Start of S2T2

 For the final you must know:

1. The definition of theory
2. The definition of thesis
3. The definition of system
4. The definition of system thinking
5. The Five Fs
6. The definition of focus
7. The definition of topic
8. The definition of theme
9. The definition of form
10. The definition of MLA
11. The definition of filler
12. The definition of flow
13. The definition of roadmap
14. The definition of signpost
15. The definition of transitions
16. The definition of feeling
17. The Six Stages
18. The definition of the wondering stage
19. The definition of the preparing stage
20. The definition of the planning stage
21. The definition of an outline
22. The definition of reading at the high school level
23. The definition of reading at the pre-university level
24. The definition of the drafting stage
25. The definition of the revising stage
26. The reason why revising is the most important part of the writing process
27. What is meant by the expression that “writing is thinking made visible,” and connecting this to the process of revision
28. The definition of editing
29. The definition of publishing
30. The definition of scholar
31. The definition of scholarship
32. The definition of knowledge
33. The meaning of the expression “production of knowledge”
34. The elements of a system
35. The definition of boundary
36. The definition of inputs
37. The definition of outputs
38. The definition of components
39. The definition of function
40. The levels of analysis
41. The definition of analytical description
42. The definition of analytical explanation
43. The definition of analytical connection
44. The definition of analytical reflection
45. The definition of metacognition
46. The definition of synthesis
47. The definition of the reading process
48. The definition of the writing process
49. The connection of reading, writing, and thinking
50. The definition of topic
51. The definition of theme
52. The definition of focussing question
53. The definition of thesis statement
54. The definition of subpoint
55. The definition of indentation
56. The definition of paragraph
57. The definition of section
58. The definition of expository essay
59. The definition of textual analysis essay
60. The definition of persuasive essay
61. The definition of argumentative essay
62. The definition of compare and contrast essay
63. The definition of “zone of proximal development”
64. The definition of “approximation with intensification”
65. The definition of “learning theory”
66. The definition of “human development”
67. The definition of proximal
68. The definition of model
69. The definition of research
70. The definition of power
71. The definition of respect
72. The definition of dignity
73. The definition of MLA
74. The definition of “in text citation”
75. The definition of text

For the final you must do:

1. Use MLA format to write essays, reflections, and learning stories 
2. Describe and explain, with specific plan language details based on documentation and other evidence, your own learning (and apply this to the learning models and the process for reading and writing at the high school and/or pre-university level)
3. Write two in-class essays (apply the process, evidence of all stages, metacognition of how/why you made thinking visible); these are: expository essay and textual analysis essay)
4. Using Essay 3 as your evidence, describe and explain how and why you wrote a textual analysis essay (this will include a summary of your theory of the text)
5. High school and/or pre-university reading (show evidence of the process, demonstrate that you understand and can explain the text, show that you connected and reflected, demonstrate note taking, demonstrate in-text citation)
6. Develop and support your own theory of narrative
7. Develop and support your own theory of learning

For the final you must explain:

1. How writing is thinking made visible 
2. Why learning to write well makes you more powerful 
3. Why learning to write well makes you smarter 
4. Why learning to write well makes you more attractive 
5. How writing an essay teaches high school and/or pre-university reading 
6. How to develop and support a high school and/or pre-university thesis 
7. Why theory matters 
8. How to use theory 
9. Why metacognition improves performance and your level of understanding 
10. How to use synthesis 
11. How themes help you connect a text to what matters to you