Summary

You will research a specific case or law from the legal history of EL education and create a visual aid to share your learnings with classmates. The visual aid must be self created, such as a poster, chart, or pictorial (see examples below).

Purpose

By completing your research and reviewing classmates’ projects, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal history of EL education.

Requirement(s)

A self-created visual aid.

Assessment Rubric

DIRECTIONS

Step 1: Choose one of the topics below:

• Lau v. Nichols
• Castaneda v. Pickard
• Flores v. Arizona
• Plyler v. Doe
• ESSA
• Title III
• Title VI
• OCR/DOJ
• Prop 203
• HB 2010
• HB 2064
• SB 1014

Step 2: Research your topic using at least two sources. Your sources should be credible and objective. If one of your sources seems very politically biased, try to find an additional source that comes from the opposite perspective.

Step 3: Create a visual aid to accompany your presentation. Think about visual aids that would be (i.e. , , )

Step 4: Post your visual in the discussion post.

Step 6: View your classmates’ visuals, and consider how the other topics connect to the one you studied. Comment on images posted by 2 classmates who researched a topic different from yours.

Assignment

In this assignment, you will first discuss how the art of prose writing has been evolving from novels, short stories to micro-fiction.

In the next part, you will discuss the need for inclusivity and how studying this course has made you more culturally aware of the diversity all around. State how you can apply takeaways from the course in real settings. Remember to apply the art of synthesis. You are encouraged to refer to readings and materials throughout this course.

Submission Instructions

• Read the rubric on how your assignment will be graded.
• Your assignment should be:
  • At least 500 words and not more than 800 words (not including the reference list or the title).
  • Double-spaced in Times New Roman font, which is no greater than 12 points.
• Support your arguments with sources and evidence.
• Use high-quality, credible, relevant sources to develop ideas appropriate for the discipline and genre of writing.Explore additional details JSTOR, LIRN-Library, Google scholar
  

  Resources

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  The following are works of micro-fiction:1. Micro-Fiction – Short Stories from Famous Writers. (2006, July 1). Oprah.com.

  • Click through from pages 1-8 to read the eight stories featured on the website.
    • Read by A.M. Homes.
    • Read by Antonya Nelson.
    • Read by Anna Deavere Smith.
    • Read by Dawn.
    • Read by Mark Leyner.
    • Read by Stuart Dybek.
    • Read by John Edgar Widerman.
    • Read by Amy Hempel.

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  Background Readings

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  On micro-fiction:1. Towell, G. (2014, July 24). The art of microfiction. LitReactor.

  • This article provides an overview about micro-fiction and how to write them.

  On Multiculturalism, Diversity and Inclusivity:2. Song, S. (2020). Multiculturalism. In E. N. Zalta (Ed.), Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

  • This article provides an overview of multiculturalism and its various aspects.

  3. What is diversity, equity, and inclusion? (2022, August 17). McKinsey & Company.

  • This article provides an explanation of what terms like diversity, equity and inclusivity mean, and explores various aspects of the same.

  On Synthesis:4. Writing a synthesis essay. (n.d.). Bowling Green State University. Retrieved October 1, 2024, from .
  5. Synthesizing Research. (n.d.). University of Illinois Springfield. Retrieved October 1, 2024, from .
  6. Synthesis. (n.d.). The University of Arizona Global Campus. Retrieved October 1, 2024, from .

  • These three articles collectively discuss various aspects of synthesis and how to successfully write using this technique.

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  Additional Readings Resources

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  1. Possi, M. K., & Milinga, J. R. (2017). Learner diversity in inclusive classrooms: The interplay of language of instruction, gender and disability. Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Sciences, 5(3), EJ1150435. Retrieved October 1, 2024, from .

  • This journal article explores learner diversity in academic settings and examines the role language plays in creating inclusive classrooms.

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  Watch

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  1. TEDx Talks. (2017, January 11). Own your behaviours, master your communication, determine your success | Louise Evans | TEDxGenova [Video]. YouTube.

  • This is a TEDx talk video that explores how we can communicate better to show more understanding of the other side.

Write in brief

You will be required to complete a literature review of your topic of choice. To help you to start the process, I will require 3 literature reviews of a single scientific paper. For these literature reviews you will need the following in your papers:

1. Purpose
2. Literature Review (Summary)
3. Hypothesis
4. Subjects
   1. Number
   2. Describe
   3. How they were selected
5. Materials
6. Procedures
   1. Independent variable
   2. Dependent variable
   3. Procedures (Method Section)
7. Results What ere the results – statistics
8. Conclusions What do the results mean? What should be done differently?

Each paper should be no less than 3 pages and no more than 5 pages with 1.5 inch margins all the way around and nothing bigger than an 11 point font. You must submit your choice of paper Topic to me before you complete your literature review for my approval.

Ferreri, L., & Verga, L. (2016). Benefits of Music on Verbal Learning and Memory: How and When Does It Work? Music Perception: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 34(2), 167182.

Everything has to be in paragraph form no bullet points

The depletion of the ozone layer is a serious environmental issue that directly affects human health. The ozone layer, present in the Earths atmosphere, protects us by absorbing harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. When this layer becomes thin, more UV rays reach the Earths surface, causing various health problems.

Mapa sobre el movimiento modernista contiene su tipos , estilo , temtica , autores y caractersticas

Write summaries on chapters 4, 9 and 10

Book: Baptist decline from Expect great thing, attempt great things: Allen Yeh and Chris Chun

Requirements: 1.5 pagesi have attatched the book: “Expect Great Things, Attempt Great Things”

iscussion: Social and Cultural Aspects of Writing

In this unit, youve discussed several argumentative strategies for crafting a position argument. In this weeks discussion, you will explore the cultural and social factors that shape your writing and argumentative style.

Your Post (Due Wednesday)

For your post, reflect about how your cultural upbringing has influenced your approach to persuasion and your writing style. What communication styles would be considered appropriate or inappropriate in your communities when it comes to persuasion? What kind of a style do you feel best represents the way you think and express your ideas?

Discussion Responses (Due Sunday)

Read your classmates’ posts and choose at least one to respond to. Note similarities or differences in the way you approach your writing and communication. Let your classmate know how their post helped you realize something about writing that you didn’t realize before.

This project is an opportunity to role play a difficult discussion with a teen or a childs parents. If there was ever a medical discussion that you had, that you wish had gone differently it might be nice to recreate and try out other communication techniques. If might also be the first time youve had to discuss matters of faith and/or religion with in reguard to holistic care. The video should be 7-10 minutes and have the following benchmarks:

1. The student as a medical provider and a patient or parent/s of a young patient.

2. Open the write up with information about why this is a difficult discussion. You are diagnosing a sexually transmitted disease, Please feel free to role play a difficult discussion from your past, as long as the discussion can be applied to a family with young children or a teen.

3. In the video there should be evidence of your use of a spiritual assessment tool. A guide to a few common spiritual assessment tools.

4. You should offer the teen or the parents of young children a medical treatment or intervention. The intent of this step is to demonstrate that you know the medications, treatments and interventions of various medical problems.

5. The teen or parents MUST refuse your standard treatments.

6. The final step is to demonstrate or make a plan for spiritually compassionate care appropriate to the teen/family’s needs.

When you post your video, please include a References page in the Canvas text box that has at least 3 peer reviewed sources on your spiritual assessment, medical treatment plan (that was rejected) and your techniques for spiritual care.

Assignment

In this unit, you will first write a paragraph explaining how childrens literature differs from and also includes fantasy literature, with examples. Then, from the reading list, choose any two works that fall under fantasy literature. Analyze them, based on the common elements mentioned by Propp and Tolkiens idea of fairy tales.

Submission Instructions

• Read the rubric on how your assignment will be graded.
• Your assignment should be:
  • At least 500 words and not more than 800 words (not including the reference list or the title).
  • Double-spaced in Times New Roman font, which is no greater than 12 points.
• Support your arguments with sources and evidence.
• Use high-quality, credible, relevant sources to develop ideas appropriate for the discipline and genre of writing.
• Please consider using references and in-text citations from textbooks and any other sources used in this assignment from online library JSTOR, LIRN-Library, Google Scholar, Proquest Ebooks Central
  

  Resources

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  The following are works of childrens literature, fantasy literature and science fiction:1. Getty, L., Kwon, K., Kelley, R., & Thomson, D. (2020). . In Open ALG. University System of Georgia, University Press of North Georgia. Download parts 1, 2 and 3 in PDF from . Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • Read Part Two
    • Middle East
      • Selection from The Thousand and One Nights – (p. 410), a fantasy short story involving magic.

  2. Turlington, A., Horton, M., Dodson, K., Getty, L., Kwon, K., & Ng, L. (2022). . In Open ALG. University System of Georgia, University Press of North Georgia .Download parts 4,5 and 6 in PDF from . Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • Read Part Five
    • Unit 1 Romanticism
      • (p. 549) by Mary Shelley, early science fiction depicting a post-apocalyptic world devastated by plague.
    • Unit 2 Realism
      • (p. 1372) by H.G. Wells, a science fiction narrative about alien invasion and humanitys survival.
  • Read Part Six
    • Unit 1 Modernism
      • (p. 3) by Rabindranath Tagore, a classic children’s story about a friendship between a little girl and a merchant.
      • (p. 324) by Jorge Luis Borges, a foundational text of magical realism, blending time, space, and reality.
    • Unit 3 Contemporary Literature
      • (p. 338) by Gabriel Garca Mrquez, a classic magical realist story where an angel-like figure disrupts ordinary life.
      • (p. 337) by Naguib Mahfouz, a quest narrative with mystical and spiritual elements, placing it within magical realism.
      • (p. 345) by Haruki Murakami, a short story with fantastical elements.

  3. Ray, S. (2021). Professor Shonku and Robu (A. Sen, Trans.) [Online]. Booksie; Booksie. Retrieved September 25, 2024, from (Original work published 1968).

  • This is a science fiction work about a scientist who creates a fully functional artificially intelligent robot.

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  Background Readings

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  1. Tolkien, J. R. R. (n.d.). On Fairy Stories.

  • This article is a write-up on fairy stories by the renowned writer J.R.R. Tolkien.

  2. Mallik, N. (2024). An overview of fantasy literature, science fiction and magical realism