Professor Watson's Education & Background
Miscellaneous
General Grammar
Sentence Problems
A Day in the Life...
100
Bachelor's degree from the University of Rochester.
What is "The first level of education required to be a professor?"
100
Reading.
What is "What helped Professor Watson develop good learning skills in order to be successful in school and in her career."
100
The word "therefore."
What is a conjunctive adverb?
100
Because I was late for school. I did not get important class notes.
What is "A fragment?"
100
Meet students during office hours or by appointment.
What is "Counseling, advising, tutoring students."
200
About 7 years of taking courses at SUNY Brockport and Nazareth College.
What is "What it took for Professor Watson to achieve her master's degree?"
200
Family.
What is "Who stressed the importance of education to Professor Watson?"
200
Semicolon
What is used to join sentences (or) What can be used with a conjunctive adverb to join sentences?
200
John cooked dinner Sally washed dishes.
What is "A run-on?"
200
Writing, reading, researching, reviewing notes, practicing, photocopying, meeting.
What is "What professors do to prepare for classes."
300
One year of law school at the University of Oklahoma.
What is "Education that was not necessary for teaching English and reading, but proved a very meaningful educational experience?"
300
Student loans, graduate assistantships, scholarships, out-of-pocket payments.
What is "How Professor Watson paid for school?"
300
Contains a topic sentence and several supporting sentences that provide detail and explanation.
What is a paragraph?
300
John washed dishes because there was no one else to clean up the kitchen; however, Mary would have washed the dishes for him if he had only asked because she appreciated the dinner he cooked; she had never had such a good meal before, and she wanted to be sure to get recipes for everything he cooked.
What is "A rambling sentence?"
300
Reading (on- and off-line), attending seminars, trainings, meetings, workshops, going to conferences, going back to school.
What is "Professional Development?"
400
Many years of teaching experience.
What is "Probably a major reason why Professor Watson was hired to teach at Monroe Community College?"
400
The single most effective way to improve/increase one's quality of life.
What is "education?"
400
I bought milk, eggs, and bread at Tops last night.
What are items in a series that much be separated by commas?
400
After my English test, I will have to study for my math test.
What is "A complex sentence?"
400
Prayer, meditation, and reflection.
What is "What a professor does to improve his or her teaching practice?"
500
Professor Watson's most important educational experience.
What is "High school?"
500
Creative, powerful, exciting, rewarding, continuous learning.
What is "Why Professor Watson teaches?"
500
A relatively brief writing which presents a writer's perspective (thesis) about a topic or issue that includes supporting information.
What is "An essay?"
500
Since John cooked dinner, he decided that he should wash the dishes, but he would not dry them.
What is "A compound/complex sentence?"
500
Personal satisfaction, great associations, wonderful experiences, enough.
What is "What professionals earn for doing their jobs?"