The purpose of the Final Project is to provide an opportunity to integrate your understanding of how to use technical writing skills to write a Recommendation Report based on a chain of relevant preliminary documents that you have produced in Weeks One through Four. The Recommendation Report should demonstrate your ability to apply course concepts in recommending an initiative or solution to a problem that […]

According to the biography in your textbook (The Norton Anthology American Literature, Beginnings to 1865) , Paul Laurence Dunbar wanted “to interpret my own people through song and story, and prove to the many that we are more human than African.”  The same argument could be made that Chopin and Gilman, both female, were attempting to prove that they were more human than woman.  From […]

Write a short essay (about three pages) in response to ONE of the following. Do not consult outside sources or each other.  Work on your own, using Nosferatu and Coralineplus any material in the modules as support.  Be sure that you have a solid, defendable thesis statement toward the end of the introduction, which can be brief; focus in on your point quickly. Have a strong, analytic topic sentence that […]

Write an essay on the use of irony and parody in “The Spectre Bridegroom” by Irving and “The Snowstorm” by Pushkin as compared to Burger’s “Lenore.” Do not forget to write about Gothic, including supernatural, mystery, horror, and symbolism, on the one hand, and ironical usage of those in the stories we discussed, on the other. In the introduction write about irony and parody (give […]

 In Module One, you reviewed the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership as presented in your textbook. In Modules Two and Three, you spent time becoming more familiar with the first two practices: Model the Way and Inspire a Shared Vision. Think about your leadership skills. Specifically, think about the areas of improvement you listed in your leadership development action plan in Module One. Using the […]

Performance Elements: Drama is different in many ways from other literary forms because it has major components that cannot be clearly experienced when it is read, but which instead can only be experienced when one watches a play performed. Discuss the setting of Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest and Shaw’s Pygmalion. What purpose do each of these settings serve? If you were a director, […]

A challenge many teachers face is identifying effective ways to engage students in meaningful dialogue that advances thinking and elicits critical, higher-order responses based on current learning needs.  The purpose of this assignment is to design questions that encourage critical and higher-order thinking. To complete the assignment, you will explore appropriate question-asking methods for grade and ability levels.   Select an elementary grade level and identify […]

For most of the twentieth century, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was not considered an American literary classic. Because it is openly sentimental (that is, designed to appeal to the emotions) and lacks the formal complexity that is usually associated with literary merit, critics largely dismissed the novel as “propaganda” or “melodrama.” But reassessment from feminist scholars has changed the novel’s place in the American canon. For this reason, Uncle […]

Why Write a Draft?All writers begin a project by brainstorming their ideas and constructing a rough draft. The draft is not a completed paper; rather, it allows writers to explore and develop their ideas. As part of the writing process, it is important for writers to rehearse their materials before those materials “go live.”  You will complete a draft this week that will allow you […]

A student has approached you with a concern or problem that they have identified in his or her community or school. In order to prevent falling into the trap of solving the problem for the student, you decide to work with the student by providing empowering resources that outline how he or she can start to solve the problem themselves. Using the required resources, school […]