Students will be required to study the text and to develop the ability to prepare and construct a response to the text, using appropriate language in their discussion. Students should be able to identify and discuss key aspects of the set text, including how the writer constructs meaning and the ways in which social and cultural values are conveyed. Area of Study 2 Creating and presenting Students will be expected to read a range of texts relevant to the theme ‘Conflict’, including the play ‘The Crucible’, songs of Paul Kelly and the film, ’Kite Runner’. Drawing on the knowledge gained from these texts, they will create written texts. Area of Study 3 Using language to persuade The focus of this area is on the use of language in the presentation of a point of view.
DEPARTMENTAL SYLLABUS English 1301 Catalog Description Designed to prepare students for academic writing, this course focuses on mechanics of expression and principles of English usage, refinement of writing techniques, critical writing skills, responses to written materials, and development of a clear, forceful prose style. Students completing this course should be able to present writing in response to a specific reading and demonstrate proficiency in reading and thinking critically. Course Description English 1301 emphasizes writing and speaking on local, regional, and national issues interesting to us as individuals but about which we may need to know more. As readers, we will examine how people use language to forge connections
Undergraduate Writing Rubric This rubric has been accepted and is in use for University-wide assessment of student learning for the following competency: Graduates of Grand Canyon University will be able to collect, organize, and disseminate written information in a compelling and logical manner, and be able to demonstrate proficiency in the technical and mechanical aspects of proper academic writing. | | | | | | | |Criteria |1: Unsatisfactory |2: Less than Satisfactory |3: Satisfactory |4: Good |5: Excellent | | | | | | |
First Draft Worksheet Instructions: Copy and paste the following text into a document or create a document that contains the same information. Using your essay in response to the unit's writing prompt, complete the following steps to improve your essay. Introduction 1. Insert your introductory paragraph. Include any revisions your instructor asked you to make.
(CEC 4.4) • Design instruction to meet student needs. (CEC 4.5) • Select, adapt, create, and use curricular materials. (CEC 7.4) Relevancy of Task to Teacher Candidate Students must be able to implement research-based lesson plans which reflect accommodations and modifications for learners with disabilities. Assessment: Student Prompts/Teacher Directions 1) Individual: Teaching for Exceptionalities (Benchmark Assessment) a) General Practicum information: Students’ practicum experiences should follow the practicum experience requirements, including the diversity and hour requirements for this course on the Practicum Placement Form found in the Student Success Center, Colleges, College of Education, and Teacher Preparation Programs Practicum/Field Experience Manual i) Students should fill out the Practicum Placement Form and Observation Record. Complete
How might this influence which reading and writing activities you would assign? What could you do to strengthen a student’s reading or writing skills in each developmental stage? Organize the information in a manner that allows for an easy comparison of the two age groups. (There are several organizational options available to you in Microsoft® Word: tables, columns, and formatting of text.) Format your paper according toAPA guidelines.
Response Guidelines Follow these steps when writing a ‘Response’: 1. Actively read the text: Annotate and highlight important ideas. 2. Write an ‘Introduction’: Introduce the author and the text. 3.
What You Say: Language Context Matters Resource ID#: 56900 Primary Type: Lesson Plan This document was generated on CPALMS - www.cpalms.org In this lesson students will analyze three texts (Amy Tan's "Mother Tongue," Richard Rodriguez's "Se Habla Espanol," and Zora Neale Hurston's "How it Feels to be Colored Me") looking at language, tone, and style. Students will be scaffolded through use of graphic organizers and a Socratic Seminar to culminate in an essay about tone. Subject(s): English Language Arts Grade Level(s): 9, 10 Intended Audience: Educators Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, LCD Projector, Overhead Projector Instructional Time: 5 Hour(s) Resource supports reading in
English 812, Section *** Fall 2011 TTh/Times Instructor: Office: Office hours: E-mail: Telephone: I. Course Goals As the equivalent course of English 802—a foundation course in the General Education program that will fulfill your Analytical Reading and Writing requirement—English 812 is designed to help students whose native language is not English to develop critical reading, writing and thinking skills that are essential to academic work. To achieve these goals, we will take “Globalization,” referred to as “Americanization” by some people, as our theme and as our field of research. It has been chosen as our theme because, through the process of increased global connection and interdependence, the world has been transformed
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