It can be easily argued that the choices people make in high school essentially shape the human being that they grow up to be. A passion for literature and reading is included in this generalization. In her essay, I Know Why the Cage Bird Cannot Read, Francine Prose writes about how we are supposed to be introduced to major literary works during high school--and, furthermore, learn to evaluate and understand the language used in them and the connections that we make with it--and how this is being inhibited in an alarming number of schools across the United States. If this is truly the case, then we should all be very concerned about the literacy of our nation, because my own high school English education has been a joke at the best of times.
Alexis Joyner September 16, 2013 ENG 099-B5 Professor Donohue Literacy Narrative Essay #2 During high school, there's a lot of occurrences where you have to write essays. For instance, in my school we had regents in various subjects where the task was to write essays on various topics. There was also summer readings where we were required to read a certain amount of books and write essays on what the book was about. In class, mostly English and History, we practiced writing essays on what we learned. Basically it was important to write essays in high school.
She states multiple times that the children within the education system are being cheated every day because they are not being forced to read more difficult books. “Such benefits are denied to the young reader exposed only to books with banal, simple-minded moral equations as well as to the student encouraged to come up with reductive, wrong-headed readings of mulitlayered texts” (Prose 97). The reader can blatantly see that Prose thinks negatively of the high school curriculum that today's students face. It seems clear that Prose does not want to hide her personal view or feelings, so she starts her essay out in a way that we do not have to read between the lines to get a sense of how she feels about what she is writing. She uses more emotional language when she says, "The intense loyalty adults harbor for books first encountered in youth is one probable reason for the otherwise baffling longevity of vintage mediocre novels, books that teachers may themselves have read in adolescence"(Prose
4-Audience: I think her audience in her essay is parents ,that with getting agree with her could be stand behind any teacher who is going to use “Flaking “style for their children in schools ,with that knowledge this method is useful for them. 5-Induction:In my opinion her induction for using flaking as a style of teaching ,has not enough strong to influence parents or other teacher to use flaking .she must be more specific with more details and
CRN:23166 Going to high school is an experience, because walking into any high school for most teenagers is like walking into another world. In one’s opinion high school could be considered a metaphor for the real world because school is a subculture in itself. The text book attests that, “While in school, young people acquire identities and learn patterns of behavior…exposed to a hierarchical, bureaucratic environment...[and schools] emphasize conformity to societal needs...” (Margaret L. Anderson, 2008). Choosing The Breakfast Club to analyze social inequality seemed like a perfect example to write about. The movie explores the relationship amongst high school students who are socially separated, are forced together and find that they had more in common than they initially thought.
It gives us a chance to express what we might like to do or something we enjoy. But Gatto has the nerve to imply that public schools diminish creativity. I remember in 4th grade my English teacher gave us a paper on what we would like our future home to look like. She said, "be creative" while going about your paper. Now a freshman in college, teachers still praise me to use in (as well as students in my classes) in school projects, essays, and artwork to be as creative as possible.
I found the most in younger children’s picture books which are essential for shaping young minds. I learned a lot myself from these books. Books, like Sitti’s Secret contain a lot of cultural information that I did not know about prior to reading it. Becoming Naomi Leon also contained cultural aspects that I did not consider before reading. I found the least interest in the wordless books.
RGD 350 Children’s Literature Entire Course Material https://hwguiders.com/downloads/rgd-350-childrens-literature-entire-course-material RGD 350 Children’s Literature Entire Course Material RDG 350 Week 1 Individual Assignment Favorite Book Share Prepare to discuss one of your favorite books you read as a child. • Write a paper (no specific word count) describing your favorite book or books that you read as a child. What makes this book or books so appealing? Were the books for both boys and girls alike? What genre were the books?
In example, if a student gets by in his English class not caring and not trying to learn, but his teacher likes the student so he passed him, when that student goes to college he will have trouble because he doesn’t know how to write a correct essay because he was given the grade. “Ten of thousands of 18 years-old will graduate this year and will be handed meaningless diplomas (Sherry 510). This shows most students have high school diplomas but
It was hard to change the way she spoke, especially because she was raised speaking different language. More like anything, she wanted to speak like everyone else. Madera shows how crucial were teachers in her life. During high school years she met great English teacher who asked if she would like to write for the school paper. This gave her hope, possibly, one day she might also be able to talk correctly.