Sheryl Jones Reading Accountability Assignment 1 Duke‚ N.‚ & Purcell-Gates‚ V.‚ & Hall‚ L.‚ & Tower‚ C.‚ (2007). Authentic literacy activities for developing comprehension and writing. Reading Teacher. 60(4) 344-355. Summary This article discusses the use of authentic literacy activities for developing comprehension and writing. Duke & Gates define authentic literacy activities in the classroom as those that replicate or reflect reading and writing activities that occur in
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Nao’s family members are introduced in her diary‚ where the use of intertextuality reveals the characters of many members. Due to the restrictions in the number of words‚ the characters of the following members Jiko‚ Haruki#1 and Haruki#2 will be described through the use of intertextuality. Jiko Yasutani is Nao’s great grandmother that self proclaims to be a hundred and four years old. Nao’s diary provides the audience with factual information of the many roles she had. She was a nun‚ novelist
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Throughout history there has been many strong warrior classes but the strongest of all was the samurai‚ physically and mentally. These Japanese warrior fought with honor and were very tough warriors.The samurai had advanced weapons‚ powerful armor‚and intense training. First‚ the samurai created and used many different types of weapons. The samurai owned two main types of swords. Their main sword was the katana‚ a curved longsword . The curve on the sword was so when you draw it‚ you can slash
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Lit 121: Philippine Literature Dr. Estrella T. Golingay April 11‚ 2013 * To discuss the following: * Purposes of literature * Literary standards * Literary values Philippines Literature * Compilation of Filipino writings Purpose: 1. Promote cultural heritage 2. Rhetorical modeling 3. Individual development Literary Values: 1. Technical Values – structure and component of literary piece 2. Affective Values – awareness of emotions‚ mood
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Geane Louise J. Mendoza BSBA-MM 4-5D JAPANESE LITERATURE I. History A. Ancient Literature (until 764)- “Nara Period” (AD 710 to 794) Kan’ji- Logographic Chinese Characters which is first writing system used by Japanese that was introduce by Chinese. Kana- are syllabic Japanese scripts‚ a part of the Japanese writing system contrasted with the logographic Chinese characters known in Japan as kanji. 3 Kana Scripts: Man’yogana- (old syllabic) Katakana- (modern angular) Hiragana – (modern cursive)
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The study of Japanese literature is usually divided into classical Japanese literature and modern Japanese literature. Line of demarcation is 1868‚ the date of the Meiji Restoration. Pre-Meiji Japan Tokugawa Period (1600-1868) = Period of Great Peace = Maintenance of the status quo = Domains and Daimyō frozen in status 1. Official ideology -- Neo-Confucianism Before Tokugawa period‚ Confucianism played subordinate role in Japanese thought. Confucianism remained a secular moral and political
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Poetry Book May 6‚ 2013 Similes & Metaphors Thanksgiving: My family is like a Thanksgiving Buffet My mother is a Jello Salad‚ wobbly and sure‚ But too sweet and familiar to resist. My father is like a dish of potatoes‚ slightly overcooked Firm‚ unyielding‚ and comforting all at once. My Sister is a sweet potato casserole‚ A little bit of her goes a long way. My brother is the mystery salad on the end of the buffet Nobody is sure what is in it‚ so they mostly
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and other events. Helps us with homework‚ and gives us money each week as an allowance. She rarely gets mad but when she does “Watch Out.” She is overly stressed right now because of the house move we are doing at this time‚ moving from Wailuku to Haiku‚ while fixing up her mom’s old house with the money she has somehow saved on a small income each month. My mother went to college in her early 20’s while raising me as a single mother. Unfortunately‚ due to complications with her illness (lupus)‚ she
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Chapter 9 quiz Attempt 5 Question 1 Scenario 9-‐1 The hottest sites on the World Wide Web can attract thousands of visitors. In one month alone‚ online dating service eHarmony had 3.2 million unique visitors and was the fifth most-‐visited online dating site. Consumer spending on online
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The Ballad of Worldly Wealth is a depiction of how money can bring pride and corruption into a society. The subject of this poem is about money. In this poem‚ the author describes all about money and what it meant to people. The tone of this poem is an overall negative feeling that the author has about money and how he feels that only sometimes money can be good but mostly it causes evil. The speaker of the poem is the author and it seems like the audience are maybe people in his town. It seems
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