WRT120 Effective Writing I    

               The Task of Education



Writing Assignments

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Analysis IV, Writing Assignment 7

How can Freire's notion of teaching and learning help Percy's project achieve its task? If the task of education involves, according to Percy, a student knowing that he has a fight on his hands, then what can a teacher do to help this process?
I'm looking for brainstorming and idea generation. Rather than a proper paragraph, write two or three sentences about one or two ways that Freire's teacher can help address this problem.
Unless God intervenes, due on D2L dropbox and discussion, on Monday 29 October.

Analysis III, Writing Assignment 6

What does does the Guanajuato adventure explain about Percy's theory of learning, and how does this mean that learning must work for Percy?
Your response should be structured in the following way: (1) an initial paragraph, wherein you provide your thesis about how learning occurs in Percy's method, and (2) a supporting paragraph, that gathers evidence from the text to support your assertions and link it to details. Quote Percy, and use page numbers to source his ideas like this: (2).

Your total analysis must be between 200 and 300 words. Please submit a copy (a) to the D2L dropbox before 1pm Wednesday 17 October, and (b) to the appropriate discussion forum topic.

Writing Assignment 5

Your rough draft for Essay I is writing assignment 5, due in Dropbox and on the Discussion Forum. See the essay assignment for details.

Writing Assignment 4

Your thesis for Essay I counts as writing assignment 4, due in Dropbox and on the Discussion Forum. See the essay assignmemnt for details.

Analysis II

How does Praxis use connections to produce learning? Use evidence from Freire's essay in order to support the notion that learning requires praxis.
Your response should be structured in the following way: (1) an initial paragraph, wherein you provide your thesis about how praxis uses connectability to forge learning and (2) a supporting paragraph, that gathers evidence from the text to support your assertions. Quote Freire, and use page numbers to source his ideas like this: (2).

Your total analysis must be between 200 and 300 words. Please submit a copy (a) to the D2L dropbox before 1pm Monday, and (b) to the appropriate discussion forum topic.

Analysis I

Why does learning require connections? Use evidence from Freire's essay in order to support the notion that learning requires learners to forge connections between disconnected entities.
Your response should be structured in the following way: (1) an initial paragraph, wherein you provide your thesis and regarding the rationale for connections (and why those connections are necessary for learning) and (2) a supporting paragraph, that gathers evidence from the text to support your assertions. Quote Freire, and use page numbers to source his ideas like this: (2).

Your total analysis must be between 175 and 250 words. Please submit a copy (a) to the D2L dropbox before 10pm Sunday, and (b) to the discussion forum topic entitled "Analysis I".

A Scavenger Hunt for F.H.Green Library, due via Dropbox at 11:59 pm, Sunday 02 September
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