The objective of the reading program was to meet my individual needs and to adequately prepare me for achievement in my regular classroom. I had weak word attack and phonic skills when I started the program. I also had a sight vocabulary. My teacher wrote on my progress report that I can only benefit from instruction if I put effort into the task and that I had a short attention span. By the end of the program I was at the grade level I was supposed to be
I was able to write the words and letters down with minor errors the problem was writing well enough for you to understand what I wrote. In Guyana my parents had a class called dictation; it was basically writing down what the teacher wrote on the board. This was to improve your handwriting, and because of their teachings they made me go through they’re dictation and I would just write a page out of their book and if it didn’t look good enough they would make me do it all over again. And when I would do my homework in school and my handwriting wasn’t neat they would make me redo
My feelings on the issue are mixed. Although I do support Fish’s and Blum’s position that a person should be taught and shown how to avoid plagiarism by their teachers, I also believe that a person who plagiarizes should be punished for what they have done. Last year, in my English class, our final assignment was to give a farewell speech to the class describing our experiences in high school and our goals in the years to come ahead for after we graduate. We had about a week to write this assignment and as a few days passed I still couldn’t figure out how I even wanted to start my speech. So, like most do when they need some inspiration, I turned to the internet to see if I could find something similar to the assignment I was assigned.
When he caught him plagiarizing, it was to Jamal’s demise. However, William Forrester came to Jamal’s class – the class had been studying William’s book prior to his unexpected visit – and said that Jamal had permission to use the paragraph. Forrester taught Jamal a few different writing strategies that I’ve never heard about before. The most interesting, to me, was to just type on a keyboard and don’t stop typing. Once the writer feels they have come to a close, edit and fix the grammatical errors.
I have always just gave myself the excuse that I am not a good writer and that’s how I am going to live. After reading chapter one I recognize that I have been letting myself live without giving myself a chance to catch up and learn what I need to know about the subject. After learning what is taught to me in this class I will need to keep using my new writing skills or they will be lost. My strengths are reading and understanding the assignment, typing the paper on the computer and generating creative writing skills. My weakness are using correct English grammar and punctuation, staying on topic and citing and references.
After Alexie became a writer, he often visited schools and teach creative writing to Indian kids and let them read books. Indian children were expected to be stupid but after they read books they are refreshed. He wrote about those kids in the article [run on sentence. End the last sentence with a period and then integrate the quote] “they have read my books. They have read many books.
It is imperative that both parts of the assignment be completed by each AP Lang student and turned in to Mrs. Rickard on the first day of school. Part I: Guided Questions Print the two page document entitled “Guided Questions.” As you read, respond to each question/prompt thoughtfully, using complete sentences. Responses should be at minimum one paragraph in length, except when the prompt requires a poem. It is advised that students complete the Guided Questions as they read the book, rather than waiting to finish the entire book before beginning this portion of the assignment. This assignment should be typed following MLA formatting guidelines.
For example, last semester Sarah was having trouble in her writing class. She did not have time one on one sessions, she what she would do is, when she first got her topic, she would outline and write out her ideas, then type of her paper and submit it
Before this class had began, I was accustomed to writing essays with narrow ideas. Whenever I would write, I would discuss the topic briefly and move on to the next topic. In English 1301, that all changed. I was no longer "telling" the reader events that were occurring. Instead, I was able to describe in detail the actual events that occurred in my life.
The class was divided in opinion of nursing duty, client care, client assessment and co-workers duties in the aged care environment. As I reflect upon this event I use Gibbs Reflective Cycle, a tool I recommend my students use in the writing of their reflective journals. How did my students disrespect of her client and inference that attending to his needs was a menial duty make me feel? Was I being hyper critical, was she disrespectful, or was she in a debrief situation and free to say what she wanted? Was she devaluing a PCA's role and intelligence?