Guide to English Writing

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—see Khan Academy above
Wikipedia: 
A free online encyclopedia, whose entries are posted by random and unverifiable 
sources; citations are often lacking, so the veracity of the material is questionable; however, 
it can provide a good starting point to further research and it provides at least a basic idea of 
a topic. Most teachers do not consider it a true source of information and prohibit students 
from using it in their bibliographies or Works Cited pages.
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These internet-based social platforms 
allow friends and strangers to connect to each other from anywhere in the world in real time 
to share messages, photos, videos, news, etc. These are also used as a tool to spread false 
information and can be used as well to prey on victims. Young people are often targeted by 
predators and bullies and many schools have started to teach students about proper etiquette 
and safe practices on these platforms.
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Examples
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These are nontraditional teaching approaches 
based on a pedagogical theory that a child can teach him/herself and peers, within limits. The 
systems do not focus on tests but rather independent learning tasks that allow the students to 
find expression based on freedom rather than a strict adherence to rules and standards. 
Concrete, yet general examples:
To illustrate, consider the American chemistry expert who only studied science-related courses; 
this person may be highly qualified in his field, but because he never studied the humanities 
or geography, he will have a difficult time understanding the ways of his Indian, Chinese, or 
Brazilian colleagues. In the long term, this will be a liability that may overshadow his technical 
expertise.
Take for instance, a young girl whose parents are both overweight; if her school does not educate 
her on the consequences of poor dietary choices and she only learns about this aspect of her 
life from observing her parents, it is very likely that she too will become obese and her health 
will be at risk.
For example, a 40-year-old who is not adept at using application software on his phone, but 
whose industry is moving in that direction, may be replaced by a younger, more tech-savvy 
employee who can provide the company with what it needs. 
Facts:
According to the Times Higher Education Rankings (2014) of the top 100 ranked universities in 
the world, 46 are based in the US (10—UK; 6—Germany).
In 2014, the graduation rate of high school students in the US and Canada was over 80%.
The number of people who speak (as a first language): Chinese (Mandarin)—900 million; 
Spanish—430 million; English—339 million 
English is spoken as a first or second language by 1.5 billion people.
English is the most used language on the internet but this rate is dropping: Chinese and Arabic 
are climbing fast.
Terms: 
Zero-tolerance policy
— a policy that does not allow for any exceptions when a rule is broken. 
For instance if a person is caught bullying even once, he/she is to be expelled from the school 
with no second chance.
3 strikes
— a term from baseball: when a batter is served three strikes he loses his turn to bat 
again. A person in everyday life is given two chances. On the third occurrence of a rule break 
he/she is kicked out/disciplined.
Core curriculum
— the subjects all students must take regardless of school or location (English 
math social science).
other:
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