Category: Writing

Question 1 (1 point) Choose the sentence with the correct comma placement. (A) The majority of American alligators inhabit Florida
and Louisiana. B) The majority, of American alligators, inhabit Florida and Louisian (C) The majority of American alligators inhabit
Florida, and Louisiana.

Read the story below and answer the questions in [B] OH! THE PLACES YOU’LL GO, by Dr. Seuss: Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to Great Places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You’re on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go. You’ll look up and down streets. Look’em over with care. About some you will say, “I don’t choose to go there.” With your head full of brains and your shoes full of feet, you’re too smart to go down a not-so-good street. And you may not find any you’ll want to go down. In that case, of course, you’ll head straight out of town. It’s opener there in the wide open air. Out there things can happen and frequently do to people as brainy and footsy as you. And when things start to happen, don’t worry. Don’t stew. Just go right along. You’ll start happening too. Oh! The Places You’ll Go! You’llbeonyourwayup!You’llbeseeinggreatsights! You’lljointhehighflierswhosoartohighheights. You won’t lag behind, because you’ll have the speed. You’ll pass the whole gang and you’ll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you’ll be best of the best. Wherever you go, you will top all the rest. Except when you don’t. Because, sometimes, you won’t. I’m sorry to say so but, sadly, it’s true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you. You can get all hung up in a prickle-ly perch. And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in a Lurch. You’ll come down from the Lurch with an unpleasant bump. And the chances are, then, that you’ll be in a Slump. And when you’re in a Slump, you’re not in for much fun. Un-slumping yourself is not easily done. You will come to a place where the streets are not marked. Some windows are lighted. But mostly they’re darked. A place you could sprain both your elbow and chin! Do you dare to stay out? Do you dare to go in? How much can you lose? How much can you win? And if you go in, should you turn left or right…or right-and-three-quarters? Or, maybe, not quite? Or go around back and sneak in from behind? Simple it’s not, I’m afraid you will find, for a mind-maker-upper to make up his mind. You can get so confused that you’ll start in to race down long wiggled roads at a break-necking pace and grind on for miles across weirdish wild space, headed, I fear, toward a most useless place. OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO! The Waiting Place…for people just waiting. Waiting for a train to go or a bus to come, or a plane to go or the mail to come, or the rain to go or the phone to ring, or the snow to snow or waiting around for a Yes or No or waiting for their hair to grow. Everyone is just waiting. Waiting for the fish to bite or waiting for wind to fly a kite or waiting around for Friday night or waiting, perhaps, for their Uncle Jake or a pot to boil, or a Better Break or a string of pearls, or a pair of pants or a wig with curls, or Another Chance. Everyone is just waiting. No!That’snotforyou! Somehowyou’llescapeallthatwaitingandstaying.You’llfindthebrightplaces where Boom Bands are playing. With banner flip-flapping, once more you’ll ride high! Ready for anything under the sky. Ready because you’re that kind of a guy! Oh, the places you’ll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the magical things you can do with that ball will make you the winning-est winner of all. Fame! You’ll be famous as famous can be, with the whole wide world watching you win on TV. Except when they don’t. Because, sometimes, they won’t. I’m afraid that sometimes you’ll play lonely games too. Games you can’t win ’cause you’ll play against you. All Alone! Whether you like it or not, alone will be something you’ll be quite a lot. And when you’re alone, there’s a very good chance you’ll meet things that scare you right out of your pants. There are some, down the road between hither and yon, that can scare you so much you won’t want to go on. But on you will go though the weather be foul. On you will go though your enemies prowl. On you will go though the Hakken-Kraks howl. Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. On and on you will hike. And I know you’ll hike far and face up to your problems whatever they are. You’ll get mixed up, of course, as you already know. You’ll get mixed up with many strange birds as you go. So be sure when you step. Step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left. Andwillyousucceed?Yes!Youwill,indeed! (98and3/4percentguaranteed.) Kid, you’ll move mountains! So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray or Mordecai Ale Van Allen O’Shea,you’reofftoGreatPlaces! Todayisyourday! Yourmountainiswaiting.So…getonyourway! [B] CLASS DISCUSSION: 1. What is the theme of the book? is a well loved poem 2. What are some of the obstacles Dr. Seuss mentions? 3. What are some of the good things along the road? 4. What are some things we all should know? How does this relate to you personally? About the importance of seizing new opportunities keeping an open minded and tyring new things stands out

Isabel Allende writes, “… writing is an act of hope, a sort of communion with our fellow men. The writer of goodwill carries a lamp to illuminate the dark corners. Only that, nothing more—a tiny beam of light to show some hidden aspect of reality, to help decipher and understand it and thus to initiate, if possible, a change in the conscience of some readers” (598).
Read the rest of Allende’s essay “Writing as an Act of Hope” in Chapter 14 of
An Insider’s Guide to Academic Writing
. discuss this concept of how writing can promote hope, how it can possibly illuminate aspects of our lives.

What is Abel’s ultimate conclusion about race in Morrison’s “Recitatif”?
The text’s heterogeneous inscriptions of race resist a totalizing reading.
Morrison’s use of language and cultural linguistics bring us to the inevitable conclusion that Twyla is black, Roberta is white.
Assigning racialized meanings to cultural accessories such as the Afro, hoop earrings, and a passion for Jimi Hendrix bring us to the surprising understanding that both women are black.
The politically correct but politically naïve implications of the cultural movements presented in the story leave no doubt that Roberta is black and Twyla is white.

To Kill A Mockingbird Chapters 3-4: Setting To Kill a Mockingbird is set during the 1930s, also called the Depression Era, in the fictional town of Maycomb, Alabama. Throughout Chapters 1-4, Lee gives the reader details of the social and political atmosphere of life in the South during the Depression. In other words, the setting is not only the time and place in which a story takes place, but also the social atmosphere (ie, the way things are done, how people treat one another, religion, and class structure) and the political atmosphere (ie the laws, government, and “rules” of a society). Directions: Complete the chart below, finding direct quotes from Chapters 1-4 of the text that illustrate the time and place of the setting, including the social and political atmosphere. Be sure to include the page number, and a brief explanation of what you learned about this society based upon the excerpt you chose. PLEASE PROVIDE 4 of these type of examples (please be very specific) Example: Page: 5 Quote from Text: “People moved slowly then. They ambled across the square, shuffled in and out of the stores around it, took their time about everything. A day was twenty-four hours long but seemed longer. There was no hurry, for there was nowhere to go, nothing to buy and no money to buy it with, nothing to see outside the boundaries of Maycomb County.” Type of Setting: social and political environment Explanation: The people of Maycomb are poor. They do not rush around like we do today. They do not hurry anywhere, because they really have nowhere to go. People don’t ever really leave Maycomb County to go to big cities. PLEASE PROVIDE 4 of these type of examples (please be very specific)

2) One of the purposes of the grave-diggers scene is to provide some “comic relief” in the tragedy. How is this
accomplished in lines 33 – 56? They said “bare arms” and the other said how could he dig without arms?

Speech and Language Development
Paulo is a four-year-old child in your program. They seem to be a bit quiet, and you are becoming curious about their speech and language level.
It was during a hockey game on the grassy field just outside the daycare playground (a four-year-old level hockey game, with a lot of running and screaming, very few goals but very exciting for all participants) that Paulo started to really talk. The subject was the hockey game.
This is what Paulo said,
?      “I wuv howkee. I yus wuv id.”
?      “Did you see me wun?”
?      “I wuz wunning and wunning.”
?      “I wun so fas”
?      “I da winner. You not. I da winner”
summarize Paulo’s speech and language. Identify their use of regular and irregular plurals and verbs. Compare Paulo’s speech to developmental norms.
What three activities would you suggest to enhance Paulo’s speech and language development?
What would you suggest could be changes to the environment – and additional toys/materials – to enhance Paulo’s speech and language development?
Suggest 3 developmentally appropriate and play based activities that would enhance the child’s speech and language development (include the name of the activity, the list of necessary materials, brief instructions.)
Explain why you selected the activity – making sure that you connect the observation of Paulo and the value of the activity.

FITT Goals Frequency Intensity Type Time Parts of the Fitness (Indicate days of Light, Moderate to Form of exercises, (Total fitness
plan not less Plan the week) vigorous selected physical activities than 60 minutes) Warm-up Work-out (prioritize the weakest
component based on data) 1. 2. 3. 4 5. Cool-down

Muffins for Granny  (excerpt from documentary, 2007)
Source:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPZyPk9n_q8
Assignment 2: Visual Organizer
Create visual organizer to answer the following question:
What is the main tone of Muffins for Granny?
How is it portrayed by some of the people being interviewed?
What details from body language and tone can you pick out from each interviewee that communicates their feelings and emotions?
Feel free to use the visual organizer below, or you can create ,your, own.
Presentation tip:  Since the interviewees are not named, you can refer to them by the point at which they appear in the video e.g. the interviewee who appears at the 9:16 mark
Assignment 3
Expository Communication Skills  Reflection
Research online to find other creation stories (at least two!)  from other Indigenous Peoples that are spoken or oral. Listen to them carefully in order to compare and contrast the stories, identifying the similarities and difference between stories from different nations.
See if you can find geographical influences on creation stories (e.g. Raven as the trickster for coastal peoples, Coyote as the trickster for peoples more inland).
First Nations stories are often rooted in place. Several stories make people think of landmarks of the area (such as interesting rock formations, the shape of an island, or a narrow valley) which draws the listener deeper into the story.
Some creation stories have a blending of the natural and supernatural world. This aspect relates to First Peoples views about the relationship between people and their environment.
Your Assignment:  Once you have listened to a few creation stories, write paragraph that shows your understanding of First Peoples’ views about the interconnectedness between people and their environments.
Follow your paragraph with a list of the creation stories you read or listened to.  Be sure to include the name of the story, author/source and website address (if you found the resource online).

Reading Questions: “Fortress Los Angeles” by Mike Davis
https://is.cuni.cz/studium/predmety/index.php?do=download&did=95076&kod=JMM666
Watch the trailers for the films mentioned in the second paragraph: Escape from New York, Running Man, Bladerunner, Die Hard, and Colors. Describe the trailers and what they have in common.
In the first three paragraphs, what is Davis’ tone? What is Davis’ argument and purpose in writing this way? (pgs. 154-155)
How does Davis use the word: “agora”?  What is the meaning of the term: “public sphere”? How does access to voting or high-speed internet relate to these terms? (pgs. 154-155)
Describe the “superblocks” of the financial district. What is the meaning of the phrase: “socio-spatial strategy”? How does the idea of social boundaries relate to Jacobs’ institution or Turf? (pgs. 156-160)
Give some examples, both from the essay and of your own, of the “militarized syntax” of urban architecture. How is architecture used to police social boundaries? (pgs. 156-160)
What is the condition of Skid Row or McArthur Park as Davis describes them? What has happened? What changes have they seen? (pgs. 160-164)
Find a photo of one of the Frank Gehry buildings in Los Angeles that Davis discusses.  Compare what you see in the photo to Davis description.  What do you see? (pgs. 164-172)
How does Charles Murray suggest public policy, zoning, and development could be used to prevent and punish crime? (pgs. 172-180)