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speech outline
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Title: Standardized Tests Deciding Students Future
Purpose statement: Persuade the audience that standardized testing is
problematic
Thesis statement: St...
7 years ago
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Topic proposal
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The topic I want to explore is the amount of recycling done at the
university of Iowa. I personally don't think we recycle enough which is
hurting our eart...
7 years ago
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Sample Proposals
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1. Course Requirements
+ solution is detailed well and has an exact solution, did well at
outlining the problem in beginning paragraphs
- Could use more dir...
7 years ago
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Sample Proposals
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Two Strengths, Two Weaknesses
Why the United States Should Adopt Nuclear Power:
Strengths:
1) Good data
2) Details support claim
Weaknesses:
1) Not specifi...
7 years ago
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Analysis of Sample Proposals
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#1 Textbooks
Strengths: The two best things about this proposal were introducing the
topic well and providing a clear solution
Weaknesses: Two things that n...
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Sample analyze
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1. Make a list of two strengths and two weaknesses of each of the samples.
2. Rank these proposals in terms of how well they make their argument.
Assume tha...
7 years ago
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Samples of Proposal Arguments
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*(A)Course Requirement: Extortion *
Two Strengths
1. very in depth, definently present their claim. They're claim is very
concise and you definently know ...
7 years ago
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Sample strength and weaknesses
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Course Requirement: Extortion-1
Weakness:not really any solution only suggestions, used a lot of confusing
information
Strength: Uses good statistics, Sho...
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Sample Proposal Analysis
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Individually:
1. Make a list of two strengths and two weaknesses of each of the samples.
2. Rank these proposals in terms of how well they make their argumen...
7 years ago
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Topic Proposal
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Prices for school books can be outrageously high; especially when you find
out you will only be using a part of the book and not the whole thing for
an as...
7 years ago
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topic proposal
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Write a topic proposal and post it to your blog. A topic proposal should
include:
o Concise discussion of the subject
o A clear statement of your in...
7 years ago
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Topic
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The topic I want to talk about is that high schools should all have a
course on drug and alcohol abuse. I had a class like this in high school
but it didn'...
7 years ago
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Topic Proposal
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Every college student enrolled in a university is required to take courses
called "gen eds." These are general education courses. Students are
required to ...
7 years ago
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Speech #2 Proposal
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The University of Iowa offers many meal plans to their students. All of the
meal plans in one way or another all contain flex meals. Flex meals are
suppose...
7 years ago
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College students facing depression
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Mental health for college students is a major problem that is typically not
addressed. This problem typically gets looked over because the bigger news
is p...
7 years ago
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Urban Flooding
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Flooding is a major problem for any urban area especially those that are
relatively highly populated. In my hometown of Elmhurst, Illinois there is
a very ...
7 years ago
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Major Speech 2
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For this assignment we are supposed to make a speech about something that
we feel needs to be changed and give our proposal. We have to come up with
soluti...
7 years ago
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IMRaD Peer Review
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Here you can post your comment of my paper!
7 years ago
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Peer Review for IMRaD Paper
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Please comment your review of my IMRaD paper on this post. Thanks!
7 years ago
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Speech Outline
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*Hook:* Have you ever thought a drink would bring you closer and give you
some of your "best buds"? Think back to the last time you had a drink and
what a...
7 years ago
Sample Analysis
Individually:
- Read grading rubrics.
- Go through the papers quickly if you need and rank them.
- Assign letter grades to the papers.
- Make a list of three weaknesses and three strengths of each of the papers based on your analysis of all the samples.
Group:
- Finalize the ranking and grading.
- Select and combine the lists of 2-3 strengths and weaknesses for each of the papers.
- Post your ranking, the letter grade you've assigned, and the list of strengths and weaknesses as a comment to this post.
Alex, Parker , Media
ReplyDeleteA Creative writing
strengths:
1. important information involved
2. uses a lot of useful resources
weakness:
1. too many headings
2. It is repetitive in some areas of the paper.
A - Econ
strengths:
1. The quote were strong
2. The introduction for the sources were appropriate.
weaknesses:
1. Long winded sentences.
2. Some unnecessary language use.
B+ Business
strengths:
1. great use of quotes
2. structure of the paper is easy to understand.
weaknesses:
1. some parts of the introduction quotes were weak.
2. Some formatting is messy
B Political science
strengths:
1. a lot of good references
2. headers that carry proper information
weaknesses:
1. repetitive
2. towards the end it get a little boring
C Engineering
strengths:
1. explains the field to the reader
2.gives many pertinent examples
weakness:
1. unnecessary information introduction
2. redundancy at times in the overall paper
D Psychology
Strengths:
1.It was interesting to read about
2. had pretty god facts and information
weaknesses:
1. was very short, didn't meet requirements of minimum page about
2. had very very little sources and references
1.) Political Science-A
ReplyDeleteStrengths- Directly quoted the use of language, Looked at both structure and language
Weaknesses- Lots of repletion of ideas, Conclusion was bland
2.)Engineering-B
Strengths-Great use of headings and subheadings, great quotes with analysis
Weaknesses- Could analyze scientific language more, wrong font
3.) Business-B
Strengths- Great flow, showed great evidence
Weaknesses- Didn't use enough sources, could have better word choice
4.) Creative Writing-B
Strengths- Well written explanations, great utilization of sources
Weaknesses- Used quotes in the conclusion, wrong page numbers
5.) Economics-C
Strengths- Lots of analysis, concise conclusion
Weaknesses- Unclear introduction, very long quotes
6.) Psychology-D
Strengths- Interviewed two people, some analysis after quotes
Weaknesses- Very long quotes for the interview, not enough sources or pages.
1. Political Science: A- Strengths: good structure, good detail. Weaknesses: needs to explain quotes better and some repetition
ReplyDelete2. Creative Writing: B+ Strengths: question in the intro is a strong hook and citations are correct. Weaknesses: citations weren't well explained and doesn't flow well
3. Writing in the Business Discipline: B- Strengths: Good visual examples and separates academic and non-academic well Weaknesses: not a lot of sources cited and citations could be better explained throughout the paper
4. The Role of Engineering: C+ Strengths: introduction introduced the field well and good structure Weaknesses: concluding sentence was not very strong and does not set up every citation and explain it well after
5. Writing in Economics: C Strengths: intro was clear and had a good beginning question Weaknesses: long citations and structure was not great
6. Writing in Psychology: D Strengths: conducted multiple interviews and good intro Weaknesses: incorrect font and too short
Kayla and Stephanie
Creative Writing (A)
ReplyDelete+ Clearly written, professional, well incorporated quotes and citations
- Too many quotes, not enough reflection
Engineering (A-)
+ Very thorough, interesting writing
- A bit confusing, used terms and formulas most readers would not understand
Political Science (B)
+ Appealing formatting, proper in-text citations
- Repetitive, empty
Economics (B)
+ Utilized sources well, quotes explained thoroughly
- Informal, unprofessional
Business (B-)
+ Well written, understandable
- Sources not cited often enough, formatting could improve
Psychology (C-)
+ Interviewed 2 people
- Not well written, too much dialogue, repetitive, too short
Autumn, Emma
Delete1. Writing as a Creative Writer - A
ReplyDeletestrengths- correct in text citations, correct APA formatting, multiple sources
weakness- organization is confusing, references were not correct, almost too many quotes
2. Writing in Political Science - A
strengths- good organization and structure, easy to read, good variety of sources
weakness- one of their quotes should have been a long quote, another quote needed an introduction, in text citations needs page numbers
3. Writing in Economics - B
strengths- very detailed, references were correct, conclusion was good
weakness- used block quotes, could be more concise
4. Writing in Engineering - C
strengths- formatting of the introduction was good, introduction had good flow
weakness- organization was confusing, unnecessary information
5. Writing in the Business Discipline - B
strengths- introduce quotes well, use headers effectively,
weakness- no block quotes in APA, not enough sources, formatting mistakes including bolding and references
6. Writing in Psychology - F
weakness- not organized, no APA formatting, not enough sources, no intent citations
strengths- conducted interview, decent introduction, concise
1. Political Science (A)
ReplyDeletestrengths
- opening was strong and well written
- good strucutre , sectioned nicely
weaknesses
- it was very repeatative
- the reference page wasn't correct APA
2. psychology (F)
strengths
- good vocabulary
- interview was in it
weaknesses
- no heading page
- way to short
- could use better organization
- not enough sources
3. Creative writing (C)
strengths
- good header/introduction
- lots of sources
weaknesses
- format was a little off
- really long
- too many quotes
4. Economic (B)
strengths
- good introduction
- lots of references
weaknesses
- took many quotes
- not structured well
5. engineering (C)
strengths
- heading page
- good opening sentences
weaknesses
- structure throughout was confusing
- hard to read fluently
6. Business Discipline
strengths
- understandable
- easy to read
weaknesses
- sources not cited that much
- formatting was messy