Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Inviting the mother tongue beyond “Mistakes,” “bad english,”and “wrong language”
Spot, Lashallah’s Blog. Lashallah’s Summary of Peter Elbow’s “Inviting the Mother Tongue”, 1 Jan. 1970, lashallahsblogspace.blogspot.com/2010/05/lashallahs-summary-of-peter-elbows.html. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | My initial reaction to this article was that you need to be comfortable when you write. Everyone has their own style of writing, it may not be perfect or technically sound. The point is that everyone isn’t supposed to write in the same way. People might have things in common with other writers but usually everyone has their own unique flare to their writing. If the words that come naturally to us are labeled wrong we feel as if we have a problem and that’s not how it’s supposed to be. But, that’s not saying that people shouldn’t be open to constructive criticism. This can be used to make pieces of writing better and more grammatically sound. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Ambiguities
Non mainstream Linguistic acquiescence |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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It reminded me a lot of the first podcast when the students touched on how Mr. G lets you be your own writer and gives you good criticism instead of putting you down. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | What situations should you use constructive criticism so you don’t make the writer feel bad about what they write? |