Word of Wisdom

The last words of Liesel’s novel are: “I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.” (528). Words are an essential piece of Liesel’s life, which she shares both good and bad memories with and hopes to use for good, not evil. To exemplify this theme, Markus Zusak, the author, picks and apt setting: “She was a girl. In Nazi Germany. How fitting that she was discovering the power of words.” (147). This quote is significant as it connects the power of words to one…

Language is a system of words that humans use to communicate and get their message heard. Deborah Tannen, Scott Russel Sanders, and Langston Hughes bring mention that the greatest influence to a person’s perspective is language. In “’Bossy’ Is More Than a Word to Women”, Deborah Tannen recognizes that the word bossy is a common word used to negatively describe women; sending them the message that exercising authority deems them unlikable by various organizations. Conversely, Scott Russel Sanders…

all typical ages. However, Arlo’s parents reported his first words occurring at 20 months. Because first words typically occur around 10 to 15 months, Arlo’s first words occurred a little later than usual. Though he was a late-talker, Arlo began using two-word combinations around 24 months, which is typical. Moreover, Arlo’s parents reported that Arlo comprehends language that is spoken to him, and he communicates with body language, words, and sentences. Through the background history, it…

events, which is not something I am accustomed to. In the end, though I thought I knew what had happened, until I read the English description on the back of the DVD case, and realized I was completely lost. I tried to not to read the subtitles word for word, and it proved a challenge Going into this, I assumed that it would not be too difficult to follow, if I observed the scenery and people’s expressions. Making these observations did help, however, everything had much less significance to me,…

Introduction of target words During the introduction to the big idea, the students would participate in an actual survey about their own waste consumption during the lunch hour. While discussing the results…

Examples CMT In Book II, Chapter 3 (342.30–32), Joyce employs the portmanteau word “swapstick”, combining the words “swap”, “stick”, “slapstick” and “swastika”: “This eeridreme has being effered to you by Bett and Tipp. Tipp and Bett, our swapstick quackchancers, in From Topphole to Bottom of The Irish Race and World.” Donaldo Schüler’s (2002, p. 303) translation of this passage retains the concept of “slapstick” with the term “fragorosos farsantes” [rackety masqueraders], but omits any…

Introduction When I was on a train, I started a conversation with a woman and excitably described a new state of mind. I told her my life had improved after I employed a different system of thought. At the beginning, she was dubious of my motives and asked “You’re not a scientologist, are you?” My mental fog had cleared, a metaphysical understanding took its place and our brief conversation influenced me to find more ways to articulate it. The initial reasoning behind this report was to have my…

follow along by listening to the voice while they are reading. These books provide a read-aloud model for the students. It helps them here the tone as well as the pronunciation of the words. 3. Minimal pairs card hold-up - This is an activity where students have to listen to words being called out and choose from word cards that they…

Before reading the textbooks, completing the discussion boards, workshops, and projects of READ 3356, I had never taken into consideration the vast range of connections between literacy and content areas in educating children. Literacy has been a universal theme throughout my undergraduate courses at Tarleton; yet, none discussed the importance of integrating literacy into content area instruction. Consequently, several new ideas about content literacy were processed throughout this course.…

concerned with rules governing the meaning and the content of words or units (Owens, 2008). When we look at the video of Jacob, we see that he answers direct questions given to him. He gives actions of items. One example that Jacob gave was when he heard the word car and he started saying "vroom, vroom." When Jacob hears the word shoe, he points to his shoes while saying "on here." Some associations that we see with Jacob is when he hears the word bed he says "pillow and sheets." Another thing…