Systemic functional grammar

A prisoner: a person who is trapped with zero freedom and forced to eat horrendous food. Students identify themselves as prisoners of high school: forced to learn, forced to do work they do not want to do, and worst of all, forced to eat disgusting food. Students are unsatisfied with the food available to them through the cafeterias. Because students are unhappy, they feel they should have the freedom to leave their school campus for a lunch break everyday. Most students refuse to eat at school…

1.5 Literacy Program There is an increased attention for immigrants and English-language learners (ELL) in the United States. The generation 1.5 are overlooked and misidentified in the high school level. This generation is of students who are familiar with the U.S culture because they were raised here and many were born in the United States. Even though, they appear to be native in speaking English, they are less skilled in academics, literacy, and especially in writing in their first language.…

Speaking is one of the first things we learn in life. As a child, we start acquiring the words automatically and as we grow up and go to school, we develop our speaking ability by expanding our knowledge of the language and we learn writing as well. Both Speaking and writing are essential to communicate with others, and, in any language, there are different registers used by its speakers. These registers vary based on our age, proficiency of the language and the environment. The way we speak and…

Fremont High School by Jonathan Kozol In Jonathan Kozol’s report titled “Fremont High School” he discusses many things he observed when visiting the school in Los Angeles, California. He starts off by giving basic information about the school such as “...enrolls almost 5,000 students on a three-track schedule, with about 83,300 in attendance at any given time.” but as he continues he discusses the many problems the school faces. In his text he discusses a variety of things that are wrong…

Sports and School? Sports and School? Which one weighs the other one more? Many people would say it’s not even close school and academic is so much better for a kid than participating in a sport in high school. In the article “Have Sports Teams Brought Down America’s School?” Elizabeth Kolbert is urging for schools to out sports, so there will be no distraction when it comes to academic learning. Well, I am hear to tell you that we should not completely eliminate sports in high school because…

Introductory Paragraph A controversial topic people have been discussing, is whether or not to keep sports as an extracurricular activity. Based on recent studies, students with less stress can do better academically. Therefore, schools should remove sports to save money, give children a better chance at academic success, and allow students more time for other activities. Body Paragraph #1 It stands to reason that schools with no sports would save money. In an article by Amanda Ripley she said…

On any given evening, one will find thousands of people in lines for a Broadway musical in New York City, hundreds flooding art museums in numerous cities, and people gathered in music halls all over the United States listening to performers at a concert, praising the musicians and artists for their talents. The fine arts industry generates around $300 billion dollars a year (National Assembly of State Arts Agency). The debate of whether or not fine arts should be taught in schools across the…

Although sports have been a big part of schools, many believe that it’s time for them to go. Studies have shown that when athletic programs are removed from educational districts, students are more likely to receive higher grades. Therefore, sports should not be in schools to raise grades, save money for the required classes, and allow students to focus on their work. Although sports may be more fun than studying for a test, students will elevate their grades by focusing further on their…

School boards all across the world are debating on should school days be extended. Many people disagree while others agree. However I’m on the agree side . I agree school should be extended because we can have more school activities, more class time , and helps students succeed. A reason I agree with more time is because students enjoy electives so if we get more school time we can take more electives. An addition to having more time our classes could be longer. We could have more clubs because…

Pink fluffy unicorns essay or brandons and zahra's essay Imagine hearing the gun go off, and feeling the rush. Diving into a pool of crystal clear water, and then walking into a cool room with air conditioning (a.c). Being able to not be distracted by the heat. These are things that we think we need to make our school a better place and a better learning environment. We think we need more after school activities because some kids don't have anything to do after school. We think that…