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Mentor texts provide an opportunity for you to use children’s literature to provide a model for good writing and genre studies. Mentor texts are pieces of literature that can be examined and used for explicit teaching to show young writers how to shape meaning in the writing process. Through Mentor texts, you have the opportunity to “show” not just “tell” children what quality writing looks and sounds like by reading authentic literature. When writers learn to listen to a story, they approach…

depression in his negative mood towards his condition as well as his frustration when he was not understood due to dysarthria. Lumbar spine was 50% limited in all motions, left lower extremity passive range of motion had spasticity at an Ashworth scale grading of 1+ meaning there was slight increase in tone followed by a catch that was continued throughout the rest of the range.10 Bohannon and Smith10 determined that the Modified Ashworth Scale is of approximately 87% agreeance between two…

Throughout history there has been many cultures with different ideas on how to organize their people. The Athenians, Sparta, and later the Roman Republic are examples of early forms of democracy. There where many systems of government in history some being oligarchy, monarchy aristocracy, and many others with slight variations. Why and how did democracy grow to such popularity, and how has democracy changed since its creation. The exact date of when democracy was first used in society is…

Before considering the benefits in breastfeeding, perhaps there are other factors that determines mothers’ decision to breastfeed their children. Giugliani et al., (1994) examines the relationship between mothers’ decisions in breastfeeding as well as the backing from health experts. The researchers take into account surrounding influences like social and economic factors. A cross-sectional comparison between 100 breastfeeding mothers to 100 non-breastfeeding mothers showed that a father figure…

Levels in Hierarchy • Category Managers  ASMs  Deputy Manager (Sales) •  VP (Sales) FINDINGS: Company in early stage  measures to expand business  offer profit sharing on procurement service Sales personnel type: “hunters”  high variable part Highly predictable products & short sales cycles  high commission based compensation Some features: • Client Servicing – relationship building • Business Development • Both effort based & skill based selling • Competitive environment…

Connections Connections across standards: ● Common Core: Speaking and Listening: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas: 1.SL.4: Describe people, places, things, and events with relevant details, expressing ideas and feelings clearly. ● HCPS III: Fine Arts: FA.1.3.5: Analyze the dramatic elements of culture that exist in stories, songs, fairy tales, fables, and nursery rhymes Connections with prior learning and skills: Last year, my first-graders also studied Filipino culture. They…

students to demonstrate their maximum performance, and for students to perform at their maximum they need basic information about the assessment, (such as: when it will be given, content to be assessed, expected standards, overall expectations, and grading rubrics)”. (88) My personal pedagogy supports this strategy because I believe that the teacher’s is graded based on the performance of their students in common core curricula; the assessment aimed toward instructors is beneficial to classroom…

Computer science is an excellent career choice because it deals with one of the fastest growing fields, computers (Smith). This career is constantly evolving, which makes the workplace stimulating and challenging. Computer science is changing the world we inhabit by making many advancements in computing. In the 1960s, computer science became an independent discipline; however, the study of the electronic computer was around prior to it (History). The development of Boolean algebra accelerated…

Security Analysis Common Stock (KS) • Earnings Per Share Earnings per share is the portion of a company’s profits distributed to each share of common stock that is outstanding. Earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the number of total shares outstanding (Ross 26). Apple Inc.’s 10-K lists earnings per share in two categories, basic a diluted. Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing available income to common shareholders by the weighted-average number…

College Pressures: Writing Project #2 In William Zinsser’s essay, “College Pressures,” he discusses four main pressures college students have in the 1970’s: Economic, parental, peer, and self-induced pressures. Zinsser is the person students see to ask “how they are going to get through the rest of their lives.” He explains that there’s no map to career security, financial security, social security, etc... He wants students to explore their education and to not stick to a strict schedule.…