was startled. It had not occurred to me that anybody in his family could actually make something. All I had heard about them was how poor they were, so that it had become impossible for me to see them as anything else but poor. Their poverty was my single story of them.
This comment shows how different each person can be and the fact that we do not know everything about every person. Each member in a community has their own wants, needs, and stories that make them who they are.
I was also an early writer, and when I began to write, at about the age of seven, stories in pencil with crayon illustrations that my poor mother was obligated to read, I wrote exactly the kinds of stories I was reading:
This is a great detail to add that builds her character. It shows the strengths she has had from a very early age, and that could be why she is so confident in other areas.
One muggy night in Chicago, a homeless woman spat at my feet and told me, “I won’t be your service project!” This woman’s voice has followed me as the community engagement movement continues to expand in rhetoric and composition:
This first paragraph does a great job of setting the tone for this writing. The description of the city and the hostile behavior give a feeling of fear.
Questions the meaning of high test scores. What do I think they mean
This is a good example of an annotation. Reflect and ask yourself about the information.
Reflecting on What You KnowOur society defines the academically gifted as intelligent, but perhaps book smart would be a better term. IQ tests don’t take into account common sense or experience, attributes that the academically gifted sometimes lack outside of a scholarly setting. Who’s the smartest person you know? Is he or she academically gifted or smart in some way that would not be readily recog-nized as a form of intelligence?
It is good to reflect on what you read before forgetting it right away. Slowing down and reflecting will be more efficient.
1. Prepare yourself to read the selection. 2. Read the selection. 3. Reread the selection. 4. Annotate the text with marginal notes. 5. Analyze the text with questions.
These steps can be very helpful in understanding the information being read. Thoroughly following them will be beneficial.
This includes writing generated using AI, including ChatGPT, Claude, Grammarly, Prezi, or any othe
This section shows that Chat GPT is not the only AI site and that none of them should ever be used. Your own work is the best work.
Preparation for the week will be expected to be completed to be able to discuss the readings/videos during class that week.
This section will help with creating a good week by week routine and complete the work on time.
Each major assignment will be accompanied by an approximately 250-wordauthor’s note. The author’s note allows you to reflect on your wri4ng process. It also allows you to direct the type of feedback you’d most like to receive from me and your peers.
It is important to remember this section for writing assignments for that you can earn the points for it.