This document provides instructions for writing an autobiography. It begins by defining an autobiography and explaining that students will be assessed on their ability to plan and write their own autobiography. Key details about autobiographies are discussed, including that the word is derived from Greek roots meaning "self" and "life story." Examples of famous autobiographies are provided. The document outlines the research, timeline, and planning activities students should undertake to successfully write their autobiography.
This document provides an overview of creative writing. It begins by outlining the session objectives, which are to differentiate creative writing from other types of writing, understand creative writing genres, learn writing techniques, and write short paragraphs. It then defines creative writing as original, artistic, and self-expressive works that entertain and share human experiences through imagination, as seen in poetry, fiction, and plays. The document lists characteristics of creative writing such as clarity, form with a beginning, middle and end, emotional impact, meaning and connection, and skilled use of language. It provides examples of creative writing genres and concludes by emphasizing that creative writing is both an art of self-expression and a discipline that can be learned and improved with practice
WRI 203 Lecture 1- Introduction to Expressive WritingRahul Sethi
This document provides an introduction to WRI 203 Expressive Writing. It discusses general ideas about writing, including that the writer's job is communication and making meaning extraction simple for the reader. It also notes challenges with teaching writing in an academic setting due to bad models and low standards. The document advocates avoiding the "hamburger paragraph" structure and instead using a structure dependent on the writer's purpose. It emphasizes that writing involves connecting the self to others by expressing ideas, concerns, history and more. Finally, it outlines four principles of good prose: economy, directness, detail, and voice.
This chapter discusses 5 main points about effective on-the-job communication: 1) Writing is an action that exerts power to achieve results, 2) Technical documents must be usable and persuasive, 3) Meaning arises from dynamic interactions between readers and texts, 4) Technical writing is reader-centered, and 5) Writing has ethical dimensions. The document explores these concepts in more depth, discussing how language shapes thinking, how writing acts on people, the importance of persuasion and usability, and what reader-centered writing means for producing documents.
This document provides guidance on how to write a good essay. It recommends including an introduction paragraph with a thesis statement expressing your main argument or idea, followed by multiple body paragraphs of supporting ideas with facts. The conclusion paragraph should reiterate the main points. Writers should choose a topic they are passionate about, outline their essay with a topic, purpose, and supporting points before writing, and thoroughly edit and review their work. Good essays clearly express arguments backed by evidence from sources.
This document discusses ways for students to actively engage with texts as readers. It introduces several strategies for annotation, including marking text with symbols to note characters, settings, unfamiliar words and important information. Students are encouraged to write comments in margins to summarize, make predictions, form opinions and ask questions. The purpose of annotation is to help readers think metacognitively about what they are reading in order to better understand and analyze texts. Examples of annotating a short story are provided to demonstrate the process.
The document discusses reading as a process of receiving written symbols and deriving meaning from them. It is described as both a receptive skill, where we receive information, and a productive skill, as we are transmitting information to ourselves through pronunciation. Some key benefits of reading mentioned are mental stimulation which can prevent cognitive decline, stress reduction through immersion in stories, knowledge gain, vocabulary expansion, memory and analytical thinking improvement, better focus and concentration, improved writing skills, feelings of tranquility, and free entertainment.
This document provides tips for child-friendly reading goals and writing tips for children. It outlines 11 tips for reading, such as rereading when meaning is unclear, thinking about what is happening in the story, making connections to one's own life, and using context clues and pictures to determine word meanings. It also provides 5 tips for writing, such as letting ideas come first, expanding ideas with character and plot details, enjoying the writing process without worrying about mistakes, and editing after finishing. Finally, it lists 4 general hints for authors such as seeking solitude to develop ideas and enjoying the entire writing process.
This document provides instructions for writing an autobiography. It begins by defining an autobiography and explaining that students will be assessed on their ability to plan and write their own autobiography. Key details about autobiographies are discussed, including that the word is derived from Greek roots meaning "self" and "life story." Examples of famous autobiographies are provided. The document outlines the research, timeline, and planning activities students should undertake to successfully write their autobiography.
This document provides an overview of creative writing. It begins by outlining the session objectives, which are to differentiate creative writing from other types of writing, understand creative writing genres, learn writing techniques, and write short paragraphs. It then defines creative writing as original, artistic, and self-expressive works that entertain and share human experiences through imagination, as seen in poetry, fiction, and plays. The document lists characteristics of creative writing such as clarity, form with a beginning, middle and end, emotional impact, meaning and connection, and skilled use of language. It provides examples of creative writing genres and concludes by emphasizing that creative writing is both an art of self-expression and a discipline that can be learned and improved with practice
WRI 203 Lecture 1- Introduction to Expressive WritingRahul Sethi
This document provides an introduction to WRI 203 Expressive Writing. It discusses general ideas about writing, including that the writer's job is communication and making meaning extraction simple for the reader. It also notes challenges with teaching writing in an academic setting due to bad models and low standards. The document advocates avoiding the "hamburger paragraph" structure and instead using a structure dependent on the writer's purpose. It emphasizes that writing involves connecting the self to others by expressing ideas, concerns, history and more. Finally, it outlines four principles of good prose: economy, directness, detail, and voice.
This chapter discusses 5 main points about effective on-the-job communication: 1) Writing is an action that exerts power to achieve results, 2) Technical documents must be usable and persuasive, 3) Meaning arises from dynamic interactions between readers and texts, 4) Technical writing is reader-centered, and 5) Writing has ethical dimensions. The document explores these concepts in more depth, discussing how language shapes thinking, how writing acts on people, the importance of persuasion and usability, and what reader-centered writing means for producing documents.
This document provides guidance on how to write a good essay. It recommends including an introduction paragraph with a thesis statement expressing your main argument or idea, followed by multiple body paragraphs of supporting ideas with facts. The conclusion paragraph should reiterate the main points. Writers should choose a topic they are passionate about, outline their essay with a topic, purpose, and supporting points before writing, and thoroughly edit and review their work. Good essays clearly express arguments backed by evidence from sources.
This document discusses ways for students to actively engage with texts as readers. It introduces several strategies for annotation, including marking text with symbols to note characters, settings, unfamiliar words and important information. Students are encouraged to write comments in margins to summarize, make predictions, form opinions and ask questions. The purpose of annotation is to help readers think metacognitively about what they are reading in order to better understand and analyze texts. Examples of annotating a short story are provided to demonstrate the process.
The document discusses reading as a process of receiving written symbols and deriving meaning from them. It is described as both a receptive skill, where we receive information, and a productive skill, as we are transmitting information to ourselves through pronunciation. Some key benefits of reading mentioned are mental stimulation which can prevent cognitive decline, stress reduction through immersion in stories, knowledge gain, vocabulary expansion, memory and analytical thinking improvement, better focus and concentration, improved writing skills, feelings of tranquility, and free entertainment.
This document provides tips for child-friendly reading goals and writing tips for children. It outlines 11 tips for reading, such as rereading when meaning is unclear, thinking about what is happening in the story, making connections to one's own life, and using context clues and pictures to determine word meanings. It also provides 5 tips for writing, such as letting ideas come first, expanding ideas with character and plot details, enjoying the writing process without worrying about mistakes, and editing after finishing. Finally, it lists 4 general hints for authors such as seeking solitude to develop ideas and enjoying the entire writing process.
Descriptive essay writing examples for college studentsDanielprice
This document provides guidance on writing descriptive essays for college students. It explains that the goal is to thoroughly describe a person, place or thing using all five senses. The basic essay format outlined includes a thesis statement, three body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Descriptive essays aim to stimulate the reader's senses and show them the story through vivid language focused on the senses. An effective descriptive essay presents a clear idea and image to the reader through detailed sensory descriptions that allow the reader to visualize or experience what is being described.
This document provides guidance for teachers on introducing and teaching a multigenre writing assignment to students. It suggests a 5 day workshop routine where students first read a multigenre text, then share examples and choose topics. Guidelines are given for including specific genres like dialog, prose fiction, and poems to make the writing more engaging for readers. Teachers are encouraged to discuss genre possibilities with students and have them experiment with immersing themselves in different writing styles.
This document provides guidance on writing a descriptive essay. It begins by defining a descriptive essay as intended to provide a vivid experience for readers using all five senses. It then outlines three important notes for before writing: have a clear purpose, know important details, and use senses beyond just sight. The document continues by offering topics, an outline structure of introduction, body, and conclusion, and tips for chronological descriptions and peer editing. It concludes by providing several examples of potential descriptive essay topics about places, people, experiences, memories, and objects.
This document provides guidance on writing a textbook. It discusses finding a publisher, writing the first few chapters, creating a proposal, and aspects of the finished book such as parts, sizes, dedications, and recto and verso pages. The document recommends thoroughly researching existing books on the topic before writing, using clear and unambiguous language, and addressing different student ability levels. Co-authoring with other scholars is also suggested.
This document provides an overview of effective reading and annotation strategies. It defines reading as identifying words, comprehending their meaning, and achieving fluency. There are two approaches to reading: leisurely reading for pleasure and scholarly reading for deeper meaning. Annotation involves writing notes and markings to trace understanding, develop analysis of literary elements like plot and themes, and ask questions. Good annotations balance personal thoughts with understanding the author's intentions.
The document discusses strategies for reading comprehension. It explains that good readers can set a purpose for reading, choose an appropriate reading method based on their goal, and use techniques to compensate for unknown words or lack of knowledge. Readers should be able to understand both explicit and implicit meanings in a text. The document also provides examples of pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading tasks and activities that can help develop reading skills.
Marking passages while reading helps the reader engage actively, stay focused, and better remember the content. Effective annotation includes using symbols like question marks and exclamation points, underlining key terms, writing summaries in margins, and noting connections both within the text and to outside ideas. Readers are encouraged to annotate an excerpt from Great Expectations to practice these skills and be prepared for discussion the next day.
This document provides guidance on writing effective evaluation essays. It emphasizes the importance of:
1) Providing valid reasons for opinions that are based on shared criteria appropriate for the subject being evaluated.
2) Using counterarguments to engage readers and strengthen one's logic.
3) Finding common ground with readers to create a hook that keeps them interested.
4) Drawing on creativity in areas like subject choice and details to demonstrate care for readers.
There are four main types of writing styles: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. Expository writing focuses on informing the reader about a topic without opinions. Descriptive writing uses vivid details to describe people, places, or events. Persuasive writing aims to convince the reader of a particular viewpoint through reasons and justifications. Narrative writing tells a story from the perspective of a character.
We are all capable of producing good writing or, at least, better writing.
Get into the right mindset – figure out the purpose of your writing, to which you are writing and accordingly make choice of words and phrases.Select the words and tone carefully they tell the world who we are.Good writing is all about our composure of thoughts crafted and drafted well.
This file is a mash up of two ppts taken from this site. Thank you to the authors who did the original work. I just needed something a little simpler for my special education students and I thought this version might be useful to others.
Guide to selecting topics for a memoir, drafting, outlining, revising, and sharing student writing. Application to English classes at the high school level.
This document provides information on various writing techniques. It discusses the purpose of writing as a means of communication and self-expression. It then covers different types of writing such as descriptive writing, narrative writing, expository writing, persuasive writing, and objective writing. For each type, it provides definitions and examples. It also discusses techniques for good descriptive, imaginative, and persuasive writing. Overall, the document serves as a guide for different writing styles and how to effectively employ various techniques.
The document provides guidance on writing learning autobiographies (LABs) for Ottawa University. LABs allow students to reflect on their prior learning experiences and goals. They cover 3 topics: 1) formal and informal education, 2) significant people or events, and 3) future goals, values, and obstacles. Writing LABs helps students understand themselves better and plan their academic future by reflecting on their learning experiences, influences, and values. The benefits of LABs include clarity on one's past and understanding what is important to help plan the future.
This document provides guidance on writing observation essays based on direct investigation through the five senses. It discusses choosing a topic that is new to readers, focusing on specific details to help readers visualize the topic, and using showing rather than telling to convey meaning. The key is to gather detailed notes through observing with all five senses, then select vivid details to paint a picture for the reader rather than summarizing. The goal is to engage and intrigue readers through showing techniques.
The document discusses the differences between formal/informal and objective/subjective essays. A formal essay uses sophisticated vocabulary and third person point of view to objectively discuss important information in a serious tone. An informal essay is more casual and personal, discussing everyday topics from a first person perspective in a friendly tone.
This document provides guidance on how to annotate texts when doing a close reading. It recommends circling unfamiliar vocabulary, starring main ideas, marking confusing parts, and noting character feelings. It also suggests bracketing repeated themes, annotating point of view, highlighting connections, underlining deeper meaning, and identifying effective writing techniques. The purpose of annotation is to focus attention on details, comprehend key ideas, analyze craft and structure, and integrate outside knowledge to find deeper significance in texts.
The document discusses the various types and purposes of nonfiction writing. It defines nonfiction as writing about real people, places, and events, and can include factual reporting as well as personal opinions. There are many genres of nonfiction including journalism, essays, personal narratives like diaries and memoirs, biographies, and other types like speeches, historical writing, and science writing. When reading nonfiction, it is important to consider the writer's background, purpose, attitude, and intended audience in order to separate facts from opinions.
There are four major types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story about a personal experience. Descriptive essays paint a picture with words by describing a person, place, or memory in vivid detail. Expository essays present a balanced analysis of a topic through facts, statistics, and examples without personal feelings. Persuasive essays aim to convince the reader to accept the writer's viewpoint by building a case with facts, logic, examples, and sound reasoning.
The document discusses Colombia's constitutions since independence from Spain in 1810. It notes that Colombia has had ten constitutions with the current one established in 1886. The constitutions addressed division of powers between branches of government, the strength of the executive branch, and the role of the Roman Catholic Church. They also dealt with issues of central versus decentralized government and guarantees of civil liberties. The constitutions have shaped executive powers and the use of emergency powers in times of disorder. Religious freedom and the status of the church have also been constitutional issues over time.
The document discusses challenges and potential solutions related to providing sexual health advice and education to young people. It notes that young people have many questions about sexuality, but that discussing sexual health with youth can be difficult due to media opposition, patchy sex education, fear of encouraging experimentation, and mixed messages. It proposes that better reaching young people may involve school-based education, youth media campaigns, social networking, and training for those who work with youth, with an emphasis on evidence-based, sex-positive approaches developed in consultation with young people themselves.
Descriptive essay writing examples for college studentsDanielprice
This document provides guidance on writing descriptive essays for college students. It explains that the goal is to thoroughly describe a person, place or thing using all five senses. The basic essay format outlined includes a thesis statement, three body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Descriptive essays aim to stimulate the reader's senses and show them the story through vivid language focused on the senses. An effective descriptive essay presents a clear idea and image to the reader through detailed sensory descriptions that allow the reader to visualize or experience what is being described.
This document provides guidance for teachers on introducing and teaching a multigenre writing assignment to students. It suggests a 5 day workshop routine where students first read a multigenre text, then share examples and choose topics. Guidelines are given for including specific genres like dialog, prose fiction, and poems to make the writing more engaging for readers. Teachers are encouraged to discuss genre possibilities with students and have them experiment with immersing themselves in different writing styles.
This document provides guidance on writing a descriptive essay. It begins by defining a descriptive essay as intended to provide a vivid experience for readers using all five senses. It then outlines three important notes for before writing: have a clear purpose, know important details, and use senses beyond just sight. The document continues by offering topics, an outline structure of introduction, body, and conclusion, and tips for chronological descriptions and peer editing. It concludes by providing several examples of potential descriptive essay topics about places, people, experiences, memories, and objects.
This document provides guidance on writing a textbook. It discusses finding a publisher, writing the first few chapters, creating a proposal, and aspects of the finished book such as parts, sizes, dedications, and recto and verso pages. The document recommends thoroughly researching existing books on the topic before writing, using clear and unambiguous language, and addressing different student ability levels. Co-authoring with other scholars is also suggested.
This document provides an overview of effective reading and annotation strategies. It defines reading as identifying words, comprehending their meaning, and achieving fluency. There are two approaches to reading: leisurely reading for pleasure and scholarly reading for deeper meaning. Annotation involves writing notes and markings to trace understanding, develop analysis of literary elements like plot and themes, and ask questions. Good annotations balance personal thoughts with understanding the author's intentions.
The document discusses strategies for reading comprehension. It explains that good readers can set a purpose for reading, choose an appropriate reading method based on their goal, and use techniques to compensate for unknown words or lack of knowledge. Readers should be able to understand both explicit and implicit meanings in a text. The document also provides examples of pre-reading, while-reading and post-reading tasks and activities that can help develop reading skills.
Marking passages while reading helps the reader engage actively, stay focused, and better remember the content. Effective annotation includes using symbols like question marks and exclamation points, underlining key terms, writing summaries in margins, and noting connections both within the text and to outside ideas. Readers are encouraged to annotate an excerpt from Great Expectations to practice these skills and be prepared for discussion the next day.
This document provides guidance on writing effective evaluation essays. It emphasizes the importance of:
1) Providing valid reasons for opinions that are based on shared criteria appropriate for the subject being evaluated.
2) Using counterarguments to engage readers and strengthen one's logic.
3) Finding common ground with readers to create a hook that keeps them interested.
4) Drawing on creativity in areas like subject choice and details to demonstrate care for readers.
There are four main types of writing styles: expository, descriptive, persuasive, and narrative. Expository writing focuses on informing the reader about a topic without opinions. Descriptive writing uses vivid details to describe people, places, or events. Persuasive writing aims to convince the reader of a particular viewpoint through reasons and justifications. Narrative writing tells a story from the perspective of a character.
We are all capable of producing good writing or, at least, better writing.
Get into the right mindset – figure out the purpose of your writing, to which you are writing and accordingly make choice of words and phrases.Select the words and tone carefully they tell the world who we are.Good writing is all about our composure of thoughts crafted and drafted well.
This file is a mash up of two ppts taken from this site. Thank you to the authors who did the original work. I just needed something a little simpler for my special education students and I thought this version might be useful to others.
Guide to selecting topics for a memoir, drafting, outlining, revising, and sharing student writing. Application to English classes at the high school level.
This document provides information on various writing techniques. It discusses the purpose of writing as a means of communication and self-expression. It then covers different types of writing such as descriptive writing, narrative writing, expository writing, persuasive writing, and objective writing. For each type, it provides definitions and examples. It also discusses techniques for good descriptive, imaginative, and persuasive writing. Overall, the document serves as a guide for different writing styles and how to effectively employ various techniques.
The document provides guidance on writing learning autobiographies (LABs) for Ottawa University. LABs allow students to reflect on their prior learning experiences and goals. They cover 3 topics: 1) formal and informal education, 2) significant people or events, and 3) future goals, values, and obstacles. Writing LABs helps students understand themselves better and plan their academic future by reflecting on their learning experiences, influences, and values. The benefits of LABs include clarity on one's past and understanding what is important to help plan the future.
This document provides guidance on writing observation essays based on direct investigation through the five senses. It discusses choosing a topic that is new to readers, focusing on specific details to help readers visualize the topic, and using showing rather than telling to convey meaning. The key is to gather detailed notes through observing with all five senses, then select vivid details to paint a picture for the reader rather than summarizing. The goal is to engage and intrigue readers through showing techniques.
The document discusses the differences between formal/informal and objective/subjective essays. A formal essay uses sophisticated vocabulary and third person point of view to objectively discuss important information in a serious tone. An informal essay is more casual and personal, discussing everyday topics from a first person perspective in a friendly tone.
This document provides guidance on how to annotate texts when doing a close reading. It recommends circling unfamiliar vocabulary, starring main ideas, marking confusing parts, and noting character feelings. It also suggests bracketing repeated themes, annotating point of view, highlighting connections, underlining deeper meaning, and identifying effective writing techniques. The purpose of annotation is to focus attention on details, comprehend key ideas, analyze craft and structure, and integrate outside knowledge to find deeper significance in texts.
The document discusses the various types and purposes of nonfiction writing. It defines nonfiction as writing about real people, places, and events, and can include factual reporting as well as personal opinions. There are many genres of nonfiction including journalism, essays, personal narratives like diaries and memoirs, biographies, and other types like speeches, historical writing, and science writing. When reading nonfiction, it is important to consider the writer's background, purpose, attitude, and intended audience in order to separate facts from opinions.
There are four major types of essays: narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive. Narrative essays tell a story about a personal experience. Descriptive essays paint a picture with words by describing a person, place, or memory in vivid detail. Expository essays present a balanced analysis of a topic through facts, statistics, and examples without personal feelings. Persuasive essays aim to convince the reader to accept the writer's viewpoint by building a case with facts, logic, examples, and sound reasoning.
The document discusses Colombia's constitutions since independence from Spain in 1810. It notes that Colombia has had ten constitutions with the current one established in 1886. The constitutions addressed division of powers between branches of government, the strength of the executive branch, and the role of the Roman Catholic Church. They also dealt with issues of central versus decentralized government and guarantees of civil liberties. The constitutions have shaped executive powers and the use of emergency powers in times of disorder. Religious freedom and the status of the church have also been constitutional issues over time.
The document discusses challenges and potential solutions related to providing sexual health advice and education to young people. It notes that young people have many questions about sexuality, but that discussing sexual health with youth can be difficult due to media opposition, patchy sex education, fear of encouraging experimentation, and mixed messages. It proposes that better reaching young people may involve school-based education, youth media campaigns, social networking, and training for those who work with youth, with an emphasis on evidence-based, sex-positive approaches developed in consultation with young people themselves.
Laurie Amos created a plan for a magazine advertisement in Microsoft Publisher to promote a band's new album. The plan shows the band name and album title at the top in a prominent font. The main image would be a photo of the band as the background to attract readers' attention and allow fans to recognize them. Additional details like release dates, track lists, and reviews would also be included to entice readers and hint at what the album contains.
Design can create social change by empowering artisans. The document describes two examples where designers helped struggling artisan groups by studying their strengths and challenges. In one case, designers changed traditional leather shoes to functional leather journals to make the art more lucrative. In another, designers redesigned woven cassette tape bags to be more functional and trendy, increasing sales. Design tools can apply artforms to solve problems and help artisan communities thrive.
Cibersur, un caso de e-volución continuaJuan Benitez
Exposición de la experiencia de Cibersur en la Mesa Redonda: "El Reto de la Transición hacia lo Digital" dentro del I Congreso Andaluz de Periodismo Digital.
Participan en la mesa:
- Dña. Lola Álvarez, Directora General de Agencia EFE
- D. Eduardo Peralta, Director de Diario Ideal
- D. Juan Benítez, Editor de Cibersur.com
The document discusses different frameworks for analyzing water policy issues:
- "Eagle Eye" science focuses on a broad perspective but lacks details, while "Toad's Eye" science has more details but lacks perspective.
- Different societies approach risk and transactions differently, ranging from fatalism to egalitarianism.
- There are plural definitions of water problems and plural potential solutions, from increasing control and regulation to increasing market freedom to addressing profligacy through social movements.
- An effective water policy requires considering multiple perspectives rather than a single approach.
El documento presenta un esquema de funcionalidades para diferentes tipos de usuarios de una biblioteca virtual. Los usuarios son visitantes, usuarios registrados, administradores y webmasters. Se describen las funciones disponibles para cada tipo de usuario en las secciones de biblioteca virtual, perfiles de salud, comunicación, directorio de recursos, red informativa y usuarios.
Presentatie over SEO. De verschillende aspecten van zoekmachine-optimalisatie; de verschillende petten die je moet kunnen opzetten.
En verder:
On-page en Off-page SEO
Technische SEO: sitestructuur, robots en sitemaps
Content SEO: zoektermen vinden en gebruiken in een pagina
Linkbuilding: verhoog de waarde van je webpagina's met externe links
Sociale Media: Passieve en Actieve strategieën
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Velázquez was a Spanish painter born in Sevilla in 1599 and died in Madrid in 1660. He served as a court painter for King Felipe IV of Spain from 1623 until his death. One of his most famous and important paintings is Las Meninas from 1656, which depicts the family of King Felipe IV and provides insight into Velázquez's artistic process.
Los programas municipales de desarrollo sustentable en México se centran en cuatro puntos principales: 1) calificar los problemas ambientales, 2) acordar estrategias comunes y coordinar planes de acción, 3) aplicar programas de apoyo técnico e inversión de capital, y 4) institucionalizar un sistema permanente de planificación y gestión ambiental. Sus objetivos son fomentar un desarrollo económico respetuoso del medio ambiente y la población, y transformar las obras públicas y privadas en infraestructuras que apo
This document discusses the design and practices for installing telecommunications cables. It covers initial preparations for both copper and fiber optic cable installations, as well as the importance of conducting thorough site surveys to plan cable routes and identify any issues before beginning an installation project.
1. The document discusses classical and operant conditioning theories, with classical conditioning involving involuntary responses and operant conditioning involving voluntary behaviors that are shaped by consequences.
2. Classical conditioning is associated with Pavlov and his dog experiments, while operant conditioning is associated with Thorndike, Watson, and Skinner and their experiments showing how behaviors are influenced by rewards and punishments.
3. The document provides examples of how classical and operant conditioning theories are applied to understand respondent and operant behaviors and influence learning.
Este documento describe un proyecto de 15 días para que los estudiantes tomen 15 fotos relacionadas con la economía de su región. El objetivo es que los estudiantes se familiaricen más con los acontecimientos económicos locales y aprendan habilidades fotográficas y digitales. Los estudiantes trabajarán en grupos para tomar las fotos y las publicarán en las redes sociales con hashtags. Al finalizar, crearán una presentación con las fotos y reflexiones sobre lo aprendido.
De inkoopprijzen van grondstoffen bepalen grotendeels
het financieel resultaat van de Nederlandse topbedrijven
in de voedingsmiddelenindustrie in 2008. Nog nooit heeft
inkoop zo hoog op de agenda van de boardroom gestaan
bij deze bedrijven. Aanbod en prijsvorming van energie en
grondstoffen vertonen bewegingen die zelfs deskundigen in
verwarring brengen. Oude zekerheden vallen weg en nieuwe
dienen zich nog niet aan. Wat betekent dit voor de sector?
Hoe kunnen bedrijven in de sector anticiperen op invloeden
van buitenaf? Hoe bereiden ze zich voor op toekomstige
veranderingen? Welke rol speelt inkoop hierin?
Este documento propone un nuevo modelo de desarrollo para España llamado M4H (Modelo de la Cuádruple Hélice) que incluye la legislación, el conocimiento, el sector productivo y la sociedad. Argumenta que el modelo tradicional de triple hélice carece de un componente social clave. También propone ampliar el enfoque de I+D+i para incluir el emprendimiento como cuarto elemento clave. Finalmente, presenta un esquema general del sistema nacional de I+D+E+i con diferentes niveles y subsistemas.
El documento discute tres elementos clave de la actualidad global: la tecnología, la comunicación y la educación. Examina cómo estas fuerzas están produciendo cambios fundamentales en la cultura a nivel mundial y cómo los ambientes virtuales de aprendizaje representan tanto una oportunidad educativa como un posible peligro para la educación tradicional. También analiza el papel creciente de los sistemas educativos para enfrentar los desafíos de un mundo globalizado y crear ciudadanos éticos y productivos.
The document provides tips for writing the best essay for the TOEFL or ESL placement tests by going in with a plan, making another quick plan after seeing the topic, staying on topic, using concrete examples, and strategically editing the essay by focusing on common errors. The planning steps are important to balance preparing without wasting too much time, while concrete examples make ideas clearer and editing is crucial though should target the most frequent mistakes.
There are 4 main reading skills that help one become a competent reader: word attack, comprehension, fluency, and critical reading. Word attack involves understanding words and punctuation. Comprehension requires using context clues to predict meanings. Fluency is seeing phrases as wholes. Critical reading means analyzing and evaluating a text to understand the intended message without missing details. Mastering these skills allows readers to scan for information, survey a text's layout, use titles to form questions, and skim using introductions, conclusions, and section headings.
This document provides strategies for effectively reading non-fiction material when the goal is to learn and retain information. It recommends reading the entire document once to get an overall understanding of the key arguments and structure, then rereading twice more with a focus on details and taking notes. Specific techniques include deciding how much time to allocate, reading actively by skipping around, focusing on high information areas like headings and figures, annotating with personal notes, understanding the author and context, and using multiple modes like discussing or visualizing to help retain the information. The overall aim is to learn as much as possible from a document in the least amount of time.
The document discusses important reading skills for college success. It emphasizes that reading and writing are the two most important skills for college. It provides tips for improving reading skills, such as committing to reading goals, planning time and space to concentrate, using strategies like previewing, skimming, active reading and reviewing. The document also discusses how to read different sources like primary and secondary sources and how to develop vocabulary. It stresses that college reading requires concentration and that students are expected to complete readings before class.
This document provides advice for improving academic writing skills. It discusses the importance of reading widely, writing regularly for practice, and editing work. Specific tips include varying sentence structures, using active voice, avoiding jargon and unclear language, and ensuring clear structure with an introduction, body, and conclusion. The document also emphasizes crafting attention-grabbing titles, abstracts, opening sentences, and conclusions to engage readers.
The document outlines the writing process from inspiration to publication. It begins with inspiration, followed by pre-writing where ideas are collected. During drafting, ideas are organized into essay form. In revising, the essay is refined by removing unnecessary elements and getting feedback. Editing focuses on grammar, spelling, and sentence structure. Finally, during publication the completed essay is shared, whether for a class or personal reasons. The process works best when allowed sufficient time between steps.
The document provides strategies for effectively reading non-fiction material for informational purposes in the shortest amount of time possible. It recommends never reading straight through from beginning to end, but rather jumping around and using various strategies to quickly understand and remember the key points. Some of the strategies discussed include deciding how much time will be spent reading; having a clear purpose and strategy before reading; reading the material three times for different goals; focusing on parts with high information density like headings and figures; and using techniques like annotating and rehearsing to aid retention. The overall goal is to get a grasp of the major arguments and conclusions rather than all the details.
This document provides tips for improving college reading skills. It emphasizes that reading and writing are the two most important skills for college success. It encourages committing to reading goals, planning time and space to read without distractions, and using active reading strategies like previewing, skimming, and reviewing. Specific tips include taking breaks, keeping a dictionary handy, highlighting key parts but not too much, and connecting new ideas to prior knowledge. The document stresses that college reading requires concentration and that instructors do not always cover assigned readings in class, so students must read material on their own to understand lectures and reinforce learning.
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2) In the drafting stage, writers create a rough draft with mistakes allowed.
3) Revising refines the draft by improving content, structure, and thesis through global and local revisions.
4) Editing eliminates grammatical errors and perfects spelling and punctuation.
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2. In 102, we view a variety of texts, and
mediums, as well as explore and develop
aspects of writing.
Fiction, non-fiction, poetry and drama will be
our main focus.
We will develop individual writing strength,
and help minimize mistakes big and small.
3. Be on time… explaining Be familiar with various
an assignment twice kinds of literature.
delays the rest of the Have a critical view &
class. appreciation for the
Be prepared: paper & written word.
pen(cil).. Whatever it Develop your prose,
takes to participate in speak your mind .
class. Help other people (&
Laptops welcome! yourself) learn
Cellphones– NOT* (at techniques to sustain
least set to silent* ;) … writing practice.
4. Agenda at class start
We will have a list of goals each
week, and a minimum of 250 word
essays due every week after.
Buy/rent the book Between Worlds
Start Reading!!
Both class work and home work.
By class end, approximately 40-60
pages of text.
I will provide models of what I am
looking for in your work, from start
to finish.
6. A writer who writes straight is
the architect of history.*
John Dos
Passos
* and Editing is like reading the blueprints
7. Reading & Research
Writing
Prewriting: Word
association bubbles Review
Building form &
(example) : Be content:
amazed at where a Edit mistakes &
information may be
single word can go Change shape (if
chronological, but is
& grow necessary): do you
that the most
need more info?
effective way to aim
Are your sentences,
narrative?
paragraphs, and
words accurate?
8. Think of prose as music: a word is a note,
a sentence a stanza, a thesis the chorus: the
rhythm is established by each sentence.
9. “The Same But Different”
: Just like a song, an essay (or any
good writing), completes a circle of
thought (and if written & edited
well enough, emotion…)
10. I come across a passage, perhaps only a phrase,
which has a meaning for me, and it becomes
part of me.
W Somerset Maugham
11. Visual people tend to need to
see the written text– whereas
audial learners tend to like to
listen.
Usually audio-visual learning goes hand in hand:
sometimes we favor one over the other, but using
both in delivery of content helps this learner
grasp most of what is said & seen.
12. Kinesthetic learners need movement,
action, to help them learn. Is it hard
to sit still in class for you?
Ernest Hemingway was certainly
kinesthetic: when he wrote, it was
standing, at a table that was high
enough for him to do so; moving
around enabled him to concentrate
better.
13. The best way to learn? Know
Thyself…. Now the important
thing is to be consistent in how
you start your process.
Reading Writing
The main two
elements, as seen
above, may seem
running in opposite
directions…
14. Consistency is going to be achieved by routine:
how you approach your work is going to influence
how the work ends. Helter-skelter approaches get
you helter-skelter process and conclusions….
Pre- Pre-
reading writing
Both pre-reading & pre-writing are excellent
times for assessing what you know, and don’t
know; taking good notes, and
beginning/continuing good habits are critical
for sustaining high levels of consistency….
Editor's Notes
Second Required English Credit-3 Attendance required.
David Sedaris, Amy Vowell, Studs Terkel, Mike Birgbiglia, etc
NPR & Chuck Pala
Jack Kerouac, intro of “Mexico City Blues”– “think of this as one long jam session on a weekend afternoon, the prose sometimes finishing halfway thru the page, sometime
Elliott Smith + emotion… “Speed Trials” from Either/Or --- named my 3rd son after…. Smith’s singing described as “spider web thin”…
Chuck Palahnuik on NPR: His contest for people to write letters, and get a letter, and a box full of stuff from him. “Give your self permission when you write.”