The Making of the English Working Class

Grammar can be a difficult concept to grasp for many. The English language itself is one of the most difficult languages to learn. There are so many rules as well as correct and incorrect ways to write. It is no shock that when teachers teach about grammar they do it in a way that isn 't fun. Simmons mentions that "many students when asked what their least favorite activity in language arts was, would respond with grammar instruction and practice"(pg. 387). She also says that "many teachers…

the history and development of the English language. In the article “On the lookout for language”: Children as Language Detectives, Monahan introduces a strategy to introduce students to better understanding the language we speak and why we speak it in a certain way. Her goal was to provide students with a broad understanding of why “standard English” is seen as the proper and only form of English. She wanted her students to realize that other codes of English should not be seen as satire or…

goals of school as, “making good people, making good citizens, and making each person their personal best” (117). He later comments on Inglis’ interpretation of the functions of modern schooling. These functions are to respond to some type of authority, conform or make students…

changes happened. This period of time was portrayed mostly by the substitute of hand made production by machine production. Many social and economic alterations resulted, therefore changing the way of people's lives, such as the farmers, working class, and middle class. The society desired for new ideas of manufacturing that a variety of change given, leaving the American societies to face the burdens to endure the burdens that were occurring with industrialization. Farmers in the United…

program As a freshman student in Marian University. Working in Nursing field is my long-term goals. Getting in a Nursing program, and receiving my college degree is my medium goals. Lastly, learning english is my most focus subject and also consider as short-term goal. In order to met my long-term careers, first I will need to get in the nursing programs. To enter in the nursing field, we need to know a lot of knowledge about Human Anatomy, and English since the field need a bunch of vocab…

experiences is what makes them different from other writers and is crucial to their growth as a writer. The writing I composed in Mrs. Heningburg’s class was central to my development as a writer because it made me more confident in my writing and made me more aware of others reading my work as a writer. After hearing my last writing assignment's result in the class, I started expecting a high scoring on my writing works. The compliment about my essay from my sixth-grade teacher changed me, so…

going to happen next in the future. And there 's the bad professor who have a boring personality or don 't care enough about making the students happy. Due to tremendous of math assignments we intend to receive in math class we find ourselves struggling a little. Whereas in English class some of us feel more confident, because we understand the lecture better by the English professor than math professor. These traits will show their status has to do with availability, lesson plan, and their…

taking English 1010 is summarization and citation. At the beginning of the class, I struggled with not trying to make my summaries sound like lists. As I kept practicing, I learned how to reflect my writing style and voice into my summaries, while still being able to effectively get the point of the original source across. I learned how to add citations to my writing when quoting or paraphrasing a source, something of which I did very little in my writing before I took the class. English…

Learning English as a second language is very challenging, but not impossible. As it is the way in any type of language, mastering the English language requires frequent reading, talking, and writing. As a freshman student at Tennessee State University, I am taking the English 1010course, and I have been studying and preparing for thecourse very hard to achieve the highestgrade possible in the class. This commitment demandsplenty of time and hard work. It also requires a diligent…

How did failing my English II semester I class affect me the way it did? What can i do to prevent falling the next time around?Taking this class again in summer school was a result of me going through a dark time in that time period, and made me not want to care anymore about the consequences that came my way. The main reasons why i did not pass my first semester english grade was because I did not do my work, I would not do presentations that were required, and i would fail most of my weekly…