APA Audience Assignment

It was not until I reached kindergarten where I first learned how to write. Having parents that were not fluent in English and worked almost all day, I found school being the gateway to my academic success. Learning how to trace letters were the first steps to my literacy journey. Every morning, I would sit in my assigned seat where I had my very own box that contained my crayons. My first task was to trace my name on the paper with crayons, something that every kindergartner is anticipated to fulfill. I remember having so most trouble, everyone has trouble from time to time, but in my case it was all the time. Once the bell rang for recess, all the kids ran right past me to go play outside once they finished writing their name successfully. I was always the last one to go and my teacher, Mrs. Ross, would have to slowly spend more time with me, holding my hand and tracing my name so I could get the hang of it. I did not have the same help at home as I did in school. Unfortunately, my parents could not help me with any of my school work; I either had to be self taught or I had to turn to my teacher for assistance. “The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, came to me.” (Hellen Keller) I can relate to this quote because my kindergarten teacher was someone who inspired and motivated me to go past all odds. Like Hellen Keller, meeting Mrs.

In Avid we had to do a passion speech. The Avid teacher told us to first write something that is our passion, then we had to present it to the whole class. The expectation for this assignment was to have a great speech. This assignment relates to another assignment that we do in class every Tuesday and Thursday we have to get up in front of this group and present for about thirty second about our problem that we don't understand or we got wrong. The point of this assignment was to work on our public speaking fear so in the future, it will be way easier for us to speak in public. What the teacher expected in this assignment was to come ready, present, have good eye contact, a good voice, and good body language.

I stood there in anticipation, speech in hand, facing the crowd. Then, I ripped apart the speech, but I had no worries about the paper. After all, I had already memorized the whole speech. At that moment, my goal was to inspire people with my speech. I had never thought I would be able to stand there in the gaze of a giant audience.

Participant is a 31 year old, single, Hispanic female who presents with symptoms of isolative behaviors (excessive sleeping, stays in room, watches T.V.), symptoms and behaviors related to depression (isolation, excessive sleeping, stays in room, watches TV), and a history of substance abuse. Participant reports that she started using meth since she was 16 and was able to maintained sobriety each time she’s pregnant but resumed to using after her baby was born. Participant reports that her children’s father influenced her meth use but they are no longer together. Participant says that initially she used meth for weigh loss but continued using even though meth has not been effective with helping her lose weight. Participant recently passed

As I walked out of my dorm that morning for my 9am class, I checked my schedule to see where I needed to go. My first class was public speaking in room 232. My stomach instantly dropped. The calmness I once felt left my body in a rush. Public speaking was my worst fear. I stuttered and mumbled and shook each time I entered a crowded room. Speaking in front of a whole classroom has never been on my bucket list. I fretfully continued my journey to room 232. I attempted to give myself a pep talk along the way to help calm my nerves, but nothing was helping. I told myself that this was not

Is Apa a good man? I wonder this to myself a lot during this book. Some might argue a definite no and go on to say he is a terrible role model and a terrible person. While some might argue there are good qualities and that he goes through so much for his family and perhaps he just shows his love and dedication for his family in a harsh way.

However, I recall that the minute I began the first few lines of my real performance, my heart pounded fast and my voice wavered. I have heard that this anxiety is quite usual, especially when one is a novice speaker. However, I managed to stabilize after a second or so, and was able to gain control of my emotions. One of my peers also observed my gesture of putting my hands in my pockets quite often during the presentation. My friend, Joshua, noticed I slurred a couple of my words in my poem. Although these mistakes were completely sub-conscious, it is important for me to correct them as they could be potential sources of distraction for the audience and can steal their attention away from the actual performance. Some of my friends advised me to memorize my poem by thinking about some analogies, but I refused to do so as I wanted to actually know the symbolic meaning of my poem. I believe that the key to delivering a good performance is practice, confidence and knowledge of matter, not performing from pure memorization! My opinion on spoken word this year has still not changed, and I still believe it is essential to include into this year's curriculum. I have reflected on my weaknesses, and am ready to perform better in the near

As I timidly approached the podium with jittery hands and a shaky voice I looked up to see all eyes in the entire school focused on me, listening to my every word and watching my every move, I realized messing up wasn’t an option. I nervously cleared my throat and began to give my speech, the speech that would ultimately end up securing me the title of vice president for the 2016 senior class. Desperately trying to sound as normal as possible, without hesitating for too long, I blew threw the speech, not even hearing a single word of which I spoke. Thus most of it has ended up a repressed blurry memory stored in the back of my brain.

During these assignments I have learned many things about my assignment on the tobacco industry. I have learned different writing techniques, different forms of APA formatting, and how to find and properly use different sources. Through class exercises and past failures I was able to learn those skills. Although I have learned variety of things my skills when it comes for writing still needs improvement. Skills such as proper grammar and APA format still need some adjustment. Even though I have plenty things that still need to improve on I was still able to improve some areas of my writing skills.

Five years ago, I was working for a pool company while attending graduate school majoring in educational administration. During this time, I met several different people on a day to day basis. One person that stuck out in my mind was Mr. Mark Freeman. I observed him as he would bring his family to the pool throughout the week in the later afternoon’s. He was always professional, kind, and respectful in everything he went about doing. He soon began chatting with me daily and I later found out he was the principal of the El Campo Middle School.

Mostly everyone’s first experience with language is similar. The first words that a newborn will hear are usually very simple. Almost every time someone new enters the world and first sucks oxygen into their lungs, they hear something along the line of “congratulations! It’s a boy (or girl)”. A child’s first look at written language however, can be a completely different experience. What I share with you today is my writing experience throughout my childhood and how my family, friends and my education have played roles in the growth of my writing ability, as well as how I engage in the act of writing.

I am proud to speak up and give my input during discussions. This relates to the person I am today. Even though this task was very difficult, I knew this was a necessity. I really wanted to become a leader and powerful communicator. I have grown tremendously, I can do things on my own. I feel confident in what I have to say because it is important. I was able to give a 45 minute presentation of my core competencies. I was also given the opportunity to present in front of the vice principal and visitors from other California schools to see if they want to implement portfolios. This pushes me to break out of the shell and be myself. I love all my flaws as an

Public speaking has never been my strong suit. Since grade 9, I have committed myself to improve my public speaking skills, and I have progressed significantly. Unfortunately, although I practiced my presentation several times, I got extremely nervous when I stood in front of the class. I could feel my face and my ears blushing and burning, and my heart racing. Thankfully I kept eye contact throughout the presentation and I maintained a steady pace. For the next presentation, I will attempt to memorize the script in effort to improve the flow of my

In total my board took 7 hours to make. In hindsight I could have spent less time making my board and more time rehearsing my speech. Considering the speech part is what’s important. I felt very tense when in front of people, which is really not normal for me. Growing up performing I figured this should come naturally for me. Considering that one of my old extra curriculars were focused on performing in front of hundreds of people and being judged and rated. I felt like I wasn’t as prepared to speak as I should have been which made me feel very nervous. I felt like I did a good job of looking out at the audience. Because this was about my life, it was fairly easy to talk about and not rely on my notecards. When the flaps of my board weren’t

Focus is a vital dramatic element in improvisational performance and without it the Performance lacks clarity and meaning. Focus can be achieved and used in various ways with short improvised performances. These include: