You learned several options for scoring written expression: Number of words written, number of letters written, number of words spelled correctly, and number of correct writing units. Match the advantages (uses) and disadvantages of each of these scoring procedures. Question 3 options:1. Advantage: Quickest scoring method. Disadvantage is that it yields only a rough estimate of writing fluency without examining the accuracy of spelling, punctuation, and other writing conventions.2. Advantage is quick scoring method and this approach monitors (to some degree) a student’s mastery of written language.3. Advantage includes "credit" for words of varying length. Disadvantage is that this formula gives only a general idea of writing fluency without examining a student’s mastery of writing conventions.3. Advantage is the student’s spelling, punctuation, and other writing conventions are evaluated. Disadvantage is scoring can take a long time. CHOICES:Correctly Spelled WordsCorrect Writing SequencesTotal WordsTotal Letters

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

they are direct opposites. they can both be corrupted. they are inseparable.

#1  sara was always tasked with selecting birthday presents for her friends and family because everyone admired her  impeccable taste. 

impeccable (adj): perfect, flawless

#2  they moved to the united states many years ago, but their  insular  attitudes made it difficult for them to socialize. 

insular (adj): isolated; separate

#3  the professor explained the  semantic  relationship between the two nouns used in the sentence. 

semantic (adj): related to words or the meanings of words 

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