Biblical phrases

Interaction For this writing assessment I asked my student, Madison, to write about whatever she wanted. Madison did not need any prompts and began writing right away. She wrote independently for almost five minutes. Afterwards, Madison read back her story all in a similar tone until the last sentence, where she used some expression to say, “The end!” Qualitative Analysis The story Madison wrote was a personal narrative about her experience of playing with a friend outside and getting hurt.…

a person to have a certain percentage of vocabulary words. Others tell you that an expression is too complex, (usually the same words!) I try to keep a balance between both and only pull out a thesaurus when I notice I am repeating a phrase too much. Though the phrase ‘an expert’ does appear rather frequently in the “What Makes an Expert” essay, I feel that is the point. To refuse to use those words might take away some of the…

When the reader first analyzes the poem, it naturally comes of as harsh or scary. The first thought that comes to mind is that the drunken father is abusing the child. Although after further analysis of the poem it seems as though that is not the case. The poem doesn’t sound as though it was the happiest memory of the child’s life, but it wasn’t a memory he feared either. In the poem “My Papa’s Waltz” written by Theodore Roethke, the speaker’s experience seems to be a positive one based on the…

to come across graciously, perhaps preventing the reader from reacting negatively. “A continual process” is unassuming as opposed to “the continual process.” A phrase like “Saying yes,” conveys a more optimistic personal choice than “accepting” for the welcoming of enlightened, joyous moments along with failure and life lessons. The phrase “not widely understood” comes across as critical but not harsh. “Trendy” taps into negative connotations, something ephemeral and superficial. The dashes,…

in the Unit are as follows; Clichés are figurative phrases that have an implied meaning different than just a literal one. Especially for a person who is newly learning a language, the clichés as much as may be used in communication would not make much sense. Clichés do not necessarily have to fit in the situation they are applied and are mostly idiomatic. It is a good practice to avoid their use in formal communication. A good example is the phrase ““The grass is always greener on the other…

can be classified as both southern and northern. Baltimoreans do not pronounce every letter in some words. We use a lot of phrases, slang, and we shorthand a lot of words and phrases as well. Baltimore’s phonology plays a huge role in having a conversation and pronouncing words because Baltimoreans do not pronounce every letter in certain words or we shorthand words and phrases. Baltimore’s lexicon plays a role when calling our family or friends by their relations to us. Baltimoreans have a very…

if the mother means to say, “if I have worked hard, you have no excuse for not working hard yourself.” Both tones are present, creating a mingled attitude of concern, encouragement, and challenge. Similar ambiguity and complexity are present in the phrase “kinder hard” (16), where the first word can initially seem consoling and positive until we realize that “kinder” is just the dialect form of “kind of.” Thus, just when a slightly cheerful note has entered the poem through the word “kinder,”…

1. Language is defined as a group of symbols that are controlled by a distinct set of rules, including phonological rules, syntactic rules, sematic rules, and pragmatic rules, that are used in order to communicate and receive a message. Phonological rules control how words sound when spoken. We often don’t even realize when we are using this rule because we are so accustomed to our native languages. In the English language we have a multitude of words that are spelled the same but that are…

A scarf activity is a great activity for a story time class. It acts as an extension of the story and can really help with inciting some movement as well. Our students always react with such excitement at the sight of the scarves. We're sure it's the same with yours. Given the fact that we are still working through our "Ocean" themed ideas, we created this fun and simple song\rhyme, with jellyfish in mind, which works really well with scarves. It illustrates the movement of the jellyfish using…

words like motivation or spur to make his statement more powerful. Balko also uses phrases like, “A society where everyone is responsible for everyone else’s well-being is a society more apt to accept government restrictions” (397). This statement completely changed my point of view of his argument, because in the beginning of his essay I did not really believe what he was claiming, however after I read this phrase, I changed my mind and opinion on the issue and began to believe his. At first I…