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McKamey argues that the most important skill for a teacher is his or her ability to build trust with a student, which develops when students can sense that the educator is willing to hear their ideas, thoughts, and musings despite their challenges with grammar, low grades, or test scores in previous classes. This doesn't mean that teachers need to cushion their feedback with fake praise, but it does mean, she thinks, that schools should help teachers develop skills to recognize what all students, including those who might be considered "low achieving," do in their classrooms-instead of focusing mostly on what they don't do or know. (A educator witnessed school desegregation and resegregation/ "Just because I struggle with some grammar rules doesn't mean I can't think deeply," says one of McKamey's former students, Ajanee Greene, who's now 2013 141 use appropriate in-text citations, but you do not need to include a works-cited page. Short Essay 1: For this essay, you should choose one of the readings in the "Short Essay 1" folder (in the "Readings" folder of the Course Content area). Look at how the writer uses paragraphs to organize their arguments and to guide the reader. Choose a section of the essay and explain how each paragraph or group of paragraphs guides the reader and organizes the writer's information. The 500-word limit will likely prevent you from explaining the paragraphing of the entire essay, so you should instead choose a section to focus on and explain how it exemplifies the writer's use of paragraphs For an example of this, see Module 3. Short Essay 2: For this essay you will be explaining the role of citation format in an essay's structure and meaning. For this essay you will use the two sample essays for MLA and APA citations in sections MLA-5b and APA-5b of A Canadian Writer's Reference. Read the two essays and examine how each one uses and cites external sources. What are some of the key differences in McKamey argues that the most important skill for a teacher is his or her ability to build trust with a student, which develops when students can sense that the educator is willing to hear their ideas, thoughts, and musings despite their challenges with grammar, low grades, or test scores in previous classes. This doesn't mean that teachers need to cushion their feedback with fake praise, but it does mean, she thinks, that schools should help teachers develop skills to recognize what all students, including those who might be considered "low achieving," do in their classrooms-instead of focusing mostly on what they don't do or know. (A educator witnessed school desegregation and resegregation/ "Just because I struggle with some grammar rules doesn't mean I can't think deeply," says one of McKamey's former students, Ajanee Greene, who's now 2013 141 use appropriate in-text citations, but you do not need to include a works-cited page. Short Essay 1: For this essay, you should choose one of the readings in the "Short Essay 1" folder (in the "Readings" folder of the Course Content area). Look at how the writer uses paragraphs to organize their arguments and to guide the reader. Choose a section of the essay and explain how each paragraph or group of paragraphs guides the reader and organizes the writer's information. The 500-word limit will likely prevent you from explaining the paragraphing of the entire essay, so you should instead choose a section to focus on and explain how it exemplifies the writer's use of paragraphs For an example of this, see Module 3. Short Essay 2: For this essay you will be explaining the role of citation format in an essay's structure and meaning. For this essay you will use the two sample essays for MLA and APA citations in sections MLA-5b and APA-5b of A Canadian Writer's Reference. Read the two essays and examine how each one uses and cites external sources. What are some of the key differences in

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