Coding Why: Exercise 2 One the second page of the assignment handout (linked to in the forum above and posted under Week 8), you will find responses to the question “What major factors led you into teaching?” which is part of a survey distributed to teachers. (Found on page 2 in the pdf titled qualitative […]
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What difficulties did you encounter?-You certainly need not be thorough in your coding for this exercise, but consider what it would mean to code these responses comprehensively?
Qualitatively Speaking Discussion Exercise 2 w/ Discussion: Coding Why Below, on the second page of this handout, you will find responses to the question “What major factors led you into teaching?” which is part of a survey distributed to teachers. Begin to code the answers, identifying categories that would enable you to organize the data. […]
Explain the specifics of your proposal-What are your solutions to solve this problem, step by step?
Research Proposal Letter Introduction: The Problem Identify the problem, including researched information to explain it fully. You may devote more than one paragraph to describe the problem if needed. To determine the extent of the information you must provide about the problem, consider the letter recipient’s understanding of the problem. Body: Your Proposal Explain the […]
What are some perspectives surrounding this topic? What are opposing perspectives?
Voter Suppression To write an argument essay, you’ll need to gather evidence and present a well-reasoned argument on a debatable issue.First, take a firm stand on an interesting, passionate issue.Remember, you cannot argue a factual statement of belief; instead, base your paper on a strong position. Ask yourself: • If a thousand people were asked […]
What are the week point of the Story There are only so many dog colleges that Ringo would get lost in the crowd and not get in.
Short story Character Ringo the dog Goal Get into the best school for adult dog training Dilemma/plot Only privileged dogs get into dog college. Ringo can not afford college, nobody ever believed in Ringo. Questions to the reader How does the Dog college charge so much. If we had every dog with an education, the […]
How do Zitkala-Sa’s writings show her caught between two different worlds with different values?
Read “The School Days of an Indian Girl,” “An Indian Teacher Among Indians” and “The Great Spirit” in the book American Indian Stories by Zitkala-Sa In these stories, Zitkala-Sa describes contradictory feelings about the education system for American Indian tribal members. She feels differently about the system at different times, but the development of her […]
Write a report to the local school board explaining the potential benefits of using computers in a fourth-grade class,” turn the request into a question like, “What are the potential benefits of using computers in a fourth-grade class?”
Play Analysis 3 Almost all assignments, no matter how complicated, can be reduced to a single question. Your first step, then, is to distill the assignment into a specific question. For example, if your assignment is, “Write a report to the local school board explaining the potential benefits of using computers in a fourth–grade class,” […]
Does each of your topic sentences identify the subject you are discussing and the point you are focusing on in the paragraph?
Compare and Contrast 2 Have you chosen two subjects that have significant similarities?Does your thesis statement identify the two subjects you are comparing and tell why they are alike (and perhaps also briefly acknowledge their differences)? Does your paper’s structure follow either a point–by–point or a subject–by–subject pattern?Does each of your topic sentences identify the […]
How does the sound or language contribute to the poem’s meaning?-Does the rhythm affect what the poet is trying to convey?
Poetry Analysis 1 1.What is the theme of the poem? What is the poet trying to say? What is the poem about? 2.What happens in the poem? Are conflicts or themes introduced? Resolved? 3.Who is the speaker? What is the “point of view” or perspective of the speaker? The perspective might be social, intellectual, political, […]
How does the text lend itself as an instructional or moral guide to life?
Literature Criticism The history of literary criticism dates back to Plato and Aristotle. Both philosophers expressed ground breaking opinions about literature, specifically on the issues of literary mimesis (imitation and representation) and didacticism (emphasizes the instructional and informative qualities in literature and other types of art). Literary mimesis asks the question, “Does literature imitate life, […]
