English
Concept of gender and sexuality
You have the option to either write a traditional academic paper for this class, or to do a creative project that somehow puts you in conversation with the course texts and themes. Your proposal for your final is due Wednesday of Week 9, in lieu of a weekly writing assignment.
Paper Option: An academic research paper of 8-10 pages (double-spaced, MLA format)
which cites at least 3 scholarly sources in addition to at least 1 course text. For this paper, you will choose a specific topic upon which to focus your research and analysis. You may choose to expand on one of your ideas from your weekly writing
Education curriculum
Though English is considered the primary language in the United States, the native language of many American students is not English. This discrepancy leads to many challenges for educators in determining the best method for educating students with little or no knowledge of the English language. Some believe that the best way to prepare students to become a part of their community is to immerse them in an English-only program, while others state that students will benefit more from a dual-language program.
Read the English-only or dual-language education on pages 96-97 in our textbook and conduct research on the effectiveness of these two programs.
Based on your research, which program would you promote and support? Why do you believe your program is the better choice? Explain the challenges involved with this program and determine courses of action that could be utilized by educators to overcome these challenges
.2. Your initial post (your response to the topic) must contain a citation. It is your ideas supported by research. Please refer to the APA Power Point in the Start Here section of the classroom for information on proper formatting. There will be a deduction
Streams of Consciousness
In a two-page, double-spaced, typed journal response, discuss how the use of chronological time (past and present) tells the story through the main character’s present experiences and her past memories. Mrs. Dalloway explains the importance of her relationships to her husband, daughter, and past friendship with Peter Walsh as she prepares for the party where many of her friends and family members will bring the past into the present. Her style of writing, using stream of consciousness, illustrates her method of storytelling and how she lays out moments in time and also interrupts the present with moments of her past.
Use direct quotations to show what you think and support your description with details from the narrative. Be sure to cite direct quotes and facts using in-text citations or parenthetical references. The length of the journal should be no less than 500 words or two pages, double-spaced.
Effective problem-solving
People write proposal arguments to address problems and to change the way things are. But problems aren’t always obvious: what troubles some people might be no big deal to others. To get an idea of the range of issues people face at your school (some of which you may not even have thought of as problems), divide into groups and brainstorm about things that annoy you about your institution, including such things as complex or restrictive registration procedures, poor scheduling of lab courses, and convoluted paperwork for student aid applications. Ask each group to aim for at least a half dozen gripes. Then choose three problems and, as a group, discuss how you’d prepare a proposal to deal with them.
