(1) Writing in your subject: Students learn to write by writing. Research indicates that
students write more when using a computer than when writing by hand.
Develop a
computer-based writing assignment relevant to the theme of your portfolio. Explain
how this assignment will promote writing skills through the use of computer based
resources.
There are a lot of different colors in the shadows of these paintings, so they will have to
make a lot of visual observations and that should give them a lot to think about and
physical color to reference for their writing. I would probably model this with a Monet
painting. Both in the writing and mixing of the colors.
(1) Writing in your subject: Students learn to write by writing. Research indicates that
students write more when using a computer than when writing by hand.
Develop a
computer-based writing assignment relevant to the theme of your portfolio. Explain
how this assignment will promote writing skills through the use of computer based
resources.
Upper level painting assignment.- THE ART OF SEEING LIGHT AND COLOR
One of the impressionist (Claude Monet) observed light in nature and learned that
shadows are not just black or grey like everyone thinks. Shadows are actually the
opposite or "complimentary" color of either the object that is casting a shadow or the
opposite of the surrounding color. This is because of how complex the reflections of light
are. So a yellow fence might have a purple shadow but not just regular purple, they
would add a little bit of yellow from the fence to make the purple a little bit dull or
darker. Or Perhaps the field is golden (yellowish) he might make the shadows on the
field lavender (a lighter purple) See if you can find what color the shadows are in these
paintings, are there more then just one color? What do you see and why do you think the
artist used more than the one complimentary color that I told you about? Use complete
sentences to describe each painting and at which part you are looking. Be specific, If you
see egg yellow ,(yellow-orange) don’t just say yellow. How would you mix the colors of
each of your observations. Use paragraph form. Describe the shadows of each painting.
This exercise in awareness will increase your ability to understand color tremendously.
And appreciate Monet’s paintings for the works of genius that they are. And remember ,
he figured this out no one taught him this.
Claude Monet- Haystacks
Monet- Haystack
Monet Haystack
Monet- Bridge ser
Monet –Still Life
Monet Haystack
(2) Editing: Research indicates that students edit and revise more when writing on a
computer than when writing by hand.
Use the footnote feature to identify all of the
mistakes you can find in this document without the aid of a grammar checker, and repeat
with the aid of a grammar checker.
Errors I found without the use of a grammar checker.
The causes of the Revolutionary Warr1 was 2that the3 the English put
tacks in4 their tea. Also, the colonists would send their parcels through the post
without stamps. During the War. 5the Red Coats and Paul Revere was6 throwing
balls7 over stonewalls8. The dogs were barking and peacocks crowing. Finally
1
War- only one r
were –past tense
3
only one “the”
4
on –wrong preposition
5
wrong punctuation-needs a comma
6
were-past tense
7
cannonball-left out part of compound word
8
stonewalls-compound word took out space
2
the colonists won and no longer had too pay for taxis 9 . delegates from the
original 13 states formed an Contented 10Congress. Thomas Jefferson and
Benjamin Franklin were two 11singers 12of the Declaration of Independence.
Franklin declared "A horse divided against itself cannot stand." Franklin died in
1790 and is still dead. Soon the Constitution of the united states was adopted
to secure domestic hostility13. Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest
Precedent. 14Lincoln's mother died in infancy, and 15he was born in a log cabin
that he built with his own hands. Lincoln said,: "in onion16 there is great
strength."
Errors I found with the use of a grammar checker.
The causes of the Revolutionary War was that the English put tacks in
their tea. Also, the colonists would send their parcels through the post without
stamps. During the War. the Red Coats and Paul Revere was throwing balls
over stonewalls. The dogs were barking and peacocks crowing. Finally the
colonists won and no longer had too pay for taxis . delegates from the original 13
states formed an Contented Congress. Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin
were two singers of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin declared "A
horse17 divided against itself cannot stand." Franklin died in 1790 and is still
dead. Soon the Constitution of the united states 18was adopted to secure
domestic hostility19. Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest Precedent.
Lincoln's mother died in infancy20, and he was born in a log cabin that he built
with his own hands. Lincoln said,: "in onion there is great strength."
What kinds of errors are generally not detected by the software? Give examples. Would
you encourage your students to use a grammar/style checker? If so, explain how it might
be best employed. If not, explain why not.
Use of vocabulary, capitalization, past or present tense, sentence meaning can all be
overlooked by the checker. It is best used for typos, spacing, or misspelled words. I think
9
taxes- not taxis
a continental congress not contented
11
two-misspelled
12
signers- not singer
13
tranquility not hostility
14
president-typo
15
run on sentence use period and delete and
16
union
17
house -typo
18
proper noun-capitalize United States
19
wrong word –should be tranquility
20
when he was an infant
10
it’s a good idea to take advantage of what it does have to offer. However children need to
realize that it doesn’t take the place of knowing the rules or how to structure a sentence.
It’s also important to stress that knowing phonics and knowing how to spell is very
important because unless your pretty close the program can completely miss what it is
your trying to spell. I like the immediate feedback. I believe it implements a type of
learning important to developing minds.
(3) Analysis of your textbook: Readability is a measure of the comprehensibility or
understandability of written text. There are many methods and formulas for determining
readability and the related reading age. Teachers should be aware of the readability level
of their text as well as the reading level of their students.
Scan three or more
paragraphs from your textbook into a word processor file using OCR software. Perform a
document check and readability estimate on the text and include the results in your
portfolio.
Artcyclopedia
Artists by Movement:
Impressionism
Centered in France, 1860's to 1880's
Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of
painting which began in France as a reaction against
the restrictions and conventions of the dominant
Academic art. Its naturalistic and down-to-earth
treatment of its subject matter, most commonly
landscapes, has its roots in the French Realism of
Camille Corot and others.
The movement's name was derived from Monet's early
work, Impression: Sunrise, which was singled out for
criticism by Louis Leroy upon its exhibition.
The hallmark of the style is the attempt to capture the
subjective impression of light in a scene.
The core of the earliest Impressionist group was made
up of Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley and Pierre-Auguste
Renoir. Others associated with this period were Camille
Pissarro, Frederic Bazille, Edgar Degas, Gustave
Caillebotte, Edouard Manet, and the American Mary
Cassatt.
The Impressionist style was probably the single most
successful and identifiable "movement" ever, and is
still widely practiced today. But as an intellectual
school it faded towards the end of the 19th century,
branching out into a variety of successive movements
which are generally grouped under the term PostImpressionism.
This readability is at a 12th grade level which would be appropriate for upper level high
school art students.
According to the computer-generated readability estimates, does this text appear to be
appropriate for your students? Explain. (Note: In some programs, document analysis
appears at the end of a grammar check).
If I were teaching high school art, it would be fine for my 12th graders. Perhaps even 11th
graders. The language seems pretty straight forward its more about their prior knowledge
of art history, artist names, and awareness of the various artist’s style in order for it to
make sense. I would show examples of all the artist mentioned before putting it into
context for students to read. There are always students that can grasp things without help,
but even then most do better if they have prior knowledge to relate to what they are
learning.
(4) Equations: Many teachers have the need to incorporate equations into handouts, tests
and notes. Equation editors allow you to make equations and then export them as
graphics to word processors.
Use an Equation Editor to create two or more complex
equations from your discipline. If your discipline does not use many equations, you may
select from the following list.
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(5) Word relationships : English dictionaries contain more than 250,000 words, while
Spanish dictionaries contain approximately 100,000 words, and most other languages
have far fewer. English has an extensive vocabulary and many synonyms. This can cause
difficulties for English learners. An electronic thesaurus may be used to help students
understand the complex relationship within the English lexicon.
Using a thesaurus,
paraphrase the preamble of the Constitution. Include at least ten logical substitutions for
the original words. You may use the built-in thesaurus (Tools/Language/Thesaurus) in
Word or internet resources such as Merriam Webster's Dictionary & Thesaurus, or
Roget's Thesaurus. Describe (with an example) how you can use a thesaurus when trying
to explain the meanings of difficult words to your students
A Thesaurus is one of the best ways to expand your understanding of the meaning of a
word., even those that aren’t that difficult, you can learn other choices for a more unusual
way of saying something. Sometimes its very hard to think of all the different words you
could use to describe a difficult word, the thesaurus does it for you. It’s brilliant really.
In this paragraph I will use a thesaurus to show just how many different words you could
use and still have a similar meaning, but increasing your vocabulary all the while.
(tools/language/thesaurus)
As tranquil (calm, serene, peaceful, still relaxing, quiet, restful, soothing) as a mill-pond,
the Thames has a wonderfully reflective quality, transforming stark (bleak, bare, barren,
desolate, harsh, austere, severe) detail and harsh outline into soft iridescent (shimmering,
sparkling, gleaming, glistening, flickering) images. The London skies have attracted
many painters, each trying to capture the rapidly changing cloud formations and hues,
seemingly peculiar( odd, strange, weird, unusual, irregular, uncharacteristic, atypical) to
this great city. The long sunsets are a special feature, the skies turning deep saffron (a
deep bright yellow)or vivid violet.
opening: We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Coming
together, set up fairness, insure national Calm, supply for the common protection
defense, promote the general Welfare, and make safe the Blessings of freedom to
ourselves and all our future generations , do command and begin this foundation for the
United States of America.
.
(6) Mastering Content Vocabulary: Although modern English has the largest and most
complex lexicon of any language in history, the meanings of many words can be
determined if one knows the common prefixes, suffixes and root words. Knowledge of
such morphemes is particularly useful for English learners who face the formidable
challenge of mastering English vocabulary, with all of its many nuances. According to
Richard E. Hodges of the University of Puget Sound ("Improving Spelling and
Vocabulary in the Secondary School; 1982, p 30) ,“If you were to examine the 20,000
most used English words, you would find that about 5,000 of them contain prefixes and
that 82 percent (about 4,100) of those words use one of only fourteen different prefixes
out of all the available prefixes in the language.” Thus, if students master these prefixes,
they will know clues to the meanings of thousands of words." *TPE-tip. TPE 7 requires
teachers to "implement an instructional program that facilitates English language
development, including reading, writing, listening and speaking skills" You may wish to
develop a root-word bank for the subject you teach and show how it facilitates
vocabulary development (TPE-7)
Identify five words commonly used in your subject.
Identify one or more prefixes, suffixes or roots from each. Use an online dictionary to
identify 5 or more other words in the English language that use these morphemes as per
the example. When searching, you will need to use standard wildcards: *=multiple
characters; ?=single character.
Root
dict- (from dictionary)
reredos
impressionism
impasto
monotype
duotone
Meaning
Five or more related words
that share this root
tell, pronounce
dictator (one whose word is
law), diction (enunciation),
edict (a formal
pronouncement or
command.), dictum (an
authoritative, often formal
pronouncement), dictate (to
say or read aloud to be
recorded or written by
another)
To do again
Re-create, re-claim, re-echo,
recoil( go back into a coil),
remark
A suffix indicating an act, a Fauvism (artist painting in
process, the result of an act the fauvist style), Surrealism
or process, a state; also, a
(unreal imagery in a realistic
characteristic(as a theory,
style), accidentalism, elitism,
doctrine, idiom, etc.) as,
capitalism
baptism , organism,
socialism
Italian feminine form
Contralto (lowest female
voice), ditto, annatto( a tree
that produces a yellow-red
dye)
A subdivision of a certain Stereotype, phenotype,
kind of thing
silent-type, algebraic-type,
arch-type, analytical-type,
A specific Color or sound Baritone( mid-low range
Greek” tonos” tension
male voice, intone(speak
with musical fluctuations)
ecotone where two eco
systems meet (the land meets
the sea)
English has acquired words from many languages as seen in this story. It is helpful to
show students these foreign words and cognates so they can better understand the
historical relationship between English and other languages and look for cognates when
learning new terms. Translate 5 or more words from your discipline into each of four
languages using Sherlock, Logos or other resources. Include the translations in your
portfolio. Identify cogantes and explain how you can use them to help students master
English.
English-Lithography-Greek lithos, “stone”; graphein, “to write” German process of
printing
Spanish-litografia, French-lithographie, German-lithography, Italian-litografia
English-Positive, French -positif, Italian-positivo, German-positiv, Spanish-positivo
English-Negative, -French-negatif, German- negativ, Italian-negativo, Spanish-negativo
English-glaze, Italian-glassa, German-Glasur, French-lustre, Spanish-lustre
English-blend, Spanish-mezcla, Italian-miscela, French-milange, German mischung
One way to interest students in the significance of words is to have them study the
meaning of their own names. Identify the meaning of five common first names of
students in your class.
Frederick-German means “Peaceful ruler”
Antoinette-Feminine pet form of Antoine, French queen of France
Edith- old English rich, blessed combined with war
Giovanni-Italian version of Johannes
Teresa-Greek (theros) means summer, and “to harvest”
Keanu-“cool breeze” in Hawaiian
Richard-means “brave power” Germanic
Mary- theories only, “sea of bitterness”,”rebelliousness
(8) Communicating with English Learners and their families: Southern California is
home to a very diverse population, many of whom are immigrants from non-English
speaking countries. Translation programs can help break down some of the language
barriers between teachers, their students, and the families of these students.
Use
translation software (such as Sherlock, FreeTranslation.com or AltaVista Translation
Service) to translate a simple document from your class into one or more languages
spoken by students in your class. If possible, show this to someone who is fluent in
English and the language into which you have translated it, and explain any potential
problems.
Impressionism is a light, spontaneous manner of painting which began in France as a
reaction against the restrictions and conventions of the dominant Academic art. Its
naturalistic and down-to-earth treatment of its subject matter, most commonly
landscapes, has its roots in the French Realism of Camille Corot and others.
The movement's name was derived from Monet's early work, Impression: Sunrise, which
was singled out for criticism by Louis Leroy upon its exhibition.
The hallmark of the style is the attempt to capture the subjective impression of light in a
scene.
The core of the earliest Impressionist group was made up of Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley
and Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Others associated with this period were Camille Pissarro,
Frederic Bazille, Edgar Degas, Gustave Caillebotte, Edouard Manet, and the American
Mary Cassatt.
The Impressionist style was probably the single most successful and identifiable
"movement" ever, and is still widely practiced today. But as an intellectual school it
faded towards the end of the 19th century, branching out into a variety of successive
movements which are generally grouped under the term Post-Impressionism.
Il impressionism è una luce, modo spontaneo della pittura che ha
cominciato in Francia come reazione contro le limitazioni e le
convenzioni dell'arte Accademica dominante. Il relativo trattamento
del relativo tema, il più comunemente paesaggi della giù-$$$-TERRA e
naturalistic, ha relative radici nel realismo francese di Camille
Corot ed altri.
Il nome del movimento è stato derivato dal lavoro in anticipo del
Monet, impressione: Alba, che è stata scelta per la critica da Louis
Leroy sulla relativa mostra.
L'marchio di garanzia dello stile è il tentativo di bloccare
l'impressione soggettiva di luce in una scena.
Il nucleo del gruppo impressionist più in anticipo si è composto di
Claude Monet, di Alfred Sisley e di Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Altri
connessi con questo periodo erano Camille Pissarro, Frederic Bazille,
Edgar degassano, Gustave Caillebotte, Edouard Manet e la Mary
americana Cassatt.
Lo stile impressionist era mai probabilmente il singolo "movimento"
più riuscito e più identificabile ed ancora ampiamente si esercita
in oggi. Ma come una scuola intellettuale esso si è sbiadita verso la
conclusione del diciannovesimo secolo, ramificandosi fuori in una
varietà di movimenti successivi che sono raggruppati generalmente
sotto il Alberino-post-Impressionism di termine.
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