Sydney Ravens Interview # 1 My first observation was done in Mrs. Howell's 3rd grade class at Oak Park Elementary. As I entered the room and took a seat at one of the empty desks at the back, I noticed how organized her room was. Students' backpacks, books, and jackets were placed on the back wall of the classroom in their designated cubby hole. This technique allowed Mrs. Howell easy access to walk around the classroom while teaching. I noticed an Accelerated Reading section in the back corner of the room where students could take tests without being interrupted by other students.
There’s also a Step-by-Step Writing Review in the Center of Writing Excellence feature, they both also have Live Assistants or tutors there to help you when needed. In the Center of Writing Excellence, they have a feature for Plagiarism. That feature helps with mistakes like using a quote and taking the credit when it isn’t your own, your instructors will be using this feature with your papers, so take full advantage of this feature. Another thing in the library, is the University Library. That’s where you can research about anything, especially if you have a paper due and need help.
Malcolm read books in the jail’s library so frequently that the librarian would let him take a few extra books back to his cell. With Malcolm’s vocabulary growing so rapidly, he was able to get involved with debates in the prison debate teams. Malcolm’s passion for learning was so intense that even after lights out he was able to find a way to read. Malcolm had memorized when the guards would do their rounds. When the guards came by he would pretend to be asleep, but then would continue to read after the guard had
Many kids like myself are blessed with the capability to understand and remember things just by actively participating in the class discussion and listening to their teachers. In history most kids could just read the chapter and take the test right away! It just irks me to no end when
Questions for Discussion 1. I have come to believe that a love of reading is established in English classes, my experience with this results from my love of reading blossoming through my Language Arts classes when I was younger and has continued to grow once I transitioned into my high school English classes. 2. I actually disagree with Prose’s statement in which teachers deny other experiences besides their personal ones. I have been able to explore the experience offered within the book and have been able to fully grasp what the book offers.
4) Degree Tracker: Very useful in regards in keeping track of my classes needed to complete my degree of choice in a timely manner. 5) Class Search: A view of Dates/Times that classes will be offered during specific terms. Along with the Professors name and class room number. 6) Library: I really found that this icon will be quite
Lining his walls and stacked on the floor of his apartment. Jamal's ability to recites passages from many of the books he has read indicates the pleasure he takes in reading. Another similarity is Forrester's enjoyment in writing. He published a book and an article plus he has. Two characteristics stood out in Jamal which are intense interests, drives, and passion and his tendency toward introversion.
| Book Review | | English 135 | | Book Review | | English 135 | Professor Lisa Shuchter July 22, 2012 Professor Lisa Shuchter July 22, 2012 A good book to me is one that can catch my attention from the first sentence and keep my attention throughout the entire book. I love well written books that I can visualize with as I am reading. I love an author that can use words and phrases to keep me guessing throughout the book, it gives me the urge to want to know what is going to happen next. I want to keep reading to get to the end to fully understand what the author’s purpose is. I love a story that is very detailed because it gives me the chance to place myself in the story and really get into it.
He writes informative books about a variety of social and economic issues facing a variety of cultures present in the United States as well as other countries. The author has been praised for his knowledge of the customs and lifestyles of many groups of people. Ashabranner once commented, “I write about what I know and what I have experienced.” The author is noted to do a great deal of field research and library research. He tends to interview, converse with, and sometimes even live with the people he writes about. He conveyed that library research is important to his full understanding of a subject, so he will refer to many books, articles, government reports, and scholarly studies.
It felt good to go into a patient’s room, introduce myself, tidy their bedside table and arrange their flowers. I was exhilarated. The patients often engaged me in conversation: before I knew it I was sitting at their bedside listening to their stories. I learned so much and suddenly I knew exactly what I wanted to be no matter how long it took me. Over the years I tried many different jobs while I was saving to go to college.