Category: English and Literature : English

Describe a team building activity you have been part of. Do you feel as though it accomplished a sense of belonging?  If so, what make it effective? If not, why.
Belbin’s team roles: describe a team you have been part of, or observed, where have you seen roles emerge?  What roles did you see? Did you observe a correlation between workplace strengths or roles, gender, and/or ethnicity as part of the roles. How so?
How have you seen a team leader positively influence cooperation on a team? This may be a team you have lead or one you observed. Describe your observations.
Trust: discuss how you have seen trust impact the effectiveness of a team, specifically, how have you seen someone build trust within a group?
Social identity: describe an instance where you have observed social identity positively influence the effectiveness of a group.
Please try to have the answers of these questions relate to nursing

Step 1: Revise the Informative EssayAll writers revise their work as part of the writing process. For Touchstone 3, submit a revised version of your Touchstone 2.2 informative essay. The process of revising involves “re-thinking” your essay. Your revision should reflect your attention to the following:
Rhetorical situation
Focus
Organization
Flow
Style
Clarity
As you review the grader’s suggestions and feedback of your draft, evaluate how your essay can be improved in each of the areas above. Focus your attention on the areas that would benefit most from revision. You can add, delete, or move text as you revise your essay.
Note the following revision guidelines:
Do not draft a new essay on a new topic. You must revise your Touchstone 2.2 draft using the feedback provided.
Allow time between drafts so that you can see your original work from a new perspective.
Revision is different from editing and proofreading; however, be sure to edit and proofread your revised essay before you submit it.
 big ideaRevise your Touchstone 2.2 essay using the revision strategies you learned in Unit 3. This revision should reflect significant changes from your first draft, and should incorporate the feedback you received on Touchstone 2.2.
Step 2. Think About Your WritingInclude answers to all of the following reflection questions below your completed revision.
How much time did you spend revising your draft? Which revision strategies did you use, and which of them worked best for you? (2-3 sentences) Sophia says: A good revision takes time. This is your opportunity to re-think, rearrange, and re-evaluate your writing. Which revision strategies did you use? Do you still agree with your thesis? Do you believe that your evidence supports your thesis and that you have met the requirements of the assignment?
How did the revision process improve your essay? (2-3 sentences) Sophia says: Compare your draft to your revision. Have you added relevant details or removed irrelevant ones? Have you changed the order of details or paragraphs? Have you added transitions for better flow? In which ways is your revision better than your draft?
What did you learn about your writing process or yourself as a writer? (2-3 sentences) Sophia says: Think about the entire process of drafting and revising this essay. Did any part of the process surprise you or reveal something unexpected?

Carefully analyze the primary source below and prepare to write a well-organized short essay in which you address the following questions for the primary source below. Your essay must demonstrate a synthesis of knowledge gained to date from the course textbook, assigned readings lectures, class discussions, class exercises, document analysis presentations, etc. Avoid writing a mere summary of loosely related details or an essay of unsubstantiated opinion. And please remember that this examination is a closed-book/closed-notes examination. 

 In what specific ways has this identity been contested? Has this identity been broad and inclusive, or has it tended to create un-American or non-American “Others?”

Use your favorite novel or film series to write an adaptation of the plot or a sequel to a completed series. You may choose a classic novel as well. Take the characters, plot, and events that unfold and recreate an episode or a chapter from your favorite film or novel. Or, continue the book or episodes after a completed series. You may tweak the characters by making them more like individuals you know in real life than the original characters if desired. You also use fictional examples from real-life in the new storyline.
Examples:
-Twilight
-The Selection
-Harry Potter
-Star Wars
-The Lord of the Rings
-Pride and Prejudice
Instructions: Review the writing process. This is step two. Make sure to prewrite beforehand. Map out the Aristotelian plot structure beforehand. Use a formal outline using MLA 9th ed. format. Type the assignment in Times New Roman 12-point font.
Categories to consider before writing:
1. Subgenre: Will your story be humorous, adventurous, sad, or realistic?
2. Characterization: How many round (well-developed characters) or flat (characters that are not well-defined) will be used and why? Which characters will be defined using direct characterization and when will indirect characterization be used? How will this enhance the plot? Who will be the protagonist, or main character? Will there be an antagonist or villain?
3. Literary Techniques: Will you use visual, tactile, auditory imagery? Will metaphors, alliteration, personification, and simile be used? Will foreshadowing be used or will suspense be useful?
4. Plot Structure: Will the plot be arranged in chronological order or will it begin in media res? 
5. Audience: Will your audience relate to your writing style? Avoid informal diction. You may use the first person as this is a narrative. However, be original in the way that you write that is relatable to your audience. Be as detailed as possible.
6. Concision: How will your writing avoid wordiness? Cross through phrasal verbs, redundant adjectives, prepositional phrases to make your writing concise. Use more formal, precise diction instead.
7. Tone: How will your attitude towards the subject be made?
8. Mood: How will your imagery evoke an atmosphere?
9. Setting: Where will the story be set? Will this allow for a unique plot?
10. Dialogue: Will the dialogue be relatable to the audience and express the character’s thoughts, feelings, and desires effectively?
Follow the following format as closely as possible. Each paragraph should include at least five to six complete sentences.
I. Introduction.
A. Topic sentence- The topic sentence should draw your reader in and add suspense as you lead into the story. You could begin with backdrop or with an interesting statement or thought-provoking reflection of your protagonist.
B. Exposition. *This may be modified for media res to begin at the point of crisis in the beginning and move backward to unfold how the crisis happened.
1. Give context by describing where you want to begin in the plot.
2. Describe the main characters and set the stage for the next points. This should be around four to five sentences. Use imagery and literary techniques that are appropriate. You may include dialogue or a monologue if needed.
3. Conclude by summing up the purpose of the paragraph. This could a reflection from a character.
II. First Body Paragraph.
A. Topic sentence-Transition from the last paragraph. Connect the main idea in the last paragraph to the present.
B. Rising Action.
1. Cohesively lead into a series of events that will eventually lead to the crisis or the main point of conflict. Always describe any ideas and add specific details for character, place, time, etc. This should be five to five sentences. Include imagery that brings the narrative to life. Pretend you are there in that scene with the character. What details would you be focusing on? Use different vantage points and angles. Focus on symbolic details and representations. Include dialogue or monologues when needed.
C. Conclude by reaching the crisis or climax of the story. This is the central point of conflict. Conflict nay be external (man vs. nature) or internal (man vs. man).
D. Multimodal component- Include a media, such as an audio or visual source here for dramatic effect. Explain how the media source enhances the main conflict.
 
III. Second Body Paragraph.
A. Topic sentence-Transition from the last paragraph. Connect the main idea in the last paragraph to the present.
B.  Falling Action-Gradually transition from the crisis to a series of events that will eventually lead to a final outcome for the crisis, whether it is a peaceful ending or a tragedy. This should be four to five sentences. Include dialogue or monologues when needed.
C. Conclude by summing up the main point. This could be reflection from a character or an adage.
 
IV. Third Body Paragraph
A. Topic sentence-Transition from the last paragraph. Connect the main idea in the last paragraph to the present.
B.  Resolution or denuement-Identify the resolution to the central conflict. Identify whether the outcome is peaceful or tragic. This may include reconciliation among characters, new friendships formed, or mutual ties broken.
C. Conclude by summing up the main point. This could be reflection from a character or an adage.
V.  Conclusion
A.  Topic sentence-Transition from the last paragraph. Connect the main idea in the last paragraph to the present.
B. Identify the morals and life lessons learned. Why is the story relevant in our world and media today?
C. Identify the importance of any narrative techniques used to create the plot.
D. End with a clear reflection on the importance of the paper.

Which has been more significant in shaping American history: race or class? [Note: It is acceptable to argue that the significance of race or class has varied in different eras, but make sure you give concrete evidence.

In previous assignments, you learned to recognize the visual representations of ethos, pathos and logos and to analyze how these rhetorical appeals are used to persuade. You will develop a 750-1000 word rhetorical analysis essay on the advertisement you selected from Ads of the World link
https://www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/the-stage-of-your-life
Links to an external site.. The ad can be for any product or service and should include all three rhetorical appeals (ethos, pathos, logos). Your analysis must also take into consideration the advertiser’s intended audience. An analysis is basically a critical look — you will be assessing what effect the advertiser intends to have on the audience, and whether you feel the advertiser will have the desired effect. Is the attempt to persuade using each rhetorical appeal effective? Or not? Why or why not?
Advertisement
If you have chosen a print ad, provide the image from the ad at the top of your essay, before the title. If you have chosen a video advertisement, embed the video into your document above the title of your essay.
Essay Development
Your essay will include a clear thesis and well-developed key ideas with topic sentences and supporting examples. The essay will also follow the conventional organization of the three elements of introduction, body and conclusion. Follow the paragraph formula below:
Paragraph #1: Introduction and Thesis Statement. The introduction introduces the topic, creates interest for the reader, and provides the thesis. The thesis (or main idea) will address whether you feel the advertisement is persuasive — this deduction will of course be based on your assessment of ethos, pathos and logos. Thesis statements must be the last sentence in the introduction paragraph.
Paragraph #2: Intended audience:  Using information about where and when the advertisement was published, the ages, sexes/genders, and races of any models or actors, and the layout and color palette of the advertisement discuss who the intended audience is. Tell your reader at least three things about this audience; consider the audience’s values, knowledge, and demographics.
Paragraph #3: Ethos. Describe for your reader how the advertiser uses ethos. Give concrete examples from the ad. If you feel ethos is effectively used, explain why. If you feel it is ineffective, explain why.
Paragraph #4: Pathos. Describe for your reader how the advertiser uses pathos. Give concrete examples from the ad. If you feel pathos is effectively used, explain why. If you feel it is ineffective, explain why.
Paragraph #5: Logos. Describe for your reader how the advertiser uses logos. Give concrete examples from the ad. If you feel logos is effectively used, explain why. If you feel it is ineffective, explain why.
Paragraph #6: Conclusion. In your final paragraph, take a moment to discuss the overall effect of the advertisement with regard to ethos, pathos and logos. Which rhetorical appeal was used most effectively? Why? Which was used least effectively? Why? In different words, reiterate your thesis.

What books and/or other readings would you use when developing lectures and discussions?  What books and/or other sources would you have the class read?  Defend and explain these choices.  

 Identify and examine key social, political, cultural and economic movements in American history.  

This is just a brief research paper. It is only supposed to be 6-8 pages and a works cited page.
Please no chapters or literature review.
I have listed sources that you may want to use to give a good start but you are not required to use them.
There are no rubrics for this assignment.
Please let me know if you have any questions……
The other option for a title is The Role of Parents in/on Christian Education. Or it can be a combined topic like The Role and Impact of Parents in Christian Education or The Role and Impact of Parents on Christian Education.