Topic: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Visualizing Presentation: You are graded on your ability to carefully examine the historical context in which the historical figure was born, and how it shaped, where appropriate, his/her upbringing and the world around him/her; explore the specific contributions the historical figure made to American society and how Americans living during his/her timeframe responded to his/her ideas/contributions; assess the personal/professional strengths and weaknesses of the historical figure and how it complicates our popular perception of him/her in the present day.

Historical Content and Analysis
• Provide background information on your historical figure’s early upbringing, and how it shaped his/her life
• Explain the historical context in which your historical figure lived, and how it shaped his/her societal/cultural/political perspectives, etc.
• Examine the important “contributions” your historical figure made to the time period in which he/she lived
• You should also examine how other historical actors – from the time period you are examining – interpreted, either positively or negatively, the “contributions” of your historical figure.
• Explore your historical figure’s lasting impact on American history
Presentation Materials
• Create a powerpoint to demonstrate the visual components of your presentation, combining both textual analysis and visual imagery to analyze the importance of your historical figure. Try to have no more than 5-7 slides in your presentation. (There are many different primary document websites that have ample primary, visual evidence to support your presentation.)
• If you don’t plan to present in class, you are required to include an audio component as part of your presentation.

“The Good Man is Hard To Find”
MODE OF DEVALOPMENT: ILLUSTRATION.
-Title the essay.
-The essay shall be five paragraphs long.
-The essay shall be 30 to 40 sentences long.
-The essay shall contain an introduction. three body paragraphs and a conclusion.

– The essay shall be single spaced.

*****-The thesis shall be the last sentence of the introduction.****
-The essay shall be written in the third person.
-The essay shall be written in the present tense.

-The essay shall contain no contractions.

-The essay shall contain three MLA parenthetical references. One per body paragraph
****-The essay shall have a works cited page for O’Connor’s story.****

-The essay shall not be accepted without the first draft.

-There shall be no collaboration with other students on the essay.

Introduction

Body Paragraph 1- what kind of person is the grandmother? What aspects of her personality are familiar? What aspects of her personality are “off-putting?’’ Illustrate your answer.
Body Paragraph 2- what role does fate or destiny seem to play in the story? Illustrate your answer.
Body Paragraph3- Illustrate how the ending provides a sense of closure.

Dogs and seagulls are not the only animals studied to determine their intelligence. You’ve probably heard about some famous smart animals: dolphins and chimpanzees are well-known for their smarts.
Explore the study of animal intelligence. Spend some time visiting the websites provided on the next screen, or consult your own sources to answer the questions. This process will help give you more ideas for topics for your research.
1. Are there differing views on animal intelligence? What are they?
2. What are some of the animals that are currently important subjects in the testing of animal intelligence?
3. What are scientists discovering?
Applying What You’ve Learned
Your next step is to narrow your focus. You will be writing your research report on the broad topic of animal intelligence, but you are going to need to select a more narrow focus or you’ll be writing an encyclopedia. Follow these steps:
Think about everything you’ve learned about animal intelligence so far.
• Write down several items that interest you that are related to the broad topic of animal intelligence. Perhaps you have a favorite animal (a panda, a chimp, a snake) and would like to narrow your focus to that animal. Maybe you’re interested in certain animal abilities (remember that dogs can locate treats under blocks, and seagulls can recognize human faces). Maybe you’re interested in how baby animals learn to do certain things from their mothers. Brainstorm.
• Turn your area of interest into a research question. For example,
1. How do geese know where to fly south for the winter?
2. How do polar bear cubs learn to hunt?
3. How do tigers work together to attack gazelles?
4. How are therapy ponies trained?
• Write your new, narrowed-down research focus.
At the end of this lesson, you will be following these steps in your assignment.

At the end of this lesson, you will be writing research questions for your assignment.
Example: Tyler writes a research question in his notebook: How do whales use sonar to communicate? Is this a good research question?
This is an excellent research question because it is very open-ended.
Example: Khianna writes a research question in her notebook: Which breed of dog is considered the smartest and why? Is this a good research question?
This is a pretty good research question. The first part of the question can be answered quickly, but answering why a certain type of dog is considered smarter than others is a question that will require research to answer.
Assignment: Research Question and Plan
Now it’s time for you to create your own research plan. Complete the assignment to follow the process you learned about in this lesson. If you need help with any of the steps, you can always go back and review.
Save your research plan so you can refer to it as you conduct your research. It will help you stay focused on your topic.
Review the rubric to ensure you’re submitting your best work.

Dear ProfDee, we would like to write about Koko the Gorilla.

Answer the following essay questions one full page each answer needs to include a introduction, middle and conclusion.

1. Develop academic and behavioral programs based on information contained in a case study.

2. Students with severe and multiple disabilities have the right to live, work, play and learn in normalized settings. Discuss educational and service strategies that foster community integration, including positive behavioral support and supported community living.

3. Students with severe disabilities may exhibit multiple behavioral, physical and medical characteristics that impact the nature and intensity of service needs in educational settings. Discuss these multiple conditions and how they may affect service delivery by the school system and the classroom teacher.

4. The field of Special Education is moving toward a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to services for students with disabilities. How does this trend affect your role as a special educator in working with students, general educators, families, and other professionals?

5. Define “Functional Behavior Assessment.” Describe the procedures employed in conducting a functional assessment. Discuss how the results of an FBA are used in instructional and behavioral interventions.

6. Discuss the legislative foundations for special education services including the rights afforded and responsibilities of all stakeholders.

7. Compare and contrast the learning and behavioral characteristics of students and state the definitions and eligibility criteria for students with ID, EBD, SLD, and MD and discuss the relationships among characteristics, eligibility category, special instructional strategies, curriculum, and placement options.

8. How would you protect the rights of your students and include their families in planning and implementing IEPs?

9. Discuss the current and historical issues related to discipline of students with disabilities.

10. Describe the requirements for transition planning. Discuss their implications for curriculum and program delivery.

11. Discuss how to design instruction of diverse students in inclusive settings.

For this assignment, you’re going to write a 3-4 page essay in which you evaluate the mise-en-scene from Sunrise, City Lights or Citizen Kane. The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate your ability to apply what you have learned from Film Studies Chapters 1-3 and in academic writing style, develop a clearly organized, specific analysis of one of the films mentioned above.

Your essay should have a clear thesis statement. What do I mean by thesis statement? Consider the following: What claim will you be making about how something functions in the film; the film’s interpretations; its effects on audiences; its place in or interaction with the spirit of the times or, whatever other point of interest about the film that you have decided is worth investigating?

If you’re writing about Sunrise, you may choose to draw on aspects of the film that illustrate the filmmaker’s view on romance. How is romance portrayed throughout the film? What evidence can you point to in order to support your claim? If you’re writing about City Lights, you may choose to describe how Chaplin creates comedic moments. And if you choose to write about Citizen Kane, you may write an essay that argues how Orson Welles portrays power dynamics and shifts.

A substantive essay will first and foremost, be specific. That is, your essay will draw on specific details from the film you’re writing about. Your writing will demonstrate how well you can “read” or interpret the film by applying film techniques from Film Studies Chapters 1-3. Remember to review the example of a strong opening paragraph as well as the other essay samples. Notice how specific the writers are about each and every frame. They go into detail to describe but also to analyze lighting, framing, performance, etc. in order to support his/her argument. Your essay is not a synopsis; rather it is a close examination of the film, the world in which it is set, and an opportunity to properly apply key filmic language to an academic essay.

A successful essay will be clearly organized and include an opening paragraph, three specific examples of scenes to support your argument and a closing paragraph.

In Drive, Daniel Pink argues that autonomy, mastery, and purpose motivate
people more than external rewards or punishments. What is your take on his
argument? Perhaps some brainstorming questions may help you to get started:
1. Does Daniel Pink’s theory of success work when one of the elements (Autonomy,
Mastery, and/or Purpose) is taken out? Consider some of the ideas presented by
your peers on the discussion board.
2. To what degree are children – who may be young, inexperienced, and
unmotivated – influenced by autonomy or other intrinsic motivations? Can
autonomy lead them to the right choices? How much autonomy should they have
over their education? At home?
3. Examine the role of purpose in achieving success. You might consider whether a
person can be successful without intrinsic purpose or when or how it develops.
4. Consider Pink’s theories from a social perspective. How does society play into
autonomy, mastery, and/or purpose?
These questions may help you as you begin to pre-write (freewriting, journaling,
mind-mapping, outlining, drafting). Whichever pre-writing strategy works best for
you, employ it in order to begin to form a working draft. This pre-writing is essential
in providing you, the writer, with a firm grip on the author’s ideas, and your job is to
present his ideas fairly and unbiasedly. You have to essentially provide CONTEXT
for your AUDIENCE. See below.
Essay Requirements
1. Length: 5 pages
2. Essay type: Argumentative
3. Audience: Students NOT enrolled in this class
4. Voice: Academic English
5. Structure: MLA format, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12. Your paper
should have an Intro. section, a thesis statement that
is highlighted or bolded, body paragraphs, a conclusion and works cited
page.
6. Sources: Cite from Drive, and one outside research article. This must be
from a reputable source
7. Topic sentences: that state the main point of each body paragraph
8. Textual support: in each body paragraph: Introduce, cite, and explain your
support. Please also include a Works Cited Page
9. Sentences: No run-ons or comma splices

compare-and-contrast essay might seem like the easiest type of paper to write: just find things that are alike and then find things that are different. There’s a catch, however. It is up to you to argue why those similarities and differences matter; otherwise, you don’t have much of a paper.
The purpose of writing a comparison or contrast essay is not to state the obvious but rather to illuminate subtle differences or unexpected similarities between two subjects. For example, if you wanted to focus on contrasting two subjects you would not pick apples and oranges; rather, you might choose to compare and contrast two types of oranges or two types of apples to highlight subtle differences. For example, Red Delicious apples are sweet, while Granny Smiths are tart and acidic. Drawing distinctions between elements in a similar category will increase the audience’s understanding of that category, which is the purpose of the compare-and-contrast essay.
The key to a good compare-and-contrast essay is to choose two or more subjects that connect in a meaningful way. Similarly, to focus on comparison, choose two subjects that seem at first to be unrelated. For a comparison essay, you likely would not choose two apples or two oranges because they share so many of the same properties already. Rather, you might try to compare how apples and oranges are quite similar. The more divergent the two subjects initially seem, the more interesting a comparison essay will be.
Composing Strategies — The following steps will guide you through the process of writing an effective compare-and-contrast essay that actually has something valuable to say:
 So they’re alike and they’re different. So what? A good paper will not simply offer a summary of themes, characters, or plot. Your job is to think about how these comparisons and contrasts create meaningful connections to a larger issue.
 Create an effective thesis statement. Again, you need to say why the comparison and contrast is worthy of note. Let’s say you want to compare and contrast the heroines of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre. Your thesis might be this: “Although Elizabeth Bennet and Jane Eyre are very different on the outside, their shared internal values connects them in literary history and in the fight for women’s rights.” Now you have a reason for your efforts and a compelling case for your audience’s attention.
 Support with primary text. Support your analysis by providing primary textual support; in this case, the primary sources are the novels Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre. For each point you address, offer textual evidence for your positions either by directly quoting from the text or by paraphrasing. Be sure to properly cite each quote or paraphrase in APA format.
 Support with secondary sources. This is using sources other than the text itself to support your argument. A secondary source is anyone other than the original author. Use secondary sources to provide additional backing for your thesis, especially in arguing for why the compare-and-contrast approach you have selected is valid.
 Use appropriate transitions. Transitions are important in comparison/contrast writing, especially with the point by point organization, to avoid confusion. Without transitions, the points you are comparing/contrasting may blur into one another. Also, a variety of transitions prevent monotony.
 For comparison: Use words such as ‘like’, ‘the same as’ or ‘similar’
 For contrast: Use words such as ‘although’, ‘unlike’, ‘differ’
 Include your own voice. One of the biggest challenges for a writer is to offer his or her own take on a topic. You may feel that everyone else has already said everything there is to say about your subject. Don’t be discouraged! Your own interpretation is what is most valuable in the end.
 Review. Revise. Repeat. Compare-and-contrast essays can often become convoluted if a tight check is not kept on your writing. Review your work often to make sure you have not suffered the sins of summarizing plot, soapboxing, or wandering pointlessly in the literary woods. Move or delete text if you have to: don’t keep trying to pound a piece into the puzzle if it clearly doesn’t fit.
To evaluate the effectiveness of a comparison/contrast essay, ask yourself the following: Is the essay balanced? The most common error in a comparison / contrast essay is spending too much time on one subject and too little on the other. Make sure the essay equally and thoroughly covers both subjects.
Topic Choices:
 Bulimia and anorexia

Related to this language myth is a topic of discussion that is very recent:

Young children do not learn how to write properly anymore, because they are part of the computer generation.

Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Write an essay (using 500 words) clearly stating your arguments for or against this statement. You may use personal experiences to substantiate your arguments, but use at least three other academic sources.*

* If you have trouble finding good, relevant sources, you may try Google Scholar. Some articles may be free of charge, particularly if you add the search term ‘pdf’. This may help you find sources which are free to use. If you cannot seem to find enough articles, think of other search terms you can use. A variety of search terms may give you more information.

Requirements for passing this assignment are:

Choice of argument for or against statement: Children of the computer generation cannot write properly anymore.
Correct structure of essay (introduction/body/conclusion).
Word count of 500 words (10% leeway).
Use of at least three academic sources, which have been referenced correctly according to the MLA referencing system.**
Bibliography, which has been referenced correctly according to the MLA referencing system.**

Sociology
• Identify social structures in the social world that may influence aging individuals.
Discuss how social structures can be used to explain individual choices and experiences of the elderly. Write a one-page response to the following question:

How does social structure influence the choices and experiences of aging individuals?

You must identify two social structures from the social world and discuss how they may influence choices and experiences of aging individuals.

Social structures include such concepts as social stratification, inequality, social institutions (such as political, economic, education, health and family systems), cultural patterns, roles and status to name a few.

Your paper should include the following paragraphs:

Introduction
• Introduce the social structures you will discuss.
• What is the relevance of focusing on how we organize our society to studying the aging population?
Body
• What is meant by the term social structure?
• Identify 2 social structures that shape the lives of older individuals.
• Define each of the 2 social structures using sources from course material.
• Discuss how the structures influence the choices and experiences of aging.
• Provide support for your discussion by referring to textbook
Conclusion
• Briefly summarize the main points.
• What are the implications of explaining age-related issues by looking at social structures?

To help you respond to the question above, please refer to Required Readings
A. Textbook Reading: Chapter 1 “Choices and Constraints in Aging: Theoretical Approaches and Sociological Contributions” (Funk, 2016)
B. Social Structure and Aging: Wister, Andrew V., & McPherson, Barry D. (2014). Social structure and aging. In Aging as a social process: Canadian perspectives, Sixth Edition (p. 165-174). Don Mills, Ontario: Oxford University Press.

Annotated Bibliography (10%): Students will research the same cosmological or astronomical topic, as will
be covered in their term paper & oral presentation. Each student will choose their own topic, but may not
duplicate another student’s topic. First come, first served. Topics must be recorded onto a class list no
later than the end of the 2
nd week of class.
The Annotated Bibliography will be at least 10 different, APA-style citations with 5 to 15 bullet points that
will summarize, not quote, the information from that source. Also, the embedded form of each citation will
be listed, the type of source (e.g. textbook, peer-reviewed journal, etc.), and the strength of the citation.
Embedded Citations & TurnItIn: Annotated Bibliographies must include at least 10 different, APA-style
citations. At least 5 citations must be from “vetted” material. Vetted materials include peer-reviewed
journals, NASA.gov, government “white pages”, National Geographic, books, ebooks, and newspapers. No
more than 5 sources may be form any one source. Wikipedia citations may not count toward the 10, but it
is a wonderful place to start looking for references. Google Scholar has access to peer-reviewed papers
and government “white papers” and is available through the “Library” tab on Blackboard’s home page.
Since most of you are social scientists, you shall use APA citations for your citations. These websites are
reasonably straight forward: https://www.library.cornell.edu/research/citation/apa and
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/02/. All three semester projects may have various
sources, if you find superior sources. Don’t include the “annotations” on your oral presentation or term
paper. There are examples and guidelines posted under the “Miscellaneous” folder on Bb.
All semester projects will be submitted to TurnItIn via Blackboard. The bibliographical form of references
must have a “hanging” paragraph indentation of 0.5”, or TurnItIn will try to include the references in your
originality score. Microsoft Word and Power Point are the easiest for TurnItIn to “read.” “Originality”
scores must be less than 5%. If your Originality score is too high, fix the problems, and resubmit the file,
before the due date. Do not trust Grammerly.com. For every 1% over 5%, 5% points will be deducted
from your grade. Any project with an originality score over 12% will receive a zero. If you are not sure, if
you are plagiarizing, this is a reliable website: http://www.plagiarism.org/.
Directions: Annotated Bibliographies according to Professor Dawdy
For each citation, I would like several pieces of information: the bibliographic form, the embedded form, the
type (vetted or non-vetted), strength of source (strong, fair, poor), and sources and reason (book, peer-reviewed
journal, commercial website, government website, etc.) and, at a minimum, 5 bu