| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | “Inviting the Mother Tongue.” Everyone Can Write: Essays toward a Hopeful Theory of Writing and Teaching Writing, by Peter Elbow, Oxford University Press, 2000.
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| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | The article mainly talked about how different dialects may affect how people write. Although they may speak or write different, they may be not be wrong. It questions how one may feel comfortable without writing or saying things that come naturally to them. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “If I spoke a stigmatized dialect, my speech would be widely experienced as stupid-and I along with it.”
stigmatized- describe or regard as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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It connects because both writing and trying to get in the habit of writing in SWE may take a few times. It may be “shitty” at first but it will get better over time and practice |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | How could you polietly help someone who writes in a dialect, but sees no wrong. |