The teacher walked by each table and personally handed us the multicolored papers. I turned my head to keep my eyes locked with the teacher’s swift hands. As I peered, I saw many emotions running throughout the classroom. Common ones include anticipation, despair, and embarrassment. One thing was common: the hand of the teacher had power. Those hands had the power to make or break your day, and the power to change the emotion on your face. Coincidentally, my table group was the last one she…
We are writing you to submit an academic grievance, regarding REL110R with Dr. Richard Wilson, and we hope to find a resolution. Primarily, Dr. Wilson’s expectations for submitted assignments were unclear. Because our submitted assignments were not returned to us with clear feedback and we only attended the fourth hour on less than a handful of occasions, we were unable to understand what he was looking for in our writing. Dr. Wilson, while promising for most of the semester to give feedback…
about it I feel depressed.” As I asked her this question I observed that she looked at me for a second, and I could tell she was not as comfortable answering this question than the general ones. It took her longer to answer. She really thought about it, gathering her thoughts before she would answer. I continued to ask random personal questions. I put quotation marks around prince charming and Mr. Right since she gave emphasis using her voice tone. Question- (Me) “ How do you feel on this new…
sentences on the varies topics of the Northeast (Barell 59). Throughout the video they get louder when they get lost but I let some of them participate in a productive struggle. Since this lesson was a summative the majority of the questions I asked were surface level questions. In the beginning while we were folding, I prompted them with a “which is your left and right…
During the group practice, I invited students to answer the respond to reading question at the end of the article. One of questions that I required students to answer is How can you tell that “Auto Advance” and “The Rail way” are persuasive articles? Identity opinion statements and persuasive language?” This type of question provided clear guidance to help students clarify their thoughts processes and practice find evidence to show author’s point of…
The most thought provoking text for me this semester was the chapter on Alcibiades from Plutarch’s Lives. From reading about, and discussing, the life of the ancient Greek war-hero, I was provoked to question what people look for in their leader, and what exactly makes a leader “good”. To spare no sentiment, Alcibiades, by today’s standards, appears to be downright crazy. He frequently was involved in physical altercations in which he would intentional injury others, often times without being…
SOC465: Social Science Research Midterm Examination Essay One Choose one (1) of the research questions below and conceptualize and operationalize the variables in that sentence. Make sure to be very clear and thorough. Anyone reading your response should know exactly what you "mean" and how you will measure the variables. Remember what it means to "conceptualize" and to "operationalize" variables. • What is the relationship between socioeconomic status and education? Steps Research Design…
Key: SW = Students will; TW = Teacher will; SWBAT = Students will be able to…: Topic: Identifying the different parts of a dragonfly by using vocab, and be able to understand/distinguish the difference between each part of the dragonfly Grade/Class: First Grade Date:4/17/17 Content Objective(s): SWBAT Include higher end of Webb's/Bloom’s Taxonomy SWABT: Students…
to light the horrors of war and with it the need to discuss riveting matters such as the child soldier epidemic. “The Truth About Child Soldiers” is an article which seeks to make the reader think about the subject in a different light. To do this, Mark Drumbl uses deductive reasoning and ethical thinking to convince the reader that although child soldiers should pay for their actions, they should all be considered individually and given suitable punishments. While some areas of his article are…
In her family tragicomic Fun Home, author and cartoonist Alison Bechdel writes about her dysfunctional family, struggles with her sexuality, and her relationship with her father. In the fourth chapter of her book, Bechdel illustrates the similarities between herself and her father, Bruce Bechdel. Her discovery of her Dad’s hidden photos reveals the underlying secrets that she and he both share. This discovery also identifies the characteristics that translate from Bruce to Alison Bechdel such as…