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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!)
As an African American student I say do not reconsider your position. Till this day I wish my English teacher back in high school would have corrected me because now as an adult I still sometimes write like I'm speaking. I say stay on top of them about this issue, if they don't learn to correct it now then it will be harder to correct it in the future. Just because other students aren't failing the other teachers class doesn't mean you aren't doing your job. Remind them that their grade drops every time they submit a writing to you with those kinds of errors. If they don't learn to correct their language then that's on them. |
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| Comments: I completely agree. Just because it is creative writing, they still need to make sure they are using correct English! |
| Rated On: February 15, 2013 10:49 am |
| Rated By: Lauren Turner |
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| Rated On: March 2, 2013 11:58 pm |
| Rated By: eruHeB |
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| Comments: I agree that he shouldn't reconsider his position. And staying on top should always be important also. |
| Rated On: February 27, 2015 5:21 pm |
| Rated By: LeqeHe |
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| Comments: I do not agree with this solution and would not use it in my classroom. |
| Rated On: March 2, 2016 5:59 am |
| Rated By: uBybuz |
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| Comments: I agree with the commentator that writing, even creative writing, should have correct spelling and grammar. Using different speaking patterns and colloquial language is fine when speaking through a particular character or group of characters, but not through an entire story. |
| Rated On: March 6, 2017 5:46 pm |
| Rated By: jyHyHy |
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| The suggested solution is respectful of the individual (student) |
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| Comments: I like this solution because it is important for students to differentiate between the spoken language and proper English. This is especially important to prepare them for a future global job market. |
| Rated On: October 11, 2018 12:20 am |
| Rated By: WyVeTu |
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| Comments: Thank you for providing your experience on this, the teacher may be feeling bad because of how the students are scoring but if it is detrimental for them in the future it is best to correct them now. After all, habits are hard to break and that is especially true for habits that have gone on for years. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2019 3:04 am |
| Rated By: maVeqy |
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