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Evaluating a new ESL curriculum through quasi-experimental design in Hutchinson schools

Hutchinson school district wants to investigate the effectiveness of a new curriculum designed at teaching English as a second language to elementary students. The design for the study will be a quasi-experimental design (Creswell, 2012).

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Other Undergraduate 846 words

Conscription in Canada During World War Two: For and Against

Explores why Canadians supported or opposed conscription in WWII, examining French-English divisions, Mackenzie King's politics, and wartime home front loyalty.

History

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Essay Undergraduate 653 words

Second Language Acquisition Through Songs and Games

Explores how Dr. Seuss stories and classroom games help ESL students internalize English grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation through play-based learning.

Education

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Essay Undergraduate 699 words

Thomas More's Refusal to Sign the Oath of Supremacy

Explores why Thomas More refused to sign the oath naming Henry VIII Supreme Head of the English Church, examining loyalty, conscience, and moral conviction.

History

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Essay Graduate 879 words

Narrative Policy Framework for LEP Mental Health Disparities

Explores how the Narrative Policy Framework can guide advocacy to reduce mental health disparities among Limited English Proficiency individuals in the US.

Health

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Reflection Paper Undergraduate 776 words

SOLOM Assessment: Observing ELL Oral Language Proficiency

A classroom observation using the SOLOM matrix to assess a Spanish-speaking ELL student's oral English proficiency, instructional strategies, and performance evaluation.

Education

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Race and identity in the literary works of Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka in the trajectory and changes of his personal biography as well as in the broader schema of the American and English literary traditions.

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White's historical roots of the ecological crisis

According to White, the word etymology first appeared in the English language in the year 1873. He traced the etymology of ecology back to the marriage of theoretical and sophisticated science to the empirical technology about four generations ago (1203).

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Parallel afflictions and retribution in King Lear and Gloucester

One of the most interesting parallels in William Shakespeare's tragic play King Lear (beginning on page 1143 of the Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. I) is that between the title character and the Earl of Gloucester in regards to their children.

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Improving ESL literacy outcomes through parental engagement and classroom support

In its most basic form, ESL is a program for non-native English speakers to rapidly acquire the necessary communication skills in English to allow them to pursue their advanced studies at the university level.

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