Close reading NB: a close reading is not a description from beginning to end: it is a view on a narrative that sees it as a whole‚ and has a critical opinion on it. Basics The process of close reading is twofold: first‚ read the text; second‚ interpret your reading. Interpretation is a kind of inductive reasoning: you should move from the observation of particular facts and details to a reading based on those details. A close reading does not mean a close description - the reading element
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Brenna Hattler October 4‚1012 Summer Reading Writing Assignment Rewrite Block 3 1. How would you characterize Melinda’s relationship with her family? “My family has a good system. We communicate with notes on the kitchen counter” –pg. 14 Anderson. In Speak by Laurie Anderson Melinda’s family is not very close. They each have privacy and there isn’t much communication with each other. Eventually Melinda completely stops talking to her parents‚ but by the end of the novel they learn that they
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1984 Reading Guide Events Winston began his diary on April 4th‚ 1984. This diary‚ any diary‚ is forbidden by law. He was inspired to start this diary when he saw the book of “smooth creamy paper” in a junk-shop that party members were forbidden to go into. He rearranged the TV to a different part of the room so that he would have a small space that was not visible by “Big Brother”‚ and that is where he began his diary. He drew a blank in the very beginning and then suddenly began writing
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Review of Academic Writing (25 Marks) Read the passage below about elderly people in Hong Kong and answer the questions on the answer sheet. Use of an Urban Park by Elderly in Hong Kong Kam Hung and John L. Compton Leisure Studies‚ Vol 25‚ No 3‚ 291-311‚ July 2006 The average annual growth rate of Hong Kong’s population in 2001 was 0.9%. However‚ the 65 years old and over population increased by 11.1% (Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department‚ 2001). The proportion
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Spelling Bee - List of Words (with meanings in brackets) A Agreeable (to your liking) Appearance (outward show) Apprehensive (Worried) acquiesce (to agree) appurtenance (an accompanying part or feature of something) (sketchily indicate something) aristocratic (upper class) attenuation (decrease) (Overconfident) audacious ascendancy (power) adumbrate Abstinence (Self-restraint) Accoutrements (accessories) Acetaminophen (pain-killer) Aesthetic
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Subsidiary Level Syllabus MATHEMATICS 9709 For examination in June and November 2009 CIE provides syllabuses‚ past papers‚ examiner reports‚ mark schemes and more on the internet. We also offer teacher professional development for many syllabuses. Learn more at www.cie.org.uk MATHEMATICS GCE Advanced Subsidiary and GCE Advanced Level 9709 CONTENTS Page INTRODUCTION 1 AIMS 2 ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES 2 ASSESSMENT 3 CURRICULUM CONTENT 5 RESOURCE LIST
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Marketing Reading Guide Chapter 2 The Market Plan What is a SWOT analysis and would does the acronym stand for. Strength‚ Weakness‚ Opportunities‚ and Threats What are the internal factors of SWOT analysis? Some internal factors of SWOT analysis are the three C’s. Company‚ customers‚ and competition What are the external factors of SWOT analysis? Opportunities and threats Discuss some of the questions that would be involved with both analysis? Questions Include: reviews of the staff
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to complete assignments‚ with the result that the final product is put together without much thought. Phase 1: 60 percent of your available time: Preparation for writing your assignment‚ that is planning the basic structure‚ preparatory reading following from your planning‚ making summaries‚ etc. 30 percent of your available time: Writing your assignment in a rough form and making the necessary adjustments. 2 percent of your available time: Rumination; this means you put your assignment aside for
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Buleyeva Ainura ID: 20072396 Instructor: David Williams Generation Y is the best. Today‚ in new era‚ there are fast growing generation that take a leading positions in the world‚ that is Generation Y or Millennials . New generation are smart‚ young and ambitious‚ “they could put on feet flip flops and come to the office or listen music on Ipods on their work place” (Armour‚ 2005‚ p.1). Armour (2005) states that Millennials have a pleasure from work‚ but do not want it becomes their life. On
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Curriculum Guide for Spoken Language and Word Recognition Supported by Research-Based Practices SPE-359 Characteristics of Learning Disabilities and Strategies to Teach Individuals with LD May 31‚ 2015 For students‚ understanding the ways written language represents the way they speak is key to literacy (Bear‚ D.‚ Invernizzi‚ M.‚ Templeton‚ S.‚ & Johnston‚ F. (2011). Wilson Fundations‚ better known as “Fundations”‚ is a K-3 phonological/phonemic awareness‚ phonics and spelling program for the
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