love
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SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT 2013 9TH GRADE Mrs. Nelson: nelson@greenvilleisd.com; Cell- 903-269-0603 English I Pre-AP Summer Reading: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) Available at Hastings‚ Barnes and Noble‚ or on Amazon.com [pic] [pic] Assignment: While you read To Kill a Mockingbird‚ note and annotate passages that you think are significant. Mark that book! 1. The goal is to note your thoughts about selected quotes as you read. 2. While you are reading‚ you
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THE COMMONWEALTH June 2006 DANA GIOIA Chair‚ National Endowment for the Arts On the Importance of Reading Gioia warns that as increasing numbers of Americans put down their books‚ they also invest less in the nation’s civic and cultural life. In a program moderated by writer Jewelle Gomez‚ Gioia calls for a revival in reading‚ beginning in the schools. Monday April 10‚ 2006 E very 10 years the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) does a survey among American households. It’s the
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