RESUME Q & A

What is a resume?

A resume is a written summary of your qualifications, skills, and work-related experience.

Do colleges look at resumes?

The Short answer is YES! Your activity resume will be a key element in your college applications (and even applications for some honor societies, scholarships, and summer programs). Of the roughly 900 colleges that accept the Common Application, about ⅓ provide you with the opportunity to upload your résumé. 

Should students have a resume by High School?

Yes, top tier students should be familiar with resume writing and have a master resume from which to draw pertinent information.

Students need a resume to apply to college, for scholarships, employment, and internships. Your resume is an important marketing tool. A well-written high school resume represents your character, your skills and accomplishments, and how you spend your time

I do not have a lot of real world experience. How can I craft a viable resume?

Some action words that you can use in your the resume include: observed, organized, assisted, developed, trained, tutored, and researched. Although your real-life work experience is likely minimal, you can creatively convey expertise.

How long should a resume be?

For most candidates, a resume should be only one page. Be brief and concise with anything you write on your resume. Draw information from your master resume. Customize your resume for the job you're applying for and include only relevant experience. If you've done everything right, you shouldn't get past one page.

What is a master resume?

A master resume is the "long version" of your experiences, education, awards, achievements, community service history, volunteer work, team and individual competitions, and serious interests. If you diligently keep this up to date, customizing a resume for different endeavors will be a much simpler process.

Example HOOKS Essay

Hooks to Inspire

by

Andre R.

A professor asked a student what inspired him to write his essay. The student replied, “The due date.” This joke certainly grabs a reader’s attention. That is what a hook is supposed to do. There are five types of hooks to use in an essay which include, the inverted pyramid, a fact, an anecdote, a rhetorical question, or a bold pronouncement.

The first type of great hook is called the inverted pyramid. It can be thought of as an upside down pyramid. The top is the hook, and the hook slowly narrows down to the thesis with the middle as a transition sentence. Using the example of The Odyssey, you might write: “Usually, you would offer hospitality with love and care, but in The Odyssey, people think from a different perspective. In The Odyssey, people show hospitality because of fear. One theme in The Odyssey by Homer is that fear can control you.” 

The next type of hook to use in your essay is stating a fact or a statistic from a reliable source about what you are writing. Starting your essay with a fact or an interesting statistic really draws the interest of the reader. Again, using an example of The Odyssey: “In The Odyssey, hospitality is a sign of respect for the gods which is an important value according to an IPL.org article on the role of hospitality. Some people learned this the hard way which resulted in their death. This caused fear to spread among the others. One theme in The Odyssey by Homer is that fear can control you.”

The third type of hook you should use in your essay is grabbing the audience's attention by using an anecdote or a personal experience. An anecdote is a small story that explains a point that you are trying to make. For example, “When someone knocks on your door for water, you hand them water but you do not invite them in. We have to be careful of strangers but we still hand them water out of love for our fellow man. In Ancient Greece, you would invite them in, supply them with food and water, and offer a place to sleep. This was because of xenia. Xenia means hospitality which Ancient Greece offered out of fear in case the guest was a god in disguise. One theme in The Odyssey by Homer is that fear can control you.” An anecdote draws the audience in just as a personal experience will.

The fourth type of hook that grabs the attention of the reader is using a rhetorical question. A rhetorical question asks the reader a question without wanting an answer. This type of hook is easy and often overused. Make sure to use this hook with caution. For example, “Do you offer xenia to strangers? What does it mean? Xenia is the Ancient Greek word for hospitality. It was offered out of fear. One theme in The Odyssey by Homer is that fear can control you.” 

The last type of great hook to use in your essay is a bold pronouncement. Stating a bold pronouncement immediately draws the attention of the reader. This causes the reader to be interested and keep reading. Here is an example, “Not letting even one stranger into your home when they knock will be the last thing you do. This was what the Ancient Greeks thought to be true. Believing this, Ancient Greeks handed over the key of their homes to fear. One theme in The Odyssey by Homer is that fear can control you.”

These five different types of hooks are important for a good essay. The most crucial hook to use is the inverted pyramid. All great students should know how to use all five of these inspirational hooks.

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A cool example of a fact or statistic:

The second hook is called fact or statistic. It is imperative that this hook be from a reliable source. If you used this type of hook, then your first paragraph might start: There are 660,000 people in the United States that use Airbnb. Air B&Bs are actually similar in some ways to the ancient Greek form of hospitality, called xenia. In Ancient Greece, people would let strangers into their homes, and supply them with food, shelter, and comfort. Unlike modern day Air B&Bs, the ancient Greek visitor would, in return, leave the host a gift. This ancient form of hospitality was called xenia. Xenia was not granted, as with modern Air B&B owners, out of care for fellow man, the hope to meet new and interesting people, or even to serve as a tour guide for a beloved city. Xenia was not even a small business venture as is often the case with Air B&B hosts. Xenia was rooted in fear. Ancient Greeks believed that strangers might be gods in disguise, and if they failed to show hospitality to the visitor, they might be punished.

Do Animals Have Language?

 

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Discreteness:   Language is built up from discrete units (signs, words, sounds) that can be combined in order to communicate new ideas. *2

What is meant by discreteness of human language?  A major difference between animal language and human language is the discreteness of human language. This refers to the uniqueness of the sounds used in human languages. Every language use a set of different sounds. Each of these sounds is different from the rest and are combined to form new meanings. A sound can be repeated, or combined with another to form a new meaning. But, animal languages do not have this feature of discreteness.*1

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Grammar:  a complex system of rules that indicate us how to combine such discrete units in our language. *2

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Displacement: refers to the ability to communicate about things or events that are distant in time or space

What is meant by displacement feature of human language?  A major difference between animal language and human language is the displacement feature of human language. It means that human language can overcome the limitations of time and space. Animal communication is designed for here and now. But, human language can relate to events removed in time and space.*1

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Productivity: refers to the ability to produce and understand an infinite number of messages by combining the units differently. *2

What is meant by productivity of human language?  A major difference between animal language and human language is the productivity of human language. This refers to the human ability to combine limited linguistic signs to produce new sentences and expressions. Animals are incapable of this as animal signals have fixed reference.*1

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Footnotes

*1Dr. Joseph Koyippally (College of Education, University of Hail)

239, English Department, College of Education, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia

from his class: ENG 252: Introduction to Linguistics  (Chapter 3: Properties of Language)

*2 Dr. Bishop

According to Dr Bishop there are animals who display some of the qualities, e.g. with their waggle dance, the bees exhibit the property of displacement and great apes like chimpanzee have learnt a modified sign language and demonstrated discreteness, as they are able to combine multiple signs into phrases. The video shows other examples of animal communication systems that display some of the qualities required to be considered a language but none actually gathers all four.

Sources

https://termcoord.eu/2017/04/video-fix-do-animals-have-language/

Introductions & Conclusions (& Titles) c

COMPARE/CONTRAST specific

INTRIGUING TITLES ARE ALWAYS A PLUS  
It will be connected to it in your conclusion's clincher!

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INTRODUCTION 

--> Your first sentence should be an grab attention & hook the audience’s interest.

--> The middle of the intro gives background, general, and/or basic information about your following paragraphs. It introduces the body of your essay.  

--> The last part of your introduction is your THESIS STATEMENT.  

In a Compare Contrast essay, it asserts your opinion.

Then the thesis statement tells your audience what your three paragraph points are. 

Remember: 

1) It states an opinion that explains why it is useful to put these two topics together in the first place. 

2) It summarizes your 3 body paragraphs’ points.

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Here is the formula:

THESIS STATEMENT (for Compare/Contrast Essay)

OPINION w/ reason for comparison + TWO TOPICS + TRANSITION WORD(S) + THREE POINTS (PARAGRAPHS)

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Here are some examples of thesis statements:

"A cat is a better pet for our family than a dog because cats require less maintenance, are more independent, and do not need to be walked."

Point /Paragraph 1: maintenance
Point /Paragraph 2: dependency
Point /Paragraph 3: do not need to be walked

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"New York City and San Francisco are both great cities, but for young professionals NYC is superior because of the job opportunities, social environment, and living conditions."

Point /Paragraph 1: job opportunities
Point /Paragraph 2: social environment
Point /Paragraph 3: living conditions

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"It is clear that online college courses make more sense than traditional on-site courses because there are less distractions, more flexibility and greater cost savings." 

Point /Paragraph 1: less distractions
Point /Paragraph 2: more flexibility
Point /Paragraph 3: greater cost savings

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The colors are for YOUR benefit -- do not use different colors in your essay.

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CONCLUSION (special clincher rule - last 2 sentences)

--> Briefly recap the three points (paragraphs). You can elaborate (slightly). Remember! No new arguments/reasons!

--> The last paragraph should also help your reader feel glad that they read your essay.

REMEMBER THE RULE FOR THE LAST TWO SENTENCES

--> One of the sentences should tell the reader, "the most significant" point in your essay.

--> One of the sentences should repeat, reflect, or refract the topic sentence (hook) AND @ least be part of your TITLE.   (TT/CC)

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Here is an example - Thank you for requesting this, Lillian! And thank you to Derica for letting me use parts of her essay as an example.

NOTE: Thesis statement: A pet cat is a better choice for a middle schooler than a pet dog based on shedding, price, and attention needed. 

EXAMPLE of a possible CONCLUSION 

(RE-CAP -->) For the typical middle school student, a pet cat is a much better choice than a pet dog. Shedding is not as much of a problem for cat owners.  Cats are more reasonably priced than dogs, and they also require much less attention than dogs.

(ADDED INTEREST / MAKE THE READER GLAD THEY READ) -->) Even the great poet, Carl Sandburg understood how wonderful cats are. He used a cat as a metaphor in his famous poem, Fog. 

"The fog comes

on little cat feet.

It sits looking

over harbor and city

on silent haunches

and then moves on."

The cat represents silence and beauty in this poem; the cat required no attention.

(MOST SIGNIFICANT STATEMENT -->) The most significant thing to remember about cats versus dogs as pets is that cats require much less attention.

(CLINCHER-->)  This sentence must repeat, reflect, or refract the topic sentence (the hook). 

SSJ Intro and Conclusion (for C/C Essay) DUE: 1-26-22

This is a paradigm for a C/C Essay in which one is preferred over the other.

Write your Introduction and Conclusion

Review your 3 body paragraphs . . . make any necessary changes. Do your work in your classroom doc. When perfected, copy and paste into homework doc attached to this email. 


Put the intro, 3 body paragraphs, and conclusion together -- paste onto the attached homework doc and submit.


The reminders about how to properly construct intros and conclusions:

https://e3writersmark.blogspot.com/2022/01/introductions-conclusions-titles.html

Practice for Class on 1-26-22

This is a paradigm for a C/C Essay in which one is preferred over the other.

There are 3 sections of a compare contrast thesis statement. 

A) opinion . . . . B) transition to paragraph synopses*  . . . . C) paragraph synopses*

Your job is to match the 3 sections in a way that makes sense.  Create 4 thesis statements using the section samples below. Use each example only one time and do not change any words.

A  + B + C

Copy and paste this into your SSJ doc.

A) 

• Walking and rock climbing are both excellent forms of exercise. However, it becomes clear that one of these is a much better lifetime exercise choice
• When choosing a toy for a pre-schooler, Tinker Toys are superior to Matchbox cars
• Pumpkin pie is a better dessert choice than chocolate cake
• It is clear that, for me, the career choice of graphic designer is preferable to teaching

B) 

• due to 
• after examining
• after researching
• because

C) 

• it is more nutritious, more seasonally festive, and easier to serve
• their educational value. cost, and ease of cleaning
• the average salary, the average weekly hours, and the opportunities for advancement
• the risk factors, the necessary equipment, and the the appropriate locations for both.

*A synopsis is a brief or condensed statement.

See It Through by Edgar Guest

 Recitation due February 2022 for Writers Mark classes. Exact date varies from class to class.

SSJ Compare and Contrast Essay DUE: 1-19-22

1) WE HAVE A NEW RECITATION! ​​See It Through

The recitation date will be February 2, 2022

Get a head start and begin memorizing!!

2) Remember that portfolios (completed to date) will be due at the end of February.

3) Essay Homework DUE: 1-19-22

Write a "3 body paragraph" compare and contrast essay.

We will add on the introduction and conclusion later.

Always remember to utilize sensory details in your descriptions.

Do your rough draft in your SSJ Google doc. When it is finished, copy and paste it into the homework doc that was mailed to you.

Stylistic Requirements:

Indicate 1 of every DRESS UP

Indicate 1 of each OPENER (@ least 5 of the OPENERs!!)

NO banned words, contractions, or dialogue

You MUST include your name and date stamp, a correct title block, and proper formatting

You MUST include a checklist. There is a checklist template included in the homework doc that was mailed to you.