there is not a correct answer to either question,but the Suzanne Britt and Dave Barry may think differently. Neat People vs. Sloppy People compare and contrast the difference between the two. It is a comparative essay written by Suzanne Britt and while she writes with a clear purpose. In her essay she compares and contrasts why sloppy people are better than neat people. Dave Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out also compares and contrasts. But he writes about the different point of view…
As a writer I encounter a lot of challenges, with writing I am able to identify my strength and weakness. The strengths I identify within myself are organizing my papers, to think as I write and picture things, also use examples or quotes to bring out a point. My weaknesses are vocabulary, putting paragraphs or sentences in the right order and doing proper sentence construction. Based on the feedback I have receive over the past years about my writing, the areas I identify that I need to work on…
The text that is being used in this essay uses a narrative text type which is his personal experience. The purpose of narrative text is to entertain, to gain and hold the reader's interest. Adam Davis is the editor with Elizabeth lynn, of the Civically Engaged Reader. This essay is for the students, adults, and anyone who serves or has been served in community service, and for people who are religious that go help people It is also intended to inform people who don’t volunteer what others go…
order to understand where my students stand with their knowledge of literary elements and techniques I choose to give them a pre- assessment with a Kahoot quiz. The students would answer questions about the parts of literary elements and different types of literary techniques. In this case each question was given 10 seconds to read the question (I would read the question and answer choices out loud) and 45 seconds to answer the question. This helped me figure out how to further discuss the…
The next lesson I learned came on the heels of my second graded essay, “American Dating Rituals or Lack Thereof.” The paper was an illustration essay, and at the time I handed it in I felt a bit more confident regarding my newfound punctuation skills. Unfortunately, after I received the graded version, I discovered a whole new set of problems. The paper contained…
In English 1302, I have improved my analyzing skills, my communication skills, and I am working on correct grammar. One of my favorite assignments from this semester that really helped me refresh and improve my analyzing skills was the song/poem essay. While this assignment had me excited from the beginning I was also scared that I would not do so well because I had forgotten how to do it. When I first started to do the assignment,…
trouble with how to begin my essays. I honestly never really looked into strategies that can help me begin my essays, therefore I was stuck for some time until I could come up with something, then I begin to type. Not only did I have problems with starting my essay, but I also had problems with how it flowed, especially to the reader. Since English is my second language, grammar errors is something I have always had an issue with. Grammar errors affects the flow of the essay when a reader reads…
reading my essay she wasn’t able to hear my own voice, everything was based on the paper but I didn’t deliver my opinion. Alison then asked me how I was doing on my second formal paper and I told her that I was able to put all my thoughts onto the paper however, because I put all my thoughts on the paper it confused the readers. I told her that I went to a writing consultant and how he was able to show me how I had one central idea throughout my essay and that I should transition my essay more…
areas that I learned about myself as a writer that I need to work on. It will take practice to become a quality writer that will include planning, revising, and feedback to learn more about myself as a learning writer. When I know I have to write an essay the first thing I always want to do it just write without really knowing how it is going…
Over centuries and in many cultures, short stories had its own unique way of delivering thoughts, facts, criticism and praise to the people through the various conflicts between characters & environment. In this essay, the different types of conflicts which have been used in 3 different short stories, written by famous & remarkable authors will be reviewed & discussed. The three stories are “after twenty years” by O. Henry, “a letter from Gaza” by Ghassan Kanafani & “The Scarlet Ibis” by James…