Literacy Competency

This English class was the best English class I have ever had. There were no tests, vocabulary quizzes, or in class essays, which made the class less stressful. Before this English class, I was afraid that I would not enjoy writing many essays or writing so many words in one paper. Afterwards, essays have become something that is not so much my favorite task in the world, but it has become more enjoyable to an extent. Professor Sullivan’s class has taught me to formally write a research paper, to analyze a book through responding to different quotes from the story or novel, to understand magical realism, and to understand my own passion for school and how much effort I will be willing to put out in years to come.

I observed Dr. Jenny Crisp’s English 98 class on January 19, 2016. The class began at 12:15 PM and lasted until 1:20 PM. The room that the class met in was on the third floor of the Liberal Arts building, and the room had individual computers for each of the students to work on. The class was divided into two sections on this day because Dr. Crisp had scheduled an introductory visit to the writing lab, which began at 12:45. Prior to the visit to the writing lab, Dr. Crisp guided the class in a discussion on the topic of revision in regards to the first paper that the class had submitted. The stages of revision were discussed and the students were shown where additional help could be found within the book. Dr. Crisp told the students that the reason that their grades on the essays were significantly lower was because the essays were lacking in detail and had Type One errors. She stated that revision is important and that could help bring up the grades on the essays.

On the one hand, my mind was filled with the creative material of an intellectually curious young adult. Yet, on the other, I was afraid of the criticism my grammar skills would impose on me. What I had not realized, and did not until sadly late in my undergraduate study, was what the words grammar and conventions truly meant. Moreover, I kept waiting for the day I would walk into one of my classes and have an English professor de-liver an impromptu grammar test while also seriously evaluating my papers for grammatical errors. What I came to realize, however, was that I had an ability to present my ideas clearly. Reflecting upon this chapter, I know recognize that I was following one of Trimble’s pieces of advice: I was writing to imitate how I would speak to my intended audience. And this is the one thing I want to achieve with my students. I want them to have a clarity in their writing and for their authentic voice to shine

English has never been my best subject, do to my lack of abilities of writing a good essay. This year I got to learn how to write better essays and also got to read the popular novel, “The Great Gatsby”. Also, I learned how to write a rhetorical analysis essay, which I did fairly well on. Grammar has always been hard for me but this year it became a little less harder.

After this semester of English 102, at Bristol Community College I feel that I have gained the skill to articulate what I want to convey to the reader in many ways. I don’t just look at grammatical error, but instead I look for ways to make my sentences more effective and concise. Nevertheless, I hope that this strategy will continue to help me improve my writing even further on in the future.

The discipline of history requires students to have a comprehensive knowledge of literacy in order to understand the elements of texts, how and why they were created, and how to construct arguments in an academically correct format. There are two key literacy skills that students need master in order to be successful in a history discipline class: the ability to analyse and evaluate sources and the ability to correctly structure academic arguments. While these understandings are ultimately skill based learning, I believe that students firstly require direct instruction and scaffolding to be able to navigate through academically appropriate concepts and ways of working. Throughout the unit plan, there is allocated lesson time for clear and direct literacy instruction, with the inclusion of guided activities and practice. The unit plan was created for Year 10 History students studying World War II. It is important, that students at this stage of their education understand how to implement the literacy skills of the discipline so that their choice of whether or not to continue their education in the field of history is an informed one. Throughout the unit, the literacy learning that is used to aid students in developing well rounded literacies in a history discourse includes: analysing and evaluating sources as an extension from the students knowledge of the aspects that make up all texts according to the four resources model; an understanding and development of the skill of

From Day One of Ms. Steiner’s Honors English class, the importance of sentence structure, and grammar, and proofreading, and analyzing texts was drilled into my brain like a screw into a board. I could see why upperclassmen referred to it as “the most challenging sophomore English course”. The first essay was due the next week, and after all it was the first week, so she’d be lenient, right? Wrong. Did her nose bleed over my paper? Run-ons, vague pronoun, weak thesis, no transition. This could not have been mine, but the 12 pt

Assessment is a key component of training used to educate direction. The initial phase in executing great perusing guideline is to focus the student benchmark execution. Students enter the classroom with different foundations and aptitudes in proficiency. A few students may enter the classroom with exceptional needs that oblige audit of fundamental aptitudes in perusing, while other students may have comprehended the substance an educator plans to cover. Because of these different understudy levels, it is important to outline proficiency direction to meet the individual needs of every student. Individual needs can be dictated by beginning and continuous perusing evaluations. These evaluations furnish educators

My first day of 8th grade year, Mrs. Tucker showed me that her English class would serve as a rewarding and knowledgeable course. Indeed, it did. By the third week of school I was writing five hundred word essays, studying and reading diverse novels, and enhancing my vocabulary and writing skills. I owe my growth and refinement in English to Mrs. Tucker. Whenever I became discouraged or did not desire to

Will I Gens be able to succeed in the real world. I don’t know. I know that I can succeed though because my dad sophisticated my knowledge on how to work properly and efficiently. In my life, I had no Xbox or ps4 to influence the way I think. My customary day is going out and feeding cows in the winter cutting wood. Most iGens could not live in my conventional world.

All around the world people have to take an English course. The question many students ponder is whether you actually gain any knowledge from this course. Throughout the course of the past semester I have been much more enlightened on many aspects of life through attending the class of English II. The class has been so useful for me because it allowed me to learn many topics such as, the care and life of bees, the steps to creating a fictional story, and how to successfully win a court case.

I am extremely interested in teaching Literacy for the secondary classroom. A The content areas in what is currently taught and led by CCSSO and NGA are Literacy are reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language with some mathematics.

Many individuals in the United States are struggling with reading, writing, and comprehension. This is not only necessary for daily life in today’s world, but imperative on the healthcare front. “Health literacy continues to be a major problem despite public and private efforts at all levels to address the issue through testing of literacy skills and development of literacy training programs” (Bastable, 2014, p. 256). “By focusing on health literacy issues and working together, nurses can improve the accessibility, quality, and safety of healthcare provided, reduce costs, and improve the health and quality for millions of people in the United States” (Bastable, 2014, p. 258).

Reading is the receptive skill in the written mode. It can develop independently of listening and speaking skills, but often develops along with them, especially in societies with a highly-developed literary tradition. Reading can help build vocabulary that helps listening comprehension at the later stages, particularly.

Today, formal grammar is essential in our academic careers, requiring us to write concise and professional assignments in order to exercise creativity and leave impressions on our peers. Although, the effectiveness of the explicit instruction of formal grammar is still under speculation; even individuals from academic and research backgrounds are skeptical about whether explicit formal grammar instruction is effective at all. Although, it sounds nonsensical to even consider abolishing this instructional method, for why should learning grammar be based on one’s own knowledge of it? Why should the student’s initial experience with grammar be deemed as more important than proper instruction? The explicit instruction of formal grammar in society is necessary, for the consequences of removing this practice can prevent core grammar from being taught in the first place. Also, even if other methods would prove more effective, applying this would be too much of a risk, and ultimately keep students from discovering personal interests in English, and make it more difficult for foreign students to learn English as a second language.