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This has been going on for some time. Some of the students in my 7th grade English class cannot distinguish between school writing and everyday speaking. They write like they speak. A lot of my students are African American, and they tend to use Ebonics in their writing. I have been trying to correct their writing errors since the beginning of the school, which was three months ago, but they still continue writing like they are speaking. I talked to the other English teacher at school to see how she deals with this issue if she has it. She said she did not pay attention to the writing errors if students were doing creative writing. I disagree with her. Even in creative writing, students should follow the rules of the language closely. The main problem is almost all of my African American students are failing my class while that is not the case with the other English teacher. Should I reconsider my position on this issue? I feel like my position shows high expectations; but I am not sure any more.
Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!)
This is an interesting issue since other teachers have disagreed with you. Have the students go through the writing process by having a rough draft before the final draft. When revising the rough draft, have the students trade it three times with each other. Therefore, when the students are writing their final draft they will pick up on the corrections that you and the other students have made. Then occasionally have them write it without getting the revisions, so that you know how much he or she is improving. Also, continue to talk to the students about it and going over grammar as a class.
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
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Rated On: February 11, 2013 2:59 pm
Rated By: Kemmer Mingis
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
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Rated On: March 2, 2013 11:57 pm
Rated By: eruHeB
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: i like the idea of a rough draft to give students a chance to see how the teacher grades on grammar.
Rated On: October 20, 2014 1:27 am
Rated By: Christie Gerlach
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: Writing revisions is a great idea.
Rated On: February 25, 2015 7:47 pm
Rated By: Jen
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: I really like that this takes in the opinions of the teacher, the student, and their peers, to get the most fair opinion.
Rated On: October 17, 2015 2:45 am
Rated By: Cortnie
 
     
     
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The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) Yes
The suggested solution is relevant to the case Yes
The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement Yes
The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue Yes
The suggested solution is original Yes
Comments: helpful solution that provides good examples to fix the situation.
Rated On: October 31, 2021 6:23 pm
Rated By: aNabaR