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State Aid N 663/2009; Second Prolongation Of The Measures For Credit Institutions And Insurance Companies In Austria, N 557/2008, European Commission

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Bayernlb's Owners Approve Key Measures To Strengthen The Bank's Capital Base And Determine Its Future Strategy, Bayerische Landesbank

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Xx Financial Stability Review 2009

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Kontihene, Bronx African American History Project

Oral Histories

Interviewee: Kontihene

Interviewer: Dr. Jane Edward, Kojo Ampa, Kareem Salifu, Dr. Mark Niason

Summarized by Sheina Ledesma

Kontihene is a Ghanaian Hip Hop musician who has lived in the Bronx since 2004. Kontihene describes his own music as being Afro-Pop or Hip-Life because it combines lively beats with traditional Ashanti folk music from Ghana. Kontihene grew up in Ghanaian town called Kumasi with his parents and two sisters. His love for music developed at a very young age. By age ten he was already writing poems and songs that discussed his family life. Encouraged and mentored by a local musician …

Working For And With Latino/Latina Immigrant Newcomers In The English Language Arts Classroom, Bernadette Musetti, Spencer Salas, Theresa Perez

Faculty and Research Publications

The article discusses how the English language arts practitioners work with the Latin immigrants who are newcomers in learning English language in middle and high school in the U.S. Accordingly, practitioners provide more instructional time to contextualized learning and literacy on first and second language and advocate them to attain a high level of literacy. Moreover, it states that the literacy development of the newcomers must be anchored in patience, flexibility and conscientiousness.

Austria: How The State Succeeded, Markus Fellner, Paul Luiki

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Dexia Issues Statement Regarding Governments' Rescue Plan, Dow Jones International News

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The Play Is A Mirror: Looking At Human Nature In Romeo And Juliet [9th Grade], Melissa Manny

Understanding by Design: Complete Collection

Since reading Shakespeare for the first time often causes students to doubt themselves or quit from frustration, the purpose of this unit is to support students throughout the reading process so that they learn to appreciate drama as a means for better understanding themselves, rather than letting it defeat them from the beginning. Through an examination of character motivations, in addition to the language and dramatic conventions Shakespeare uses to bring their stories to life on stage, students will experience theatre as a mirror that reflects their own struggles and desires back to them. The relationship between the audience’s reaction …

Photographic Eye: Capturing The Moment Through Personal Narrative [8th-9th Grade], Amy Anderson

Understanding by Design: Complete Collection

Students will explore the connections between the writing process, art and memory. Through the lens of photography and art, they will refine and publish a “moment in time” personal narrative. This unit was created for the beginning of the school year, and serves the dual purpose of reviewing the writing process and helping students create meaningful connections with each other. Learning culminates as students produce and present a literary magazine celebrating their work.

The Nature Of Narratives [10th Grade], Devon Erlich

Understanding by Design: Complete Collection

In this unit students will read five narratives (both fiction and nonfiction) that have a common theme of sacrifice. The readings will provide them with the opportunity to uncover the understandings that sacrifices occur on a daily basis in our world, in our lives, and in our literature. Additionally, the students will have the opportunity to understand that authors write narratives with a message in mind, and effectively conveying this message requires a purposeful use of literary elements, organization, and diction. As the unit progresses, students will be able to answer the question, “What is a narrative?” And “How do …

Making Writing Personal [6th Grade], Kathleen Fenske

Understanding by Design: Complete Collection

In this unit, students will view nonfiction and fiction as a commentary on an author’s personal life and on society, particularly the life of a migrant worker. Students will also begin to view writing as a process and as a reflection of self. Students will begin the unit by delving into the following questions: How does literature reflect a culture or time period? What can we learn from the past? To what extent can fiction reveal truth? Should a story teach you something? Why write? Why share personal experiences in writing? What makes writing worth reading? Through these questions, students …

Grades 3-5 Genres In Literature, Angela Imbriano

English

This is an English language arts lesson for grades three through five on studying genres in literature. Through this lesson students will gain an understanding of the literary elements of each genre, improve comprehension by interpreting, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating written text in order to categorize. Students will also be able to identify characteristics of different genres, select genres that interest them, and be able to compare and contrast different works of literature with each other. This lesson spans over ten days and offers a variety of projects using a tic-tack-toe chart on three tiered levels where students can choose …

Grades 2-4 Publishing Writing, Maria Cirello

English

This is an English language arts lesson for second through fourth graders (Grades 2-4) on publishing writing. Through this lesson, students will be able to respond to literature by socially interacting with their peers, gain an understanding of a tagline story through this lesson. In addition, they will come up with their own tagline story/poem/song/script. The lesson is tiered into three levels where students are grouped by ability. In each level students will receive a task card and can choose the activity that is of most interest to them.

Eng Schedule, English Department

Fall 2009

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Eng 3001-003: Race, Class, And Gender In The Professional Workplace, Tim Engles

Fall 2009

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Eng 3903-001: Women, Literature, And Language: The Memoir, Daiva Markelis

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 1000-001: Fundamental English, Tim Taylor

Fall 2009

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Eng 1000-003: Fundamental English, Denise Preston

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 1001g-001-020-037: Composition And Language, Lynanne Page

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 1001g-004: Composition And Language, John Martone

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-008-036-049: Composition And Language, Lucinda Berry

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 1001g-021-066: Composition And Language, Tammy Veach

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 1001g-034: Composition And Language, Debra Valentino

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 5003-001: Revenge Tragedy, Chris Wixson

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 4903-001: Young Adult Literature, Fern Kory

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 5007-001: Composition Theories And Pedagogies, Terri Fredrick

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 4765-001: Professional Editing, Terri Fredrick

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.

Eng 4300-4390-003-097: Senior Seminar: Language And Gender, Buck

Fall 2009

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Eng 4300-4390-001-099: War Stories, John Kilgore

Fall 2009

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Eng 1001g-039-045: Composition And Language, Keith Spear

Fall 2009

No abstract provided.