As I continued in high school, we had to read "A Gathering of Old Men" by Ernest Gaines and "When I Was a Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago over the summer and write what was required of us. "When I Was a Puerto Rican" was the book that I found was more interesting and I felt that essay was better than the other. As my high school year went on, I noticed that my essay writing skills began to progress due to all of the writing provided. In the middle of Sophomore year, my English class started reading "Black Boy" by Richard Wright and had discussions which eventually lead to writing another essay. In History class for sophomore year there was a Global History Regents required.
The more they practice and the more teachers and parents instill this in their minds, the better they will become. Perfect practice, makes perfect. Most people would probably have trouble with trying to remember how they learned to read. I would have to say that I am a person who loves to read and I think that is it really an amazing thing. Also, I am someone who is involved in education and research and I think that it is amazing how learning to read is said to be a talent that it potentially impossible.
I believe that I succeed in these areas because they are things that I am interested. I understand the parts of speech and and I find it easy to memorized places and dates. I Passed my literature class with a grade in the 90’s and my social studies class with a grade in the 80’s. 16. Discuss the subjects with which you had difficulties. What factors do you believe contributed to your difficulties?
The middle school students increased their abilities to locate main ideas when challenged with exercises in the lesson cycle. The lesson cycle was effective because it gave students practice with text structures, signal words, and graphic organizers (Montelongo, Herter, Ansaldo, & Hatter, 2010). The students also confirmed their comprehension through the correct rewriting of the given text. The authors conclude the study by acknowledging that further study is needed in order to evaluate the quality of expository writing and its effectiveness on comprehension. They further recognize that this study was limited to the specific use of main idea placement in either the first or last
It was worth every question and worksheet to where I am now. I have had a great year and was faced with many challenges but all in all I did a pretty good job and improved all my English skills hugely. I’ve always been a good reader through school but even my reading skills improved this year. We read a selection of great books that have helped me understand big concepts. I felt that Night by Elsie Wesile and Anthem by Alice Hoffman should be taught next year because they were the most interesting and had the most impact on me as the reader.
Christina Waters EDRD 445 April 24, 2011 Mini Literacy Portrait essay This year, my literacy buddy was Ronnie. Ronnie is in the second grade and he loves to read and write. I was so excited to meet Ronnie for the first time because he seemed so enthusiastic about reading and writing and he really seemed to enjoy learning. I have learned so much about Ronnie over this year and I have seen him improve in many areas. Ronnie really seemed to at the “top” of his class and everybody noticed it in our EDRD 445 class.
I felt that I enjoyed writing this paper more than any other. It was research and I was able to observe. With this revised paper I used notes and comments left in tried to adjust according to the notes and make use of additional research to provide more evidence, and support to the structure of my paper. For being the first English class to take in years, I can say that I did not put much effort nor did I truly care to, English or writing has never been my strong suit or anything I enjoyed. I can say that my writing improved slightly I have a better understanding of rhetoric and the structure
Answer to question for study and Discussion: 1-Thesis:”Tens of thousands of eighteen-year-olds will graduate this year and handed meaningless diplomas. Evidence: Students have not any basic skills such as English grammar and writing skills. 2_Opinion: In my opinion she didn’t explain enough about these topics ,and for me as reader I couldn’t find any good examples for it. 3-F word: In my opinion she used this in her title to took attention ,and I think she was successful to made that attention .F word which she used in her essay was “Flunking” and it was in this essay teaching style which was using in past and in author opinion it could be used in present time either. 4-Audience: I think her audience in her essay is parents ,that with getting agree with her could be stand behind any teacher who is going to use “Flaking “style for their children in schools ,with that knowledge this method is useful for them.
Prejudice was a good topic to talk about and to be recognized, and Battle Royal fit the toll perfectly. I had the idea of prejudice, but I was able to elaborate on it more with the help of my classmates and professor. I would also like to acknowledge and thank my friend Christopher Martin for reading over my paper and giving helpful insights. I always find that a peer knows how to understand what one is trying to say or help to make sense of it. He offered a lot of help and was willing to make notes on my paper to attempt at helping me make my paper the best it could possibly be.
Admissions Committee, Being born and raised in Shippensburg I have always wanted to attend Shippensburg University. While in elementary school I was diagnosed with dyslexia and a slight learning disability. I was placed in the learning support program in the second grade using an IEP I was able to excel in all subjects maintaining a high GPA throughout high school. I excelled at mathematics and science courses often tutoring other students during free time. I am proud to be a 2010 graduate of Shippensburg Area Senior High school where I have found memories of the teaching staff and all the help they provided.