completed assignment 7-1 Reading: Revision Strategies completed assignment 7-2 Small Group Discussion: Implementing Multiple Revision Strategies (GRADED) completed assignment 7-3 Activity: Revision Process (GRADED)
Activity: Revision Process (GRADED)
NOTE: This activity will be graded based on completion.
contemplating revisions
Now that you've read about the revision process and utilized the reverse outlining process to inform your revisions, let's apply what you've discovered to your critical analysis essay! You already completed one round of revisions in 6-4 Activity: Reverse Outline and submitted a revised draft with a complete introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Click here to return to that page if you need to download …show more content…
Amy Tan talks about how growing up with her mothers "broken English" made things more difficult due to the lack of respect that others give when they hear the simple English. Tan addresses how when she became an English major teachers tried to steer her away because it was not her strongest suit. She learned that since there are many types of English she should write her stories in ways that her mother can read them with ease. Even if you live in America it does not mean that you are completely American. The author of "Mother Tongue" addresses this issue from her experiences growing up in California. Amy Tan address the issue of multiple identities that someone from another country has to deal with. Tan talks about the issues with language barriers and how others identify those who speak multiple languages, mainstream english and mandarin. The article's theme of flawed english is very eye opening because many people do not see the struggles that those, who do not speech english fluently, go through, how others treat them in public settings, and what it is like to be a child of someone who has "broken …show more content…
Tan shares how she has had to speak for her mother and step up to help communicate. She has even made reference to her mothers "imperfect speech" can even be embarrassing. Amy Tan shares how when people who do not speak perfect English go to restaurants, the bank, or even the store they are not treated the same as others. People will be rude to them or act as if they do not hear what they are saying. The "broken English" gives them a reason to be laughed at or treated differently. "I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly, her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of empirical evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her." This quote gives the exact example that Tan explained about her mothers English in public places and how it made her
Activity: Revision Process (GRADED)
NOTE: This activity will be graded based on completion.
contemplating revisions
Now that you've read about the revision process and utilized the reverse outlining process to inform your revisions, let's apply what you've discovered to your critical analysis essay! You already completed one round of revisions in 6-4 Activity: Reverse Outline and submitted a revised draft with a complete introduction, body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Click here to return to that page if you need to download …show more content…
Amy Tan talks about how growing up with her mothers "broken English" made things more difficult due to the lack of respect that others give when they hear the simple English. Tan addresses how when she became an English major teachers tried to steer her away because it was not her strongest suit. She learned that since there are many types of English she should write her stories in ways that her mother can read them with ease. Even if you live in America it does not mean that you are completely American. The author of "Mother Tongue" addresses this issue from her experiences growing up in California. Amy Tan address the issue of multiple identities that someone from another country has to deal with. Tan talks about the issues with language barriers and how others identify those who speak multiple languages, mainstream english and mandarin. The article's theme of flawed english is very eye opening because many people do not see the struggles that those, who do not speech english fluently, go through, how others treat them in public settings, and what it is like to be a child of someone who has "broken …show more content…
Tan shares how she has had to speak for her mother and step up to help communicate. She has even made reference to her mothers "imperfect speech" can even be embarrassing. Amy Tan shares how when people who do not speak perfect English go to restaurants, the bank, or even the store they are not treated the same as others. People will be rude to them or act as if they do not hear what they are saying. The "broken English" gives them a reason to be laughed at or treated differently. "I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly, her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of empirical evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and in restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her." This quote gives the exact example that Tan explained about her mothers English in public places and how it made her