Generative linguistics

Texas Poetry in the High School Classroom This semester, I had the unique opportunity to implement the Texas Poet Laureate Series into the English curriculum at Lone Oak High School. I teach 10th grade English, and a portion of the objectives call for the students to be exposed to poetic devices and figurative language. So, I thought that introducing the Texas Poet Laurette series would not only cover those objectives, but will capture the attention of my students. Lone Oak ISD is a…

Magical Power of Communication “By any means necessary” (X) Have you ever felt so strongly about something or someone and known you have a power within you to change the situation? People deserve to learn the power of language. Do we consider the importance of the power to communicate by any means possible. Malcolm X and Gareth Cook write about their shared experience of not having the ability to communicate effectively in Exploring Language by Gary Goshgarian. Similarly, Malcolm’s speech “By…

Robert Frost, the biography of a great mind. Robert Frost was a leading American poet in the 20th - century poets and a four time winner of the Pulitzer Prize (Brit Encyclopedia 12). He actually became a celebrity in his time, and our nearly official poet of the white house. Though his work is Principally connected to New England and he used traditional poetry, his poetry was and is anything but traditional. Robert Frost changed America’s views on poetry by introducing many new types…

The first great war, now officially called World War 1, left an impact on, not only society, but also in the minds of the many that experienced it, either directly, or indirectly. Poetry is one of the many mediums that some of those people used to express their thoughts, feeling, and memories of the war. This method can also reveal how the poet views the war. Take Rupert Brooke’s “Soldier”. In it, Brooke takes the position of a man who is willing to die for his country. The imagery of the poem…

Symbols in any book are extremely important; symbols can tell you plenty of things that are later important in the book. Symbols represent a hidden meaning behind an object. On the contrary, symbols have more than one meaning. "Here's the problem with symbols: people expect them to mean something. Not just any something, but one something in particular. Exactly. Maximum... So some symbols do have a relatively limited range of meanings, but in general a symbol can't be reduced to standing for…

Between the World and Me Assignment #1 –Part 1 SummaryIn the first part of Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates seems to write to his son Samori about an interview he had with a talk show host and his experience in it. He discussesabout the idea of "the Dream" (or American Dream) of which he has "awakened" from and recurs the idea of their bodies often. Coates goes in detail about his youth in growing up on the streets of Baltimore and his schooling, which he both despised greatly and saw…

The Beauty of Life in “Common Magic” by Bronwen Wallace: A Thematic Analysis In Bronwen Wallace’s poem “Common Magic”, the theme of seeking out beauty in seemingly banal, everyday occurrences and people is explored through the use of metaphor, diction, and imagery. Wallace implicitly emphasizes throughout the poem the universality and, counterintuitively, the reality of the described common magic. Furthermore, she utilizes the aforementioned poetic devices to show the audience how one can…

So far the past years I have gathered average and possibly above average literature, and reading. The turning point where it leads me to become above average grammar, and proper diction so I can comprehend, so I can make magnifance text. A prime example is creating parodies of four famous poets and those poets are; e.e cumming, Emily Dickinson, Langston Hughes, and Edgar Allen Poe. While fully developing poetry skills four poets’ work were given, and we as individuals had to make poems that is…

1. At least one area where I did well. In this piece of writing I believe I did well on the ideas, mainly for the book A Long Way Gone. I found that it was fairly easy to relate my thesis statement to A Long Way Gone. I was able to find a plethora of points in the book that related to my original topic. The book was a great choice for this topic due to its content; overcoming severe challenges/obstacles. 2. At least two or three areas that I need to work on. The first area I need to work on is…

The English language has many grammar rules that affect the meaning it conveys. ELAGSE8L1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. I can complete paragraphs using the topics presented in the unit. Students will write an essay explaining the topics of the unit. Students will fill out a graphic organizer regarding the topics of the unit. The students will complete a cloze activity using the information from the unit. The…