Write at least 250 words about why writing is important. How will your writing skills help you in other classes and in your major? How and why will writing be important in your career? How is well-written language important in our country and the world as a whole?

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Discussion Posts

+ 1st discussion: Read this webpage: The Most Significant Plagiarism Cases of 2018 (so far) (https://plagiarismcheck.org/blog/articles/the-most-significant-plagiarism-cases-of-2018-so-far/). Now write 250 words about two or more of the cases discussed. How was plagiarism defined in two or more of the cases? What was the penalty or result of the plagiarism?

+ 2nd discussion: Write at least 250 words on one or more of the following topics:
What strategies can you use to lengthen your paper from at least 750 words (with 3 sources) to at least 1250 words pages (with 5 sources)? Write at least 250 words about topics/sources, etc. you might add and other revisions.
If your first research paper already meets length and source requirements, are there any other changes you might want to make? What parts of the writing process imposed on you in this assignment might you use again in future academic work?
( this is free writing)

+ 3rd discussion: Write at least 250 words about why writing is important. How will your writing skills help you in other classes and in your major? How and why will writing be important in your career? How is well-written language important in our country and the world as a whole?

+ 4 discussion: What have you learned this semester about writing and about yourself as a writer? What will you take from this class to your future classes and profession? (250 words minimum)

Write a 5 page double spaced times new Roman research paper for English that consist of is college necessary for a successful future, college leads to debt, never assures good paying job, trade school offers better opportunities and why?

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Is college necessary for a successful future?

Write a 5 page double spaced times new Roman research paper for English that consist of is college necessary for a successful future, college leads to debt, never assures good paying job, trade school offers better opportunities and why? Also why is there an increased demand for trained trade professionals which is due nov.30th by 12am

In what ways do form and content in the poem work together to address past, present, and future, and why? Develop an arguable thesis claim in direct response to this prompt question.

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Essay 2

At the poem’s end, Milsoz included information critical to the poem’s context: Warsaw 1945. This clue is like a time stamp. It gives the reader necessary insight into who the dead are that the speaker is addressing, it supplies necessary and specific historical context, and illuminates the reason behind the tone of the poem. (Do a quick bit of research/investigation into “Warsaw 1945” and “Warsaw Ghetto” before you proceed.)

Then, consider the way time operates more broadly in the poem. Read the poem several times over. What is the role of the past? What happened? What do you understand about the poem’s and the speaker’s present? The future? Reread and annotate closely, paying attention to the use of verb tenses. Notice the ways each self-contained verse is a link in a progression as time proceeds through the poem. In what ways do form and content in the poem work together to address past, present, and future, and why? Develop an arguable thesis claim in direct response to this prompt question.

Create an e-Portfolio that includes a globally revised version of one of the major writing projects, supporting documents reflecting your particular composing practices and writing skills, and a reflective statement that articulates what you have learned about writing by completing the major projects in the course.

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Electronic writing portfolio

(Minimum of 500 words for the Reflective Statement)

An electronic writing portfolio, or e-Portfolio, is typically a collection of writing samples that showcases your best work. A writing portfolio is created by collecting, selecting, and reflecting on writing that is completed at the end of a given period of time—a unit, a course, a program, even a career. In this class, you will create an e-Portfolio that includes a globally revised version of one of the major writing projects, supporting documents reflecting your particular composing practices and writing skills, and a reflective statement that articulates what you have learned about writing by completing the major projects in the course.

Write a memo to me describing the current status of your formal report.Even if you are directing your formal report to someone else, address your progress report to me.

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Memo

Write a memo to me describing the current status of your formal report. Even if you are directing your formal report to someone else, address your progress report to me.

Your progress report should contain at least one graphic. You may want to use a Gantt chart to describe your work completed, your task breakdown, your work remaining, and your time schedule. (Smartdraw.com, helpuplan.com, ganttchart.com, and conceptdraw.com are good resources for Gantt charts.) You also might want to use a graphic (such as a pie chart) in the budgetary section of your progress report.

Be sure to include the following sections in your progress report.

1.Project Description

Since you have already given a detailed description of your project in your proposal, include only a brief description (at least a paragraph). Be sure to mention the following elements:

  • Purpose
  • Audience
  • Scope
  • Format (manual, feasibility study, etc.)

2.Summary of Progress

  • Summary of work completed
  • Task breakdown
  • Successes
  • Difficulties and problems
  • Unexpected developments and implications
  • Budget analysis
  • Summary of work remaining
  • Task breakdown
  • Time schedule
  • Cost estimates
  • Concerns
  • Adjustments

3.Preliminary Outline of Text/First Draft of Table of Contents

4.Overall Appraisal of Work Completed

Preliminary findings

Concluding statement – End the progress report on a positive note, sounding persuasive and confident.

The organizational pattern for a progress report is discussed on page 321 of our textbook, and a sample progress report can be found on pages 323-330.

Your progress report and your formal report proposal both will be included as appendices in the Formal Report that you will submit on December 5, 2022.

 

What do our clothes say about us? Digitally-mediated Communication and the classroom How can a student improve his memory and test results? How can you tell if a website is a reliable source? What are the signs to look for?

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RECORDING THE PRESENTATION:

The simplest way to record your presentation is:

Meet with your 1-2 group members in a classroom with a big screen TV – or at home with your own TV – depending on family situation.

Set up a mobile phone on a tripod so you can see the screen and the presenter.

Connect your laptop to the TV, to show your PowerPoint slides.

Practice recording the whole speech a few times.

Keep under 10 minutes to avoid issues with high file size .

WATCH YOUR OWN VIDEO. Can you see the slides? Can you SEE and hear each speaker??

Upload the best one on the Class Google Drive. Only 1 group member should upload.

That same member also uploads the Outline document and the PowerPoint slides. Each of these is graded.

Your job in this project is to expand on an issue we discuss in the course. There MUST be new content you get from web-based sources you have read.

You can choose one of the suggested topics below, or ask approval for your own idea – if it is related to a communications subject we study. Do not copy directly from a source. Plagiarism is an academic offence, as we know.

You may use the book for ideas, but you may not use the book as a source.

Suggested Topics:

  • What do our clothes say about us?
  • Digitally-mediated Communication and the classroom
  • How can a student improve his memory and test results?
  • How can you tell if a website is a reliable source? What are the signs to look for?
  • How can you tell if a speaker (or presenter) is a reliable source? What should you look for?
  • As a presenter, what can you do to be more effective?
  • How can you make effective Power Point presentations?
  • How can someone learn to be a good leader?
  • How can you get the most as an audience member at a live presentation?
  • How can you have better relationships?

If you have your own idea related to any text chapter – and you want to use it, get approval from your teacher – and GO FOR IT.

RESOURCES

The Structure of a Speech

http://www.julianhermida.com/algoma/law1studyspeech

5 quick ways to structure a speech

5 quick ways to structure a speech

Tips for Making Effective PowerPoint Presentations

https://www.ncsl.org/legislators-staff/legislative-staff/legislative-staff-coordinating-committee/tips-for-making-effective-powerpoint-presentations.aspx

How to make a good presentation with 8 pro tips

https://biteable.com/blog/how-to-make-good-presentation/

How to make a successful presentation: 5 easy steps to perfection

https://www.articulatemarketing.com/blog/how-to-make-a-successful-presentation

How to Make a Good PowerPoint Presentation (Tips) (5 min 7 secs)

 

What is/was the median income in Alaska? Correlation to summer break and dropouts? Will eliminating summer break prevent high school dropouts? Are low-income families more prone to dropout? Why?

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Annotated bibliography

Claim:

Summer break in Alaska should be spread throughout the school year to prevent drop-out rates for high school students.

Facts:

Low-income families are more prone to drop out.

“Some learners may feel they are too far behind academically to catch up”

The median income in Alaska rose, so the dropout rate in Alaska fell.

High-income families have fewer dropouts.

Summer break in Alaska should be spread throughout the school year to prevent learning loss in high school students. Learning loss is also associated with dropout rates.

Questions:

Dropout rates and low-income families?

Dropout rates in Alaska?

What is/was the median income in Alaska?

Correlation to summer break and dropouts?

Will eliminating summer break prevent high school dropouts?

Are low-income families more prone to dropout? Why?

 

 

 

Summarize the time management methods proposed by the author.

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Write a summary

Summarize the time management methods proposed by the author. ( 150 words)

Write an introductory paragraph that introduces the text, author, gives a brief summary relevant to your topic, state your your topic and end with your thesis.

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Paper 2

Exploratory Draft 5%

Upload a WORD or GOOGLE DOC: 3 Pages, Times New Roman, font 12, standary margins.

NO PAGES OR PDFs.

THE EXPLORATORY DRAFT

An Exploratory Draft is a draft in which you argue the thesis you formulated in your Dialogic Journal. Your evidence comes primarily from the close reading done in your Dialogic Journal with added references and information from the wider text to contextualize and support your argument.

 

The Product: Create a document that flows, not a series of bullet points.

  • Write an introductory paragraph that introduces the text, author, gives a brief summary relevant to your topic, state your your topic and end with your thesis.
  • Your second paragraph introduces, contextualize and summarizes your moment: where in the text does it occur, and the circumstances of that moment. You may want to include:  who are the main characters involved; who is the speaker, if any; to whom are the lines addressed; is this moment in the present of the text, or does it concern the past within the text; what details should the reader know in order to approach this passage. Quote the 6-12 lines, in proper format.
  • Argue your thesis in the body paragraphs, each headed by a topic sentence derived directly from the thesis. Support your main ideas with primarily evidence and analysis from your dialogic journal and other details from the wider text as needed.

Write an argument for or against the idea of using controlled fires to protect wild areas. What do you know? What do you want to know? How will you learn? What have you learned?

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Pre writing

Write an argument for or against the idea of using controlled fires to protect wild areas.

  • What do you know?
  • What do you want to know?
  • How will you learn?
  • What have you learned?