Appropriateness of language for the subject and audience Vocabulary and grammar Please note that there will be no specific time limitations‚ but you are strongly encouraged to take your time when delivering the speech. Points on the delivery and writing of the speech will be covered in class on several occasions so there will be plenty of opportunities for guidance. Deadline date for submission: The speech is to be delivered during your normal tutorial during Weeks 8 and 9 (weeks beginning 15th
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Writing is divided into many categories‚ two of them being academic and non-academic writing. In order for a person to write in academic form‚ time‚ effort and money are invested in carrying out certain experiments or research concerning the field being discussed to use as evidence to support the claim. Also‚ citations are usually used as they have a powerful influence on the audience and tend to impel them towards believing the writer’s claim. On the other hand‚ non-academic writing‚ also referred
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Reading Log: Alexie – “What Does It Mean to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona” Time started reading: 5:27 Time ended reading: 5:45 Before Reading What do you already know about the author/story? I actually do not know anything about the author or story. I have not heard of either before. Notice the title: does it give you any ideas about what the story may be about? Based on the title‚ “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ I was not sure at first whether the story would be a bibliography of his
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William Carlos Williams’s short poem‚ "This Is Just to Say" is a brief confession of guilt and a plea for forgiveness. In the From World‚ Self‚ Poem: Essays on Contemporary Poetry from the "Jubilation of Poets‚ Stephen Matterson argues that “The poem‚ cast in the form of a note left on the refrigerator.” Matterson’s interpterion is logical and interesting‚ and I agree with it. In fact‚ there can be more than one side to the story since we cannot assume that the speaker is Williams himself. Fascinatingly
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Harris‚ Joseph. Rewriting: How to do Things with Text. Logan‚ Utah: Utah State University Press‚ 2006. COMING TO TERMS: (15) “not only to explain what you think [text] means‚ but to say something about the perspective from which you are reading it” Three moves in coming to terms: *define the project of the writer in your own terms What is the writer’s position or arguments? What issues or problems does the writer wish to explore? *note keywords or passages in the text How does
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HannahRae Stevens 5 Oct. 2011 “If you Can’t Say Something Nice‚ Don’t Say Nothing At All” In any given day‚ we are exposed to hundreds of opinions from various sources. An admiring comment about your shoes‚ a disgusted cry during a Presidential address‚ a whispered diss about the girl across the room at a social event. Opinions are a part of everyday life‚ and we often never even give much thought to whether they are a necessary and beneficial asset to society. If we were indeed to ponder
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Association of America published the article " Says Who? Teaching and Questioning the Rules of Grammar" by Anne Curzan. She relates how a middle-aged man and a senior coleague questioned her teaching method. Curzan answered‚ " ...I believe that students... have the right to know where the prescriptive rules of written Standard English come from.’ ...all speakers have the right to make informed decisions about when those rules are appropiate for their writing." (870) The author subdivides the definition
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to sign a document which has come down to us as the Magna Charta. This document is the foundation of all that liberalism stands for today‚ and its effects are seen in constitutions and basic laws around the world. At Runnymede‚ at Runnymede‚ What say the reeds at Runnymede? The lissom reeds that give and take‚ That bend so far‚ but never break‚ They keep the sleepy Thames awake With tales of John at Runnymede. At Runnymede‚ at Runnymede‚ Oh‚ hear the reeds at Runnymede: ’You musn’t sell‚ delay‚
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PROMPT: After reading the article “To Tell or Not To Tell?” by Mary Kate Frank‚ write an essay in which you address the question‚ To Tell or Not To Tell? and argue why it is important to tell when a person’s health or safety is at stake. Support your position with evidence from the text. DO WHAT read Write argue support To Tell or Not To Tell Essay Why it is important position "If I hadn’t have said anything I’m 90 percent sure my friend wouldn’t be with us today‚" says Natalia Szurawski
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Simon Says Simon says‚ "Class‚ take out your math book." Simon says‚ "Class‚ turn to page twelve." Simon says‚ "Class‚ complete problems one through ten." Simon says‚ "Class‚ sharpen your pencil and clear your desk for the unit test in math." In a traditional classroom‚ the class does what Simon Says whether they are ready or not. There is no flexibility in ability and interest‚ no modification to the curriculum‚ no assessments to check readiness‚ and whole group instruction and learning
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