Category: Writing

ASSIGNMENT RUBRIC
Application assignments are meant to challenge students to work with the materials that have been assigned for the week. These assignments require students to critically think about a particular topic during a specific week and for students to write a brief response (No more than a paragraph, even less depending on the prompt). Students must respond to all questions in the assignment.
Paragraphs written by students should begin with a topic sentence and follow with supporting statements. It is important to keep paragraphs clear and concise, and that students choose at least one example that helps to make their point. Topic sentences should be very clear that this sentence is what this paragraph is about. Supporting sentences that follow should be related to the topic sentence. Topic sentences are main points that students are trying to make. If a new topic sentence is required, a new paragraph needs to begin.
Paragraphs should include citations if needed. Assessment will be based on the above criteria.
ASSIGNMENT FOR WEEK 1
Read The Philadelphia Foot Patrol Experiment: A randomized controlled trial of police patrol effectiveness in violent crime hotspots and answer the following questions to the best of your abilities:
What was the methodology used to conduct the study?
What was the research design for this study?
Reference Chapter 1 for this assignment. Be sure to apply what you read in chapter 1 to this application assignment.
Link to article: https://blueravenintelligence.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/blue-raven-intelligence-foot-patrol.pdf

Write a two-page, double-spaced essay in 12 point font on Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use.” Come up with a good thesis about the story based upon what you think the meaning of the story is and write on that or write on how you would characterize the people in the story and what their relationships are. If you choose to work on characters, you can choose any characters you wish and compare them if you wish. This paper is not a research paper, so no outside sources are allowed. Use the heading on the paper that I give in class and give the paper a title.

A. Observe each of the videos from the combination chosen from the “Video Observation Groupings” document and analyze the classrooms by doing the following:
1. Using the attached “Observation Table,” identify each video and describe your observations on each of the following characteristics for each of the three classrooms:
level (i.e., elementary school, middle school, high school)
setting (i.e., rural, urban, suburban)
instructional topic or content of the lesson
technology use, including examples of how technology is used in the classroom
2. Compare and contrast each of the three classrooms based on your observations from the “Observation Table,” including three of the classroom characteristics described in A1.
3. Describe one historical, cultural, or legal influence on education and its impact on each of the three classrooms observed.
4. Explain how high-leverage practice is applied differently among each classroom setting
B. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
C. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
No more than a combined total of 30% of the submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly.

Topic: Domestic extremist against lgbtq+ community
Instructions
come up with a research question surrounding domestic extremism against the lgbtq+ community
Write an introduction
Give two paragraphs of background information on the topic
sources
https://www.dhs.gov/lgbtqi-community-resources
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/homeland-security-bulletin-domestic-extremists-praising-colorado-springs-suspect/
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-02/Resource%20Guide%20for%20LGBTQ%2B%20Organizations%20and%20Service%20Providers.pdf
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/lgbtq-homeland-security-chron-18117420.php

First Grade Lesson: Characteristic of a Bug
After reviewing the SIOP and sample lesson plans for the grade levels of your choice, develop a differentiated lesson plan in any of the following content areas: mathematics, science, social studies, arts, language arts, health education or physical education. The teaching context for this lesson plan is as follows: the class is a general education class for a grade level of your choice. The students come from a variety of socio-economic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds. In this class, there are several English language learners. They do not all share the same home language; none of them speak Spanish. Some are at a beginning level of English language development; some are at an intermediate level; and some are at an advanced level. Include the following in your lesson plan:
1. Differentiated components in the lesson to address EACH of the three proficiency language levels – beginning, intermediate and advanced. 2. The home language and culture of an ELL group of your choice
3. Student use of technology in the lesson, such as an application like Kahoot, Nearpod, or Zoom SIOP lessons and activitie http://www.cal.org/siop/lesson-plans/Links to an external site.
SIOP Interactive Activity Design Template
https://www.cal.org/siop/pdfs/lesson-plans/cal-siop-activity-interactive-design-template.pdf

Your assignment this week is to write a News Compare/Contrast Paper. You will need to compare and contrast the same news story from at least three types of media (i.e Television Broadcast, Radio spot, Online News Article, Newspaper Article). Social media platforms do not count as a source. News outlets may post a story on social media but direct you back to their site for you to read the full story. You need to access sources from news outlets (stories written by journalists). For example, you might look at an Internet news page, watch a televised news package (that you can also find online), listen to a podcast news program, and/or read a local paper. If you are using a newspaper, you need to actually pick up a hard copy of the newspaper. When you find an article on a newspaper outlet’s website, that is considered an online article. The way a story is written, specifically the limitations, is significant for an actual newspaper article compared to an online article.
You will need to document when, where, and how you viewed the news story
Share what was included in the presentation of the story (information, sources, links, details, images, etc.).
You need to include how that information was presented- from the reporter, an image, a video/interview, etc.
You also need to discuss how the different news media mediums were similar and different in how they told the news story. Some questions you can consider are:
What facts were included in each story?
What sources did they use to tell the story?
How did the presentation of the information differ?
Did each story include some of the same information?
How was the information organized?
Was the information presented objectively?
This paper should be two full pages (with no heading on your paper)
Also, within the document you need to provide links to the sources you used (when you use them) and a works cited page.
You will also want to submit the Evaluating News sheet attached. Next week you will start using the News Planning Strategy sheet for your assignments. This week you will be using the Evaluating News Writing document to evaluate the sources you use for this assignment.
You will submit your Evaluating News Writing and your Compare and Contrast paper as one document. Place the Evaluating News first and then your Compare and Contrast paper.
Requirements: 2 pages

Discussion: I Don’t Know What To Say
Instructions
Each student should post once on this discussion in response to the prompt. To get full credit, make sure you answer all of the questions in the prompt. Do more than just the bare minimum– don’t just answer each question, but put some thought or explanation into the answers. Each student should also reply to two different students. Make sure your replies are at least three sentences long. They should not just say “Good post” or “I agree” but should include a reason why the post is good or reasons why you agree. Try to reply to other posts that haven’t gotten very many replies. Make sure your posts thoroughly address the posted prompt. Your initial post is due by Monday 1/22 at 11:59 PM and your two replies are due by Wednesday 1/24 at 11:59 PM.
Topic
Part A
Before posting on this Discussion Board, please read through this description of grief from “An old guy” on Reddit. Reflect on what you read.
The “old guy” writes:
As for grief, you’ll find it comes in waves. When the ship is first wrecked, you’re drowning, with wreckage all around you. Everything floating around you reminds you of the beauty and the magnificence of the ship that was, and is no more. And all you can do is float. You find some piece of wreckage and you hang on for a while. Maybe it’s some physical thing. Maybe it’s a happy memory or a photograph. Maybe it’s a person who is also floating. For a while all you can do is float. Stay Alive. In the beginning, the waves are 100 feet tall and crash over you without mercy. They come 10 seconds apart and don’t even give you time to catch your breath. All you can do is hang on and float. After a while, maybe weeks, maybe months, you’ll find the waves are still 100 feet tall, but they come further apart. When they come, they still crash all over you and wipe you out. But in between you can breathe, you can function. You never know what’s going to trigger the grief. It might be a song, a picture, a street intersection, the smell of a cup of coffee. It can be just about anything… and the waves comes crashing. But in between waves, there is life. Somewhere down the line, and its different for everybody, you find the waves are only 80 feet tall. Or 50 feet tall. And while they still come, they come further apart. You can see them coming. An anniversary, a birthday, or Christmas, or landing at O’Hare. You can see it coming, for the most part, and prepare yourself. And when it washes over you, you know that somehow, you will again, come out the other side. Soaking wet, sputtering, still hanging on to some tiny piece of the wreckage, but you’ll come out. Take it from an old guy. The waves never stop coming, and somehow, you don’t really want them to. But you learn that you’ll survive them. And other waves will come. And you’ll survive them too. If you’re lucky, you’ll have lots of scars from lots of loves. And lots of shipwrecks.” (Reddit, 2014)
In your initial post, please address the following questions:
Is this an accurate description of grief, in your experience?
What is an example of a “piece of wreckage” that you have or could hold onto?
How does reading this help someone who is grieving (if at all?)
Part B
In addition, read over the helpful tips in the module. In your initial post, please answer the following questions:
List
Three things you can do to help someone who is grieving
Answer the following question in two or more sentences: What is something on the list that I think would have actually helped me when I was grieving and why? OR, if you have not experienced any significant grief, what is something on the list that you think would actually help and why?
Remember to answer all questions in your post.
Grading for Discussions
A portion of your grade is based on participation on Canvas discussions. Much of the course material that you will be tested on is delivered through written lectures. To better understand that material you must regularly read and contribute to Canvas discussions. This process will help you master the course material and prepare for quizzes and exams. In addition to posting your own comments, you must reply to at least two other students’ posts for each discussion. Discussions are worth 20 points: 10 for your initial post and 5 for your first two replies. In order to receive full points, you must follow the instructions above. Civility in Discussions
Although you are encouraged to share your point of view freely, when posting to any discussion, you must remain civil. We all know how easy it is to say something online that you wouldn’t say in person. Please think twice and don’t post anything hurtful to anyone. Since we will be discussing communication, people may share things that are personal and there is a good chance that you are going to read comments that you don’t agree with. Any sort of hostility, insults and name calling do little to communicate ideas and have strongly negative effects on our efforts to learn. Let’s start with kindness and compassion and treating each other with respect.
Alexis:
After reading the “Old Guy”. I feel his description of grief is accurate. From my experience of grief, I have felt waves of emotions as the years go by and the day of that loved one’s death can be very difficult. An example of a piece of wreckage for me would be photographs. An actual photograph that I can hold in my hand is what I like to return to. I think this article may help someone who is grieving by letting them know grieving is ok and natural. It is a hard thing to go through and there are people around you that love you. PART BThree things I could do to help someone grieving are listen to them, offer supportive things to help with like bringing over food, and let them know I care for them and I am here for them if they need me. What is something on the list that I think would have actually helped me when I was grieving and why? Something that could have helped me in a recent loss of my grandma would have been for my close family to give me time to actually grieve. I felt like they expected me to just move on with life and get back to the normal tasks of life. i.e, cooking, cleaning, etc Although losing my grandma was not a sudden loss, It still is a loss and it would have been nice to take a lil time to grieve without the expectations of family.
MARCELA :
Part A: In my experience, his description of grief is accurate. I believe this because when you are grieving, everything reminds you of the person you have lost. I have myself experienced this before. This can be anything like the old guy said, it can be as little as a photograph or the day the person passed away. As someone who has experienced losing a friend, I have felt the waves of emotion that come by as the days go by. An example of a “piece of wreckage” that I have is a piece of photograph. This is an old photograph that me and the person had taken together. Reading this can be helpful to someone who is grieving since the paragraph tells you that you will survive the grief you go through and that grieving is a normal part of life.Part B: These are three things I can do to support someone who is grieving: offer to help as much as I can, such as deliver food, assist with housework, or even go shopping for them. One more thing is to accept their loss and allow time for them to grieve. Everybody recovers differently and at a different rate. Thirdly, offer hope. For instance, “Grieve for as long as you need to, but you are a strong person, and you will find your way through this.” I believe that giving myself more time to grieve is something on the list that would have helped me when I lost my friend. Everyone else around me was pushing me to move on, so I felt rushed into my grieving. I think I needed a lot more time than I had in order to come to terms with the loss and move on with my life.

Questions
Identify factors to assess before and during placement of patients in physical restraints.
Discuss the importance to perform a thorough assessment before placing patients in physical restraints. Discuss why are restrains only used as a last resort.
List at least five (5) alternatives to restrains and their effectiveness on client safety. Provide rationales.
Review results of inappropriate restraint use: pressure ulcers, pneumonia, constipation, and incontinence.
Find two research articles and report on the legal requirements for the use of various restraints.
Reflect on what you learned from the assignment and how it will impact your practice in the future.
Requirements
Your paper must be in APA format and include a minimum of 2 pages.
Use Times New Roman12-point font and double space
Proofread your paper.Submit your paper to “Turnitin.” A minimum of three (3) references must be used and published within the last 5 years. The three references can include the required class textbook and at two scholarly source (ex. journal article).

Criteria: Use example from course material to explain your thinking on consciousness. We have this thing called Consciousness (go and ask your favorite AI if it has some).
Connect material from the TED talks, lecture and the chapter to come a conclusion to WHY we have consciousness. Read what other students have said and respond with evidence (either personal or external). NOW for the fun part – use an example of your own person experience to demonstrate that you are conscious!
https://openstax.org/books/psychology-2e/pages/4-6…
External Url4.1 What Is Consciousness? Links to an external site.
External Url4.2 Sleep and Why We Sleep Links to an external site.
External Url4.3 Stages of Sleep Links to an external site.
External Url4.4 Sleep Problems and Disorders Links to an external site.
External Url4.5 Substance Use and Abuse Links to an external site.
External Url4.6 Other States of Consciousness Links to an external site.

Discussion: I Don’t Know What To Say
INSTRUCTIONS
Each student should post once on this discussion in response to the prompt. To get full credit, make sure you answer all of the questions in the prompt. Do more than just the bare minimum– don’t just answer each question, but put some thought or explanation into the answers. Each student should also reply to two different students. Make sure your replies are at least three sentences long. They should not just say “Good post” or “I agree” but should include a reason why the post is good or reasons why you agree. Try to reply to other posts that haven’t gotten very many replies. Make sure your posts thoroughly address the posted prompt. Your initial post is due by Monday 1/22 at 11:59 PM and your two replies are due by Wednesday 1/24 at 11:59 PM.
TOPIC
Part A
Before posting on this Discussion Board, please read through this description of grief from “An old guy” on Reddit. Reflect on what you read.
The “old guy” writes:
As for grief, you’ll find it comes in waves. When the ship is first wrecked, you’re drowning, with wreckage all around you. Everything floating around you reminds you of the beauty and the magnificence of the ship that was, and is no more. And all you can do is float. You find some piece of wreckage and you hang on for a while. Maybe it’s some physical thing. Maybe it’s a happy memory or a photograph. Maybe it’s a person who is also floating. For a while all you can do is float. Stay Alive. In the beginning, the waves are 100 feet tall and crash over you without mercy. They come 10 seconds apart and don’t even give you time to catch your breath. All you can do is hang on and float. After a while, maybe weeks, maybe months, you’ll find the waves are still 100 feet tall, but they come further apart. When they come, they still crash all over you and wipe you out. But in between you can breathe, you can function. You never know what’s going to trigger the grief. It might be a song, a picture, a street intersection, the smell of a cup of coffee. It can be just about anything… and the waves comes crashing. But in between waves, there is life. Somewhere down the line, and its different for everybody, you find the waves are only 80 feet tall. Or 50 feet tall. And while they still come, they come further apart. You can see them coming. An anniversary, a birthday, or Christmas, or landing at O’Hare. You can see it coming, for the most part, and prepare yourself. And when it washes over you, you know that somehow, you will again, come out the other side. Soaking wet, sputtering, still hanging on to some tiny piece of the wreckage, but you’ll come out. Take it from an old guy. The waves never stop coming, and somehow, you don’t really want them to. But you learn that you’ll survive them. And other waves will come. And you’ll survive them too. If you’re lucky, you’ll have lots of scars from lots of loves. And lots of shipwrecks.” (Reddit, 2014)
In your initial post, please address the following questions:
Is this an accurate description of grief, in your experience?
What is an example of a “piece of wreckage” that you have or could hold onto?
How does reading this help someone who is grieving (if at all?)
Part B
In addition, read over the helpful tips in the module. In your initial post, please answer the following questions:
List
Three things you can do to help someone who is grieving
Answer the following question in two or more sentences: What is something on the list that I think would have actually helped me when I was grieving and why? OR, if you have not experienced any significant grief, what is something on the list that you think would actually help and why?
Remember to answer all questions in your post.
GRADING FOR DISCUSSIONS
A portion of your grade is based on participation on Canvas discussions. Much of the course material that you will be tested on is delivered through written lectures. To better understand that material you must regularly read and contribute to Canvas discussions. This process will help you master the course material and prepare for quizzes and exams. In addition to posting your own comments, you must reply to at least two other students’ posts for each discussion. Discussions are worth 20 points: 10 for your initial post and 5 for your first two replies. In order to receive full points, you must follow the instructions above.
CIVILITY IN DISCUSSIONS
Although you are encouraged to share your point of view freely, when posting to any discussion, you must remain civil. We all know how easy it is to say something online that you wouldn’t say in person. Please think twice and don’t post anything hurtful to anyone. Since we will be discussing communication, people may share things that are personal and there is a good chance that you are going to read comments that you don’t agree with. Any sort of hostility, insults and name calling do little to communicate ideas and have strongly negative effects on our efforts to learn. Let’s start with kindness and compassion and treating each other with respect.
Alexis:
After reading the “Old Guy”. I feel his description of grief is accurate. From my experience of grief, I have felt waves of emotions as the years go by and the day of that loved one’s death can be very difficult. An example of a piece of wreckage for me would be photographs. An actual photograph that I can hold in my hand is what I like to return to. I think this article may help someone who is grieving by letting them know grieving is ok and natural. It is a hard thing to go through and there are people around you that love you. PART BThree things I could do to help someone grieving are listen to them, offer supportive things to help with like bringing over food, and let them know I care for them and I am here for them if they need me. What is something on the list that I think would have actually helped me when I was grieving and why? Something that could have helped me in a recent loss of my grandma would have been for my close family to give me time to actually grieve. I felt like they expected me to just move on with life and get back to the normal tasks of life. i.e, cooking, cleaning, etc Although losing my grandma was not a sudden loss, It still is a loss and it would have been nice to take a lil time to grieve without the expectations of family.