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Case: Creative Writing
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!)
Every teacher will have a different opinion on this issue. It is the teachers job to decide what is important in their classroom. If this teacher feels like a student should always use formal language when writing in school, then, that is what she should teach. I feel that if it isn't working, maybe try a new technique on teaching formal writing. If most the students are failing, there is probably something wrong with the instruction. Using example of Ebonics writing and formal writing would be good to compare and contrast for an activity. |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
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| The suggested solution is original |
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| Comments: |
| Rated On: February 19, 2013 3:01 am |
| Rated By: Taylor Bocook |
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Rating
| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is relevant to the case |
Yes
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| The suggested solution is reasonable (easy) for the teacher to implement |
No
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| The suggested solution is likely to solve the problem/issue |
No
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| The suggested solution is original |
No
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| Comments: it might not be the instruction the students might just want freedom in how they write. |
| Rated On: October 20, 2014 1:24 am |
| Rated By: Christie Gerlach |
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