Sentences with phrase «by close reading»

Exactly what do the Common Core standards mean by close reading?

mistrusting generalizations and theoretical constructions, exploring particular situations revealed by close reading of specific texts in the light of all I could learn about social and cultural contexts.»

Aside from the fact that the assertion itself is false, the sweeping change of mind on this subject is driven most of all by a close reading and examination of the Bible.

Not exact matches

Read a written statement by Jared Kushner released before his appearance in closed - door meetings with members of the U.S. Congress.

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Fair warning: Before you even read this post on your phone or device, know that you may feel guilty if you have children close by.

«While the Chapel Hill - Carrboro City Schools values and supports its female employees, the decision to close schools is not a political statement,» reads a statement released by the district.

Only by reading through the financial footnotes and management discussion and analysis (MD&A) can advisors close accounting loopholes and assess the true profitability of a company.

Using monthly T - bill yield and monthly dividend - adjusted closing prices for the above assets during January 1993 (as limited by SPY) through Mar 2018, we find that: Keep Reading

Using monthly dividend - adjusted closing prices for UUP and the asset class proxies during March 2007 (when all ETFs are first available, limited by UUP) through July 2017 (125 months), we find that: Keep Reading

The Wage Cost Index (WCI) for total hours (excluding bonuses), an indicator of movements in average wage rates, increased by 2.8 per cent over the year to the March quarter 2000, which is close to the previous readings for this indicator (Graph 41).

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Using a small sample of 38 values of HNNSI over the period April 2010 through September 2015 (generated by searching MarketWatch.com for «HNNSI») and contemporaneous daily closes of the S&P 500 Index, we find that: Keep Reading

Using monthly S&P 500 Index levels, quarterly S&P 500 earnings and daily T - note, T - bill and Baa yields during March 1989 through March 2015 (limited by availability of earnings data), and quarterly dividend - adjusted closing prices for the above three asset class ETFs during September 2002 through March 2015 (154 months, limited by availability of IEF and LQD), we find that: Keep Reading

Using average daily yields for these instruments by calendar month (a smoothed measurement) and contemporaneous monthly closes of the S&P 500 Index for April 1953 through March 2016 (756 months), we find that: Keep Reading

Using monthly dividend - adjusted closing prices for the ten funds during May 1993 (as limited by FNMIX) through January 2015 (261 months), we find that: Keep Reading

Protestants should, from this point of view, read it to be led into an otherwise often closed but nonetheless decisive discussion by a guide who is himself not Catholic but who knows the history and is sympathetic to the problems and proffered solutions.

Mr Deighan will have read in these pages «something very close» to the idea that Thomistic epistemology tends to emphasise «immutable essences» and static forms, and that this emphasis has been powerfully challenged by the success of modern science (for example Jaeger's article in our last issue and in our September 2006 issue the editorial and the quotes from Ronald Knox's God and the Atom).

I still read the Bible, but I keep a mountain of Morton's close by.

Only close - minded christian retards think that atheists are «nonsensical and void of meaningful discussion»... put down your intelligence suppression book and read something else... maybe try «Cosmos» by Carl Sagan

Matthew quotes this later (12:18) in a form even closer to the words spoken by the voice at Jesus» baptism, reading «my beloved» instead of «my chosen.»

Schools, Libraries, Book stores... yes, all of those are switiching to becoming electronically centered — which by the way was your original argument if I recall (that people have stopped reading because bookstores are closing).

The whole article is well worth reading and is accompanied by some marvelous photographs, but the closing paragraph sums up the importance of the site:

The statement, read at the closing session of the annual meeting by the FGCK secretary general, Rev Simon Kariuki, added that the church supported the Nyayo Philosophy of peace, love and unity as expounded by the president.

It would take a complete lyrical analysis to show that every song on the album is haunted by the shadow of the cross, but a closer reading of the song «The Only Thing» should suffice to open the door to an interpretation the critics miss.

A close reading of the penultimate verse, 1 Corinthians 9:22, catches us by surprise.

Other scriptural books, the Rigveda for example, from closer to the same time period, and also written by dark skinned people, also use the language that you are reading on your terms.

Probably, this is much closer to the way it was in Acts and in the early church (Read some of the sermons by St. John Chrystostom to see what I mean.

Analyzing the cases over the last six years in which competitive elections for the council resulted in dissidents defeating the nominees proposed by the nominating committee, Lupia generated a table, which he read in full, that bears close study.

John 3 in Greek reads that we can change our lives into ones that are closer to God by deciding to believe the opposite of what annoys us and then act on that.

I've read the bible more than 5 times and never heard jesus preach hate, the closest he got was when he tore the tables apart in the temple when they were selling trinkets (like the stuff schueller sells) and they turned the house of GOD into a rummage sale instead of healing and feeding the poor, disabled, elderly and so on... God says you will know a man by his works, so if your preacher sounds alot like hitler you may want to change church's, that is if you care about your soul!

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

Few believers are likely to pledge their allegiance to a government under which the courts» in the name of «constitutional rights» they themselves have sole authority to read into the Constitution» can systematically close off any form of political opposition by declaring it to betray the «inevitable inference» of animus.

What I found was as close as I expect to get to the experience of reading the perfect novel, a state enhanced considerably by the thought of Hopkins in the role of Stevens, the aging, dignified butler in one of England's grand but fading houses.

And by the way, I am not looking for answers and I won't read any more comments... Yes, because I am a «closed minded» person unlike your intelligent tolerant selves.

They feel that their close readings, in order to be worthwhile, will need to be vindicated by turns in the plot.

For example, one of the Gallup surveys mentioned earlier showed that 60 percent of the American public personally considered prayer to be very important and another 22 percent regarded it as fairly important; by comparison, only 39 percent thought that reading the Bible is very important, 38 percent thought that attending religious services is very important, and 28 percent thought that being part of a close religious fellowship group is very important.

The Conference report reads, «We have, therefore, devoted much time to a close scrutiny of the ways in which we may best utilise the existing agencies by improving their administration and training of their agents».5

Even funnier is that he converted to a faith «revealed by an angel in book form that only the leader and the closest followers could read».

Even there, Hempton suggests, we come closest to the living pulse of Wesley's thinking not by reading his texts but by asking what he was willing to fight for.

After reading the book «So You Don't Want to go to Church Anymore» it seems the reason this was happening was because the church tries to teach you to have «precepts» which doesn't help you get closer to God, but instead teachs you to live by acts, as if acts are going to bring you into a closer relationship with God.

I would ask anyone to read through those gospels and tell me what I am saying is not close to the mark — you wil felt you have been taught by a «rabbi» (teacher)-- and he's offering guidance on principles from a place where God exists.

If you read anything that is written by spiritual leaders on Lent, you would have found out that typically, one gives up something as a sacrifice (and something that I would have a hard time doing), to bring one's self closer to God.

Close by, however, was the local synagogue — at once school and place of prayer — where every Sabbath he could worship God and hear the Law read, and come to know what he had to do and avoid doing in obedience to God.

In closing this presentation, I'd like you to read and to hear a poem by Dorothee Solle that puts urgency on the matter of prophecy in a progressive church.

Also, take charge of the convenience foods you choose by reading A Closer Look at Gluten - Free Labeling, which will give you some important information on trusting packaged goods for gluten - free eating.

I looked up the closest specialty coffee shop and read up on the historical curiosities of the terrain: architecture, local lore, and restaurants once haunted by interesting people.