Throughout the short story assignment, you mind is required to do many different things, with the bulk of them revolving around interpretation.
1.a: Use cognitive and meta cognitive strategies to comprehend diverse texts
From the very first to the last, every page of this packet demands that you understand what you are reading. You need to be able to use the words you read to infer and predict what happens in the story, as well as ow to answer the questions.
1.b: Use context clues to define and interpret figurative words and phrases
Although this is not as common as 1.a, it is still very easily recognized. The short story is filled with figurative words and you must be able to read the words around it and derive a general meaning.
(unable to read numbering. first benchmark on pg# 4 of 8):
Exhibit skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate, and apt vocabulary
The packet asks you to make your own sentences with the vocabulary words from the story and you need to be able to use those words in the correct way. Having the definition right in front of you helps you to understand how the word could possibly be used, but overall this work helps improve your ability to evaluate the effectiveness and accuracy of words for subject, genre, mode, tone, purpose, voice, and audience.
3.a: Discern and intentionally use informal and formal register of English, literary and rhetorical language, and standard conventions to address audience, purpose, context style, and clarity
This benchmark requires that you know how to promote and extend your own voice and precision with verbals and stylistic fragment. The short story is constantly using different forms of English to change the voice of the story. You need to be able to tell the difference between a devious moment and a sincere one.
4.b: Analyze a variety of texts in order to build connections and draw subtle generalization and conclusions
In the reading you are constantly trying to figure out if the characters are deceptive or trustworthy. You have to read through and think of all the characters at once, figuring out which side they may be on.
4.c: Summarize and synthesize ideas and events within or among a variety of texts
In the packet you are asked to summarize the events of the story and come up with your answer to the the big question.....The Lady, or the Tiger?
4.(unreadable, last one on pg# 5): Critique the style, organization, and content of written and oral presentations.
When the packet asks you to rewrite words used in the story in your own sentences, you are gaining knowledge from critiquing the work of others to appraise and refine own your own work.
6.a: Explore personal issues and interests through a variety of texts.
While reading the short story you notice to feelings of sorrow, justice, and love expressed in the same way you experience them in real life.
6.b: Apply knowledge of literary terminology and techniques to study and deconstruct author's craft
The short story has many different parts that require you to be able to detect irony or satire and even the tone of the author's writing.
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23.1.09
This I Believe
I'm not sure of the best way to do this so I am just gonna read through the pacing guide and give the number and summary of the action in kind of a list fashion.
2.e: Utilize peer feedback, style manuals, and electronic tools to revise, edit, and evaluate their own texts. This one is pretty straight forward. During the process of writing your drafts you use peer editing and revision to improve the end product of your rough drafts.
2.I: Rehearse, plan, and organize writing by employing a variety of strategies and rhetorical styles. I would call this pre writing. This is all of the little processes you go through before you actually write your first draft. You gather all of your ideas and plan the topics of all your paragraphs.
(unable to read number): Exhibit skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate, and apt vocabulary. When you write a paper like the This I Believe essay, you have to create a tone of voice for yourself by using the right words. You need to be able to express why it is that you believe what you do.
3.a: Discern and intentionally use informal and formal registers of English, literary and rhetorical language, and standard conventions to address audience, purpose, context, style, and clarity.
You need to be able to convey emotions as clearly as possible when writing about a belief you live by. Using the right words and sentence structure will ensure that your paper is interpreted the way that you would want it to be.
4.d: Critique the style, organization, and content of writing and oral presentations.
In all writing assignments, you need to be able to see the errors in either your own, or an others work. If you can critique your own work then you are doing yourself a favor. During this essay I know I will be rewriting a lot of things, and that is why I think this particular skill will be used on the This I Believe paper.
5.b: Eliminate all forms of plagiarism.
This is a no brainer. Taking someones belief and calling it your own wouldn't be to cool. Even if you do believe what they wrote about, it's not your work.
After scanning through the Pacing Guide, these were all of the parts that applied to the This I Believe essay.
2.e: Utilize peer feedback, style manuals, and electronic tools to revise, edit, and evaluate their own texts. This one is pretty straight forward. During the process of writing your drafts you use peer editing and revision to improve the end product of your rough drafts.
2.I: Rehearse, plan, and organize writing by employing a variety of strategies and rhetorical styles. I would call this pre writing. This is all of the little processes you go through before you actually write your first draft. You gather all of your ideas and plan the topics of all your paragraphs.
(unable to read number): Exhibit skillful use of language, using a varied, accurate, and apt vocabulary. When you write a paper like the This I Believe essay, you have to create a tone of voice for yourself by using the right words. You need to be able to express why it is that you believe what you do.
3.a: Discern and intentionally use informal and formal registers of English, literary and rhetorical language, and standard conventions to address audience, purpose, context, style, and clarity.
You need to be able to convey emotions as clearly as possible when writing about a belief you live by. Using the right words and sentence structure will ensure that your paper is interpreted the way that you would want it to be.
4.d: Critique the style, organization, and content of writing and oral presentations.
In all writing assignments, you need to be able to see the errors in either your own, or an others work. If you can critique your own work then you are doing yourself a favor. During this essay I know I will be rewriting a lot of things, and that is why I think this particular skill will be used on the This I Believe paper.
5.b: Eliminate all forms of plagiarism.
This is a no brainer. Taking someones belief and calling it your own wouldn't be to cool. Even if you do believe what they wrote about, it's not your work.
After scanning through the Pacing Guide, these were all of the parts that applied to the This I Believe essay.
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Introduction:
What do I expect out of this course? I'm not really sure what to expect. I can guess there will be essays and other things to write. What I'm not sure of is what kind of work will be done to prepare us to write these kinds of things. I would ask that proper technique and structure is shown to me so I can have an easier time writing whatever it is. The worst part of my time spent writing was when the teacher assumed I knew what I was doing and just threw a prompt at me with a due date attached.
What skills do I want to learn? I'd like to improve as well as learn more about writing essays. I always wait until that last minute possible because any attempts before that were pointless. My mind blanks and because I figure "it's alright if I don't start it today, I can start it as late as whenever and still get it done". There are certain subjects that my mind just won't get along with. With one prompt, I can write unlimited amounts and easily and be done with it. With another, I wait until the last day and ram my score into the ground because I have no idea in my mind what to write. Just to clarify, I would much rather be assigned a topic and not be asked to free write.
What are my strengths in English? I believe one of my biggest acomplishments in my writing is my ability to rewrite lines without even thinking, I'd call it "sentence flow". It's like in my head I store the current line, rewrite a thousand times, and then pick the best result. Sometimes I will stop mid-sentence, and rewrite the whole thing because a new idea popped into my head. Another thing I am good at is writing essays I am assigned a topic for. As long as someoen is there to set a subject for me, I can write about it.
What are my weaknesses? I think my biggest problem is freewriting. If I am told to write an essay about whatever I want, I am clueless. I don't know if it is to much going through my head all at once, or if I am just lazy. Sometimes it feels like I am constanly going off-topic when I write about whatever. I may get halfway through the essay and then stop and think I have a better idea--Very annoying.
What skills do I want to learn? I'd like to improve as well as learn more about writing essays. I always wait until that last minute possible because any attempts before that were pointless. My mind blanks and because I figure "it's alright if I don't start it today, I can start it as late as whenever and still get it done". There are certain subjects that my mind just won't get along with. With one prompt, I can write unlimited amounts and easily and be done with it. With another, I wait until the last day and ram my score into the ground because I have no idea in my mind what to write. Just to clarify, I would much rather be assigned a topic and not be asked to free write.
What are my strengths in English? I believe one of my biggest acomplishments in my writing is my ability to rewrite lines without even thinking, I'd call it "sentence flow". It's like in my head I store the current line, rewrite a thousand times, and then pick the best result. Sometimes I will stop mid-sentence, and rewrite the whole thing because a new idea popped into my head. Another thing I am good at is writing essays I am assigned a topic for. As long as someoen is there to set a subject for me, I can write about it.
What are my weaknesses? I think my biggest problem is freewriting. If I am told to write an essay about whatever I want, I am clueless. I don't know if it is to much going through my head all at once, or if I am just lazy. Sometimes it feels like I am constanly going off-topic when I write about whatever. I may get halfway through the essay and then stop and think I have a better idea--Very annoying.
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