Research two assessments that measure early literacy skills for young children in K-2. You may consider assessments currently in use.

Write 250-500 words describing the researched assessments used, how they are administered, and how the data is used to plan for instruction.

Create a pre-assessment and a post-assessment for the phonics and phonemic awareness lesson created in Topic 5. Include modifications to address identified differentiation.

Write a 500-750 word description of how you would utilize the pre-assessment and post-assessment results to plan instruction.

Use 3-5 scholarly resources supporting your research.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Using the short stories that we have read, find a common theme to write about. Examples could be love, revenge, tradition, women, etc..For example, you could write about innocence in “How I Met My Husband” and “The Lesson” You may write about 2-3 stories. You must have 3-5 in-text quotations and 2 block quotations. See Purdue OWL website if you do not know how to cite quotations. You must also quote a total of 2 outside research sources from the Mountain View library’s online database or actual books. No wikipedia or Googled documents, please. Papers must be a full 2-3pages in length (plus a works cited, which will be your 4th-5th page) and written completely in MLA style.

Stories:( Story of an hour, The Cask of Amontilldo, A good man is hard to find, The Necklace, Use Everyday, Roman Fever)

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 300–500 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions with your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas.

In 1962, a classic social psychology experiment was completed by Schachter and Singer. In the study, the researchers injected participants with a drug known to increase physiological arousal (increased heart rate, blood pressure, and energy). Only half of the participants were told about the drug’s effects in advance. The participants were then divided into two groups. The first group of participants was placed in a waiting room with nonstudy individuals who acted excitedly happy. The second group of participants was placed in a waiting room with nonstudy individuals who acted irritable. Interestingly, those participants who were not told about the drug’s effects beforehand responded to the drug in the same manner as the nonstudy individuals with whom they shared a waiting room. Participants waiting with happy individuals became happy, while participants waiting with irritable individuals became irritated (Schachter & Singer, 1962).

The Schachter and Singer study is believed to be evidence in support of Daryl J. Bem’s Self-Perception Theory. Bem’s theory suggests that when a person is experiencing vague or unknown internal stimuli (such as the increased heart rate and blood pressure mentioned in the study above), that person will then look outside him- or herself to clues within the environment. These external clues are then used to make an interpretation about how the person should feel or behave (Bem, 1972).

• Describe a situation from your own life or a situation you observed in which you or others responded primarily because of the behaviors, attitudes, or feelings of those around you.
  • Describe the situation in detail.
  • If you are using an example from your own experience, describe the internal stimuli that you were experiencing.
  • Describe the signals that you picked up on from the other people within your environment.
  • Looking back now, do you think that your interpretation of the situation could have changed if you had experienced a different environment at that time?
• Can you think of certain situations where this theory is more likely to occur?
• How might you apply your knowledge of this theory to the workplace?

Responses to Other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmates with a reply of 100 words about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, please consider the following questions:

• What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?
• What additional questions do you have after reading the posting?
• What clarification do you need regarding the posting?
• What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings?

References

Schachter, S., & Singer, J. E. (1962). Cognitive, social and psychological determinants of emotional states. Psychological Review, 69, 379–399

Bem, D. J. (1972). Self-perception theory. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology. New York, NY: Academic Press.

At the inception of unions, its members consisted of “blue-collar”
workers concentrated in the manufacturing sector. Today, only about 35%
of union members remain in this sector, which requires unions to expand
beyond manufacturing to broaden their membership ranks.

In a two-to-three page paper to submit to your instructor, detail
the following in relation to the changing landscape of unions:

• Discuss how union membership has evolved over the past century.
• Evaluate how unions have modified their philosophy to accommodate this shifting landscape.
• Propose two reforms unions should consider to broaden
  their appeal to a workplace environment that is becoming less dependent
  on the manufacturing sector and in which companies can more easily shift
  operations overseas to take advantage of lower wage rates.

Legal
Operations in International Business

Part 1

Currently, you are definitely living and existing in a
global economy, and business is no longer merely conducted with individuals and
businesses in a close geographic location. Consumers and businesses are dealing
with others from all corners of the world. This brings about certain challenges
to the business regarding the sales process. 

Primary Task Response:  write up to 400–500 words that respond to
the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be
the foundation for future discussions by your fellow classmates. Be substantive
and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:

• Keeping
  in mind the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International
  Sale of Goods(CISG), what are the implications for businesses
  that wish to operate within countries that have not agreed to this
  platform from the UN?
• The
  purpose of business is to make money. Should a business engage in commerce
  in countries that have not accepted the CISG platform? Why or why not?

Part 2

Previous written last week and this week , revenue
generating activities were discussed involving countries not adhering to the
United Nations platform of Convention on Contracts for the International Sales
of Goods (CISG). Regardless of whether the foreign country has accepted this
platform or not, ultimately from time to time, disputes regarding business
activities are going to take place. Therefore, what are the legal remedies that
national and international businesses can rely on to seek some sort of
restitution?

Assignment Guidelines

• Using
  the Internet and the library, select two countries of  your choosing, and research their laws
  and regulations pertaining to the settlement of disputes that arise
  through business transactions.
• Address
  the following questions:
  • What
    are the benefits of utilizing the negotiation process first?
  • How
    much power and authority could the WTO enact during this process?
  • What
    are the implications of choosing private law to seek ratification?
    Explain.
• What
  are the ramifications of choosing the governing law? Explain.
• Compile
  your responses into a Word document of 900–1,200 words.
  • You
    must reference at least 3sources from your library research.
• Possible
  references

http://www.icj-cij.org/homepage/

http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/?sum=367&code=nus&p1=3&p2=3&case=70&k=66&p3=5

http://www.icc-cpi.int/EN_Menus/icc/Pages/default.aspx

http://www.oecd.org/

http://www.wto.org/