House styles

Many teachers believe that assigning papers frequently is the way to improve students’ writing, but as Elbow points out this is rarely ever true. By writing for the same audience (that one teacher) students figure out the techniques, vocabulary, style, etc. that the teacher likes and use them to their advantage for a higher grade; this technique also limits how much the student can improve their writing because they lack a range of readers of different skill sets that can point out various…

returned to school, write an argument based on Gladwell’s story “10,000 Hour Rule” (Gladwell 2008) and apply the MLA style of writing (whatever that was!). It was all new and very foreign.…

I began this course with an open mind, a bit of anxiety, and a clean sheet of paper. I was unsure of what I would learn or what my writing style would develop into. While I was excited to write, I was unsure of the formalities of the English language and the structure of academic writing. Eight weeks later, I have filled multiple pages of paper with ideas, words, and sentences. More importantly, I spent multiple hours dissecting, editing, and re-writing those ideas, words, and sentences in an…

Retrospective Essay The goal of this course was to teach us the proper way to write, to help us communicate more efficiently in the business world, and to teach how to join the “never-ending conversation”. This class has already accomplished that and much more. Not only have we covered almost all of the course goals, excluding synthesis which will be covered soon; we have been challenged to think about more advanced topics, to stay current in the world, and to discern information for ourselves…

Writing for me has always been more of a pain then something I enjoy. Ever since I was little I have had to do writing assignments for school. Now, I like writing but I don’t like writing. If you tell me to write a story about anything, or write what’s on my mind, I will gladly sit down and write and be happy. But if you give me an assignment that’s boring, or something I don’t like, then I’m going to have a hard time writing it and it’s probably not going to be a hundred percent. From my very…

competence, emotional well-being, and behavioral adjustment (Radziszewska). Authoritative children are more mature, independent, and socially responsible than those raised by other parenting styles (Dornbusch). Their behavior as a child is more outgoing than that of children raised by other parenting styles. As an adult, they are more respectful to themselves as well as each other, and are the least likely to defy authority figures. They have also shown to approach conflict with a rational…

this class, I have learned to use MLA formatting, writing strategies and processes for different audiences and purposes, a variety of rhetorical strategies and processes for analyzing, and how to revise my work with attention to purpose, development, style, grammar, punctuation. Before this class I was unfamiliar with MLA and how to do a works cited page. Consequently, I often forgot to cite or complete a works cited page on my homework assignments and discussions in the beginning of the class.…

Education in the United States promises equal opportunity to every student. However, does equal opportunity truly grant every person with the resources and access he or she needs in order to succeed in a standardized education system? With incredibly different ethnic groups coming together in one system, how can a general education adapt to a multicultural curriculum in order to promote appreciation for cultural diversity? Thurgood Marshall once stated that “the United States has been called the…

There are three main types of learning styles: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. There are different ways to incorporate these varying styles into homework assignments. Including the varied learning styles, different techniques need to be used in the assignment. According to leading expert Robert J. Marzano, hands-on activities, visual charts, small group collaborations…

People have different learning styles. According to the VAK Learning Style Indicators, my learning style is not quite clear. I tend to be physical but very close to visual and auditory. In university, student live in a very intensive environment, so it is very significant to let the student know what their learning style is. Let them concentrate on using the learning style that they are good at. So, I am going to introduce my current learning style, the tasks I find easiest or difficult and the…