Writing circle

to teaching kindergarten students various writing skills affected how they acquired those skills. Instead of the usual one independent variable experiment, two different teaching styles were compared independently of each other to the controlled, “normal” teaching style. Ultimately, the researchers found that the differing teaching styles did not affect the improvement of students’ scores on the foundational writing skills test, but the controlled writing group did not have a score increase as…

Reflection of Heather’s Reading/Writing Heather is in the fourth grade. Her educational background, in earlier years, had small gaps. She lived in an environment that was unstable and was removed from her home into foster care. Heather and her two brothers were adopted by an aunt and uncle two years ago. Her aunt is a retired teacher and has helped to stabilize her education. In analyzing Heather’s reading interview, I find that Heather likes to read. She has already read 20 books this…

At this time, Chloe writing development would be centered in the Transitional Stage. Chloe really took this writing assignment and ran with it. You can see how enthusiastic she was about writing this piece because of all of the details she provided about her dog, however, she does not organize the details or the paragraph as a whole, which makes the paragraph seem a bit chaotic. Chloe uses capitation and punctuation correctly throughout the paragraph. In addition, Chloe vocabulary is increasing…

builds community. Writing captures all of my attention, like nothing else is able to. I write down whatever makes me feel alive and hope that those words will have the same effect on others. I want my poetry to be a kaleidoscope of memories and emotions that reflects the deepest parts of my own humanity. As if the words were my blood and the paper my second skin, my writing becomes me. My goal is to produce something important, something thought provoking, something beautiful. Writing is a…

amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides within the brain. The buildup of amyloid plaques in the AD brain disrupts synaptic functions, leading to progressive neuronal degeneration, culminating in the death of the AD patient within ten years of diagnosis. As of writing this letter, no treatment exists that is capable of impeding AD progression. However, Dr. Carter’s hypothesis that increasing apolipoprotein E (ApoE) levels in the AD brain facilitates Aβ clearance and may eventually retard AD progression and…

The Arctic Circle in recent years has been the source of international conflict as natural resources are discovered and climate change is impacting the indigenous people, wildlife, and changing the arctic environment. The current governing body, the Arctic Council, and global agreements and treaties are not adequately protecting the Arctic environment. After examining the various conventions and treaties that have been made in effort to govern the Arctic Circle, it is evident that some…

see how many circles they can make out of each container. I observed three students, whose names were Haigen, Emma, and Cohen. The teacher goes over to their table and sits down beside them. Haigen says, “Ms. Otts, I am going to have a lot more than Emma.” Emma replied, “No way, Haigen.” Cohen seemed…

How do poets Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon present their ideas of war in their poems, Exposure and Does It Matter? Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon are two famous war time poets, who conveyed their first-hand experiences of war through the form of poems to enlighten people towards the reality of war, as shown in “Exposure” and “Does It Matter?”. Exposure is an emotionally powerful poem that expresses the reality of the brutal weather conditions that were endured by the soldiers in the…

The QSEN initiative was first introduced during my basic nursing training as a means to summarize the quality and safety material presented throughout the program. It had not been fully integrated into the curriculum, due to its newness. However, after becoming more largely adopted among nursing schools, it became required knowledge for graduation. 2. Reflect on the QSEN project and the ANA Code of Ethics. Did you find similarities between the QSEN project and the ANA Code of Ethics? Reflect…

Climate change has been well known for a long time. Whenever the topic of climate change comes up they're always going some sort of conflict. My whole life I learned that change in the climate is due to human waste. But looking at it from scientific point of view the severity of global warming is not mainly due to the cause of greenhouse gas. More than one factor contribute to the cause. Although scientist often associate it with greenhouse gas. A number of scientists often denied evidence…