Plagiarism is as tied to context as every other aspect of language use. In our everyday conversations—and lectures and classroom discussions—we frequently give information without citing its source(s). Moreover, there exist contexts where plagiarism is not only acceptable but is expected and encouraged. Audience expectations and intellectual property conventions of the community in which the language use occurs determines whether adopting source material and expression […]

Research supports the contention that formative assessment has a direct impact on student learning (Volante and Beckett, 2011) which is also a goal of action research. Formative assessment of data is a reevaluation process that is conducted by the researcher for the purpose of continual improvement (Buczynski & Hansen, 2014). The function of this practice is to help researchers and leaders make adjustment that will […]

Contextualized Instruction consists of three levels; teaching (strategy), curriculum (culturally relevant materials) and policy (specifically in collaboration with parents and communities). Create an activity/lesson that will address all three levels. The activity/lesson should draw on what the students may already know from home, community or school, will be meaningful, will show knowledge of local norms (please choose one culture/language/community to highlight), will show evidence of […]

Colonization and the Puritans Part 1:  Compare the attitude toward the Native Americans revealed by at least three of the following authors: Mary Rowlandson, John Smith, Cotton Mather and St. John de Crevecoeur. You might consider the concept of the good Indian, the bad Indian, and the noble savage as part of your answer. Refer to specific native people to illustrate your response. Of these […]

Now that you have observed the attributes of the characters in the short stories “A&P” and “Greasy Lake,” write a character-analysis essay in which you analyze one major or minor character from any short story in Chapter 21: “Fiction for further reading.”  Use specific language from Chapters 14 and 17 when crafting your analysis. What “type” of character are you analyzing?  How are language and […]

Understanding the facets of an audience and how to meet its needs is critical for technical writers. For example, writers would develop a technical document much differently for a team of scientists than they would for an audience without a background in the same subject matter. In preparation for your contributions to the course discussion on audience, read pages 41-42, 84-101, and 114. Then, explain […]

Compare and Contrast: Religious and Spiritual Systems of Belief  This question is fairly open ended in order to shed light into an important methodology in cultural anthropology: comparative methods. Choose one system of belief (organized religion or spiritual system) that you are not familiar with and compare it to your own system(s) of belief. What are the similarities you notice between the two? What are […]

You may hand in your essay at the beginning of class either Wed 2/3 or Wed 2/10. If you want to include Sula by Toni Morrison as one of your texts, then definitely wait until 2/10. Essays received later than Thur. 2/11 at 2 pm (during my office hr) may only be submitted with instructor permission and will have 5 or more points deducted. Write […]

Watch the rest of A Voice of Egypt (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMGubRjX2hk), listen to Umm Kulthum’s 3-part “Aruh Li Min,” and read Marcus’ “Art Music of the Mid-Twentieth Century.” Answer the following questions. 1) Who is Umm Kulthum and how did she become the “Voice of Egypt?” 2) Describe her performance style. How did she change Arab classical traditions and practices? Why did people love her voice so much? 3) What are your intellectual/emotional/physical reactions to her singing? Cite at least […]

8–10-page paper about the question: what is the good life? This assignment will be completed in four parts, so you may want to use section headers to organize your paper. This paper is somewhat cumulative, so you may need to review material from previous weeks to prepare for this essay. Remember to explain the theories you reference with supporting citations to the textbook and online […]