martes, 20 de octubre de 2009

MY TRIP TO URUAPAN PARK_FINAL

OUTLINE

I.- INTRODUCTION
a) Where is it?
b) When and why did I go there?
c) How is it?
d) Thesis Statement


II.- BODY PARAGRAPH 1
a) What can you find? (Sight)
1) Nature
2) Waterfalls and Rivers
3) “Rodilla del Diablo”


III.- BODY PARAGRAPH 2
a) What can you hear? (Hearing)
1) Waterfalls’ sound
2) The singing of the birds
3) The air around the trees

b) What can you smell? (Smell)
1) The smell of food
2) The smell of the green areas

IV.- BODY PARAGRAPH 3
a) What can you feel?
1) Waterfalls’ breeze
2) The clean and fresh air
3) Different emotions


V.- CONCLUSION
a) Restate Thesis
b) Restate each Topic (Description of what you can see, hear, smell and feel while you are in the park)
c) My personal opinion about the park
d) Final statement


ESSAY

Have you ever heard about the amazing Uruapan Park? Mexico has different states where you can find wonderful things, but I love the Uruapan Park which is in Uruapan Michoacan. I went there on March 21st 2006 when I was in high school because my classmates, my tutor and I organized a trip to visit Michoacan and that park was the place I liked the most. It is a huge place which is full of nature and legends about some areas of the park. There are many reasons why you should visit the Uruapan Park, but if you cannot, you just have to imagine what you are going to read and you will be there.

The first reason is that since the moment you come into the park, you will see astonishing places. Imagine that you are walking in an enormous place and you see a lot of nature like gigantic trees and a lot of flowers and if you look at the sky, the sun’s rays are soft and they cannot damage your skin because the trees take care of you. Through the way, you will see wonderful waterfalls and little rivers which look like milk because the water is white and they are falling down from a big mountain. Moreover, you will observe small and big fountains with a lot of birds and it is the moment in which you think that the place has been touched by God because you never forget that image that is beautiful. At the end of the path, you will know the famous “Rodilla del Diablo” which is located in the “Cupatitzo” River, but most people call it, “El rio que canta” because some of the water flows there. The “Rodilla del Diablo” is like a hole in a stone because the legend says that the devil appeared there and one day he fell and he could not move his knee from the stone.

The second reason to visit the park is that you have to know the sound and smell of certain things because you will never do that in another place. The first thing you will hear is the sound of the waterfalls which is a melody for the ears because it gives you peace. Another thing is the singing of the birds that is like a sweet song that fills your soul of happiness; moreover, the air around the trees is like a echo of a symphony that transmits you energy and the movements of the leafs transport you to the paradise. Talking about odors, you will smell the tasty food that some people sell along the road and it is something special because in Michoacan people season the food in a different way. The smell of the green areas relaxes your body and changes your humor since you will start feeling different things on the road.

The last reason and the most important for me is what you can feel when you are in contact with something in the park. For example: while you are walking near the waterfalls, the breeze touches your face and you feel that God is around you and he is blessing you; in other words, you will think that you are in the heaven. The fresh and clean air runs from one place to another; through your noise you will breathe and fill your lungs of oxygen and it will make you feel good. You can also experiment different emotions while you are looking, hearing or smelling something. You will remember some past memories that can be good or bad, but what it is true is that this park has the power to change your feelings.

You have to visit the Uruapan Park because there are many things you can experiment there. You can observe many things such as nature, waterfalls and little rivers, and the famous “Rodilla del Diablo”; you can also hear different sound like the waterfalls’ sounds, the singing of the birds and the air and while you walk, you will smell the food and the odor of the green areas. Finally, you can feel the waterfalls’ breeze, the air and different emotions which are very important. In my opinion, this is a wonderful park because you are in a paradise. If you have the opportunity, you should go to visit the Uruapan Park.
VERONICA DIAZ LOPEZ
THIRD ESSAY

lunes, 19 de octubre de 2009

MY EVOLUTION IN ELECTRONIC LITERACY (CORRECTED)

"OUTLINE"

I.- INTRODUCTION

  • What does Electronic Literacy mean?
  • Uses
  • Thesis Stament


II.- BODY PARAGRAPH 1

  • How I started using Electronic tools
  • Usefulness on my Education


III.- BODY PARAGRAPH 2

  • Usefulness of Word Processors, e-mail and blogs.
  • How Electronic Tools have influenced/improved my L1/L2


IV.- BODY PARAGRAPH 3

  • My expectations and plans regarding Electronic Tools


V.- CONCLUSION

  • The importance of Electronic Literacy
  • My opinion about it
  • Final Statement


ESSAY


Do you know what Electronic Literacy means? According to my previous knowledge, Electronic Literacy is to be able to read and write electronic texts; it is related to computers and that is something familiar for us. Many people around the world use computers as electronic tool to work, to research specific information, books, magazines, to meet people in different places (that is commonly made by the messenger), to write and to upload texts, etcetera. Nowadays, computers are necessary at schools, at work, at stores and they are also needed at home because you can find whatever you want and need. Electronic Literacy plays an important role in education and that is why I had to learn how to use computers and that knowledge has helped me too much.


The first time I used electronic tools was in secondary school when I had to search information about certain topics, to play in the computer, and to write texts or to create presentations. It is important to say that I learned by practicing and then in high school I learned more in computer classes because I ignored many things about electronic tools, for example about internet because I used to search in encyclopedias. When I noticed that the electronic tools were useful and had a lot of advantages in education, I started using them because some topics needed to go deeper than others and electronic tools offer more information. As a result, I could find specific information in an easy way, I learned to use different programs, and I could search faster than in books, so books were replaced by electronic tools. It is something that won't stop because it goes beyond what we think.


I have been using computers since five years and now I use word processors, e-mail, blogs, among others almost everyday when doing my homework, preparing classes or presentations, sharing information or sending and receiving messages with my classmates. Moreover, I use computers to improve my L2, for example, I have been practicing my Listening skills by watching videos, listening to music or answering exercises after listening to a conversation because I have problems on that. I search information on the internet about my L1 and L2 to compare them; in addition, I use the moodle platform which is to upload homework of different subjects of the B. A., so I am in contact with these electronic tools. For this reason, they have influenced/ improved my both languages because I search more and more information and this search allows me to increase my knowledge.


Because of the necessity of Electronic Tools, I have some expectations and plans for the future. First, I would like to use different electronic tools when teaching because students like to be in contact with computers and they can learn better because it can be meaningful for them. Second, I will use them to search good material, exercises and ways to teach because the classes need to be attractive and update because the world is changing over the time. Third, I will use blogs, e-mail, portfolios, etcetera in order to improve the skills of my students and to be exchanging information, homework, doubts, etcetera. It is a good way to control and to have fun in the class, because by sharing information and being interested in the students’ progress and success they will feel comfortable.


Electronic Literacy is very important because it is a new way to get information easily, to increase our knowledge and to go wherever we want. It is useful in education because I could find many ways to learn different things such as exercises, material and other information related to school. In my opinion, this is a very good opportunity that we have to get everything because I think that we have the world in our hands; I mean that we can learn a lot of things. Finally, I just want to say that Electronic Literacy will be part of my life because technology will be present in my classes.

INTRODUCTORY ESSAY (FIRST DRAFT)

OUTLINE

I.- INTRODUCTION


a) General Information (name, age, carrear)
b) Physical Appearance (Eyes, skin, hair, hands)
c) State Thesis (Likes, dislikes, life experiences, plans for the future)


II.- Body developmental paragraph 1
a) Likes
b) Dislikes


III.- Body developmental paragraph 2

a) The meaning of the life experiences
b) To live away from my Dad
c) The day I got married


IV.- Body developemental paragraph 3

a) Plans for the future in general
b) To work, to buy a house and to travel
c) How?


V.- CONCLUSION

a) Restate Thesis (Likes, dislikes, life experiences, plans for the future)
b) Opinions
c) Final Statement



ESSAY

There are different types of people in the world, but I think that you have never met someone like me, haven’t you? My name is Veronica Díaz López, I´m 20 years old and I was born in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, but now I´m living in Aguascalientes. I´m married and I´m studying English Language Teaching at the “Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes” and I wish to be an excellent Teacher. Talking about physical appearence, I´m a little girl because my height is around 1.56 meters, I´m thin and I have brown eyes and skin, short hair and big hands. It’s important to say that I have different likes and dislikes, life experiences, and plans for the future which are part of my wonderful life.

As I said, there are some things that I love and I hate, but first I will talk about the likes and then dislikes. I like to go to Tamaulipas on vacations because all my family gets together in my grandmother´s house and we do several activities which are fun. Moreover, I enjoy to be with my husband because we like to do similar things such as dancing, watching movies, listening to music, among others. There are not many things that I hate, but one things, that I can´t stand, is stuck up people because they think that money is very important and they discriminate poor people. I dislike other things, but they are related to food, for example: onion, raw milk, guava, etcetera because since I was a baby, I did not eat them. Those are the main likes and dislikes that I have.

Life experiences are meaningful for me because I have been learning through them. To be with my family is very important because my parents give advices and help me when I need something, that’s why I appreciate the union of my family. One important life experience is when my dad went to USA because we had a problem and I missed him a lot because I have never lived away from him and it helped me to mature and to face difficult situations in my life. another life experience, which is wonderful, is when I decided to live together with my husband because my parents did not give me the chance to be his girlfriend. It was on June 19th, 2007 and we went to Guanajuato where we knew different places like museums, “El callejón del Beso”, etc.

I have in mind many things that I would like to do in the future and I will strugle to have whant I want. The first thing is to finish my carear because I need to work to have money and then start with the following plans. When I star working, my husband will be working too and we will buld a big house with 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, ! livingroom, 1 kitchen, and 1 courtyard with a lot of trees and flowers. The next thing is to travel to different places of the world such as USA, Venice, England, etcetera. To get all I want, I have to work hardly, but working as a Teacher do not give me all the money to pay my dreams and I will have to make different business and get more money.
As I said before, to know a person requires to know general information, likes , dislikes, life experiences and maybe plans for the future because if you do not know all those, you do not know very well to certain person. Those characteristics are very important for me and the person who is my friend know those things of my life because I consider that is an important person in my life. I shared with you a little part of my life, but it is the most meaninful things that happened to me, so I hope you keep a secret. Good friends do that, so later you can be my friend if you want and if you can share your experiences with me.
NOTE: TEACHER I JUST WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT THIS IS THE DRAFT OF THE FIRST ESSAY BECAUSE I EDITED THE FIRST ONE I DID AND I DO NOT HAVE THE ESSAY WITH THE ERRORS, SO THAT IS WHY I AM UPLOADING THIS ESSAY. YOU TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO WROTE A NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW THIS. I HOPE THAT YOU REMEMBER. THANKS. BYE.