DUE IN 18 HOURS 4 DISCUSSIONS Discussion – Reader Response A successful post meets rubric criteria (Content, Organization, Style/Language, and Sentence Structure/Grammar) and follows the discussion prompt. A successful reply to classmates answers their questions, provides additional insight into the topics they have discussed, generates additional questions, or engages in meaningful and substantive […]
DQ 1 According to Jim Cummins, social language (BICS) takes 1-3 years while academic language (CALP) is more difficult and takes 5-8 years to develop. Describe the differences between BICS and CALP. How can teachers help English language learners develop academic language? DQ 2: What are some of the greatest barriers preventing our schools from […]
Looking over the initial material on the definitions of philosophy intopic one of the course, which definition (Aristotle, Novalis,Wittgenstein) would you say gives you the best feel for philosophy? Whatis it about the definition that interests you? what other questions doyou have regarding the meaning of philosophy? what potential problems do you see with any […]
Purpose This semester you have spent time learning and thinking about many different aspects of children’s literature. You have experienced many children’s literary writers and you have grown your thinking about children’s literature and have broadened the way you think about yourself as a learner and as a thinker through analysis and the critical thinking you have done. […]
In a well written, evidence-based, 4 paragraph essay, analyze how Upton Sinclair- “The Jungle” and 1 other author of your choice (from the list) uses the reality of their time to convey a THEME. What is that THEME and what STYLE OF WRITING do the authors use to communicate the THEME to the audience? Use […]
Read the short story “Mother Sauvage” by Guy de Maupassant before answering this three-part request: 1. Identify THREE of these literary elements in the story, and explain how you recognize them: o Plot o Character o Setting o Diction o Theme 2. Of the three you described above, choose ONE literary element, and list […]
Touchstone 2: Comparison/Contrast Essay ASSIGNMENT: Draft a 3-4 page (approximately 700-1000 words) comparison/contrast essay in the informative mode. In addition, you must answer the “Think About Your Writing” questions, described below, beneath your essay. A. Instructions Begin by choosing a topic for your comparison/contrast essay. You are free to select your own topic, or you […]
This assignment is tied to the two Communication Studies 121 Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs). At the end of the course, the successful student will be able to: Explain and analyze the stages of close interpersonal relationships. Demonstrate knowledge of the stage model of interpersonal relationships by applying the model to a concrete example. ——————- […]
For this assignment, you must write a comparative analysis of two essays (see choices below). As with your first paper, you can only use quoted examples from the two essays that you’re analyzing as evidence to support your claims. This essay will be 3-4 full pages long; it must be typed and double-spaced with one-inch […]
This week, you have learned about our physical natural resources (water, soil & minerals) and how our lifestyle choices have put the health and availability of these resources in jeopardy. Now, it’s time to move from an individual focus on each resource to the inter-relatedness across these three sources. Using publicly available data and/or […]
