Evaluating the Standard

When a person speaks or  writes in Standard  English, what exactly does that mean?

I think if someone speaks or writes in Standard English is when they do not use slang or contractions in their writing or when they speak. Standard English is structured to me. I think is when you write a lot of papers and you have to have no errors in your papers. Its formal because it is well organized and with no error. Formal is following the requirements and customs and I believe that is Standard English.
 How do you think this particular variety of English became the standard ? 

I believe it became that standard because everyone thought of English as writing a lot of papers. They thought that that papers had to be perfect with no errors on grammar or spelling. It is because everyone believed this that it became the standard.
What makes someone a good writer? What kinds of things do they do when they write?

• Good Ideas for different kinds of genres
• Makes clear thoughts 
• Gets facts straight
• Understands what they are talking about
• Good with words

What are some things that this person does that makes them a “bad” writer in your eyes?

• Not making sense in a paper/ not clear
• Does not make their paper or genre interesting 
• Does not explain ideas or information

Are there times when a person you meet that doesn’t speak “correct” English? What does that person do that it is “incorrect”?

• When they use slang and they do not say the real word they mean
• If they say me and Kelsy and not Kelsey and I

What particular types(or genres) of writing should students be doing in elementary and secondary school to prepare them for college and the work force? 

In the younger years of school they should still teach the kids how to spell and correct grammar. In the secondary, they should teach the kids about great ideas and ways to write different genres. They should not be as structured because when you get to college or the real world they are not going to have a set structure because college and the real world is all on you.
Does Standard English= correct English 

I think Standard English is correct English because even on standard test they believe you need to be correct at grammar and that equals English. They believe if you are not good at grammar than you are not good at English.

Final Blog

Where have you come in regards to this unit?

• In this unit have come to realize that it does not matter if your not good at grammar or spell in writing because that does not mean you are not a good writer. I have always been told and taught that if I can not spell or I am not good at grammar that I will never be a good writer. I have also learned about the many genres because I had no idea that almost everything we write is a different genre like writing a paper, newspaper articles, facebook statues, and even text messages.

What have you learned, nothing specifics?

• I have learned about my method of doing homework and how I like structure when it comes to my homework. I have learned many things about drunk driving and how it affects many people in this world. I have learned tips on how to prevent drunk driving and saving lives on the roads. I have learned many things about this unit in terms of what is a genre or what are genres. I found out that there is a difference between being a good writer and being good a spelling and grammar.

What do you think is the “big takeaway” for you, that thing that will really stick with you?

• I think the big takeaway for me is I learned about the different genres in writing. I found out that you don’t have to be good at grammar to be a good writer. If you said I am good at English then maybe you should be good at spelling and grammar, but writing is just thoughts and ideas not spelling and grammar. I will take that with me because I know I am not great at English, but that does not mean I am not a okay writer.

What questions still linger even though the unit is “finished”?

• I do not think I have any questions lingering in my head about this unit now because it is almost over. If I had a question still lingering in my head now I should have asked it way before now because it is the end of the unit and everything is due tomorrow.

What did you do really well?

• I think I did really well at researching information on drunk driving because I search and search for a topic. I found two I liked a lot, but then I thought about it and did more research on both of them again. I realized that drunk driving is more relevant to Illinois State student and to our age group. I think people should be better informed on drunk driving and how bad it is.

Is there anything else you really want to talk about? Say it.

• I do not really have anything to say because I do not have questions to ask or anything to talk about. As I said in the question about it there is any questions to ask I should have already come and talk to you about it. It is the end of the unit and I should have came to you before it was over, but I do not have anything to talk about or ask.

Use specific examples to successfully back up all claims, specific quotations, page numbers, etc. so I know exactly what you’re talking about.

• I pretty much got all my information for articles on the internet and form my interview with Mrs. Rabe-Hemp. All my claims are from my sources on the source page. I have one source that I can not find on the internet because I got it from the person I interview and talk to about drunk driving. She gave it to me in the interview and told me it was from Illinois DUI workshop on the internet, but I could not find it online. I have the sheets and I use some information form this source. I have all my sources printed out and my information I wanted to use is highlighted. I tired to have a lot of facts and statistics from the internet to make my paper successful. I think to make a paper successful you need sources to back up your information.

Notes

• The text started by the teacher assigning the homework to the class. The text moved out into the world by having a blog and having other people read your work.
• The genres I use were newspaper articles and other articles as well. The other articles were facts and statistics on drunk driving and how many people are affected.
• My classmates and teacher will be reading this and maybe someother people also.
• I really don't think anyone will read it in the future because we are not putting this on the blog and I probably will not be showing this to anyone.
• If I did post my work on the blog i am sure they would use some of my work i have used and try and realize how many people are really affected by drunk driving.

Notes:
CHAT: Culural Histortial Activity Theory

Production:searching on google, reading articles, printing, writing my paper, word: typing my paper, a blog, and searching for good information for my topic.

Represtation: Thought about what about I wanted to write and research about, searched for information I anted to use, got information, printed out the information, looked through the information, wrote a rubric, thought about how I wanted to write the newspaper article, wrote it on paper, and fixing the information.

Distribution: This text is given to the professor and to the kids in my class because they are reading and helping with creating my paper. The purpose of this paper is to figure out things about different genres and to get a good grade.

Reception: I know when we did the peer group stuff that the other kids were takening and use different things on how i used my paper.

Activity: Went on the internet, wrote, talked to people about it, and research information.

Ecology: My roommate talking to me, my boyfriend texting, music, watching tv, and loud music and talking.

Socialization: huge factor. I am use to not having structure now with writing assignments. I wrote a newspaper acticle and research information.

half-way blog #2

Where have you come as far in regards to the unit? 

• Well at first, I really did not know what to do for my topic or what to write about or what I thought was interesting. I have my topic now and I think it is interesting about learning about how making one stupid choice on one day can change your whole life. So far, my topic is pretty good, but that is all I have so far. 

What have you learned, give specifics?

• I have learned that it is hard to pick topics if you do not know what to do. One big thing I have learned is that I am a very detailed person. I guess I am detailed person and guess that means I need structure with my assignments. I have learned this because in this class it is not as structure as must of my English classes have been in the past. This also could be from teacher in high school and grade school not letting me pick whatever I want for my topic and decide how I want to do thinks. I have always been told by my teachers that I was not good at writing because I was not good at spelling and grammar, but that does not mean I am a good writing. 

 What questions do you still have?

•  How are you grading this project in the end? 
•  What all are we do for this project? 

Is there something that you just really don’t understand?

• Well I still really don’t know if I did my rubric/criteria right. I really don’t understand what you want from this project in terms of the information or assignments. 

 What do you think you are doing really well?

•  I just started figuring out what I really want to do for my topic or what I find interesting that will be relevant to Illinois State. I think I have done some good research for just figuring out my topic. I have done good research because I have been searching for the right topic and I did not give up until I found the right one I wanted to do. In all and all I search through a lot of articles on drunk driving to find out if this would be the right topic for me. Also, I have been doing good on figuring out what I want to do with my topic. 

Is there anything else that you really want to talk about?

• I was just wondering about my topic, should I try and find facts on DUIs on Illinois State students? 

Use specific examples from both your work as well as the other work read/examined in class in order to more successfully back up your claims.

• I think to be successfully with backing up my claims would be based on the facts and statistics on drunk driving. The facts could be what is drunk driving? What is the legal limit on drunk driving? I think I could show different statistics on drunk driving with the super bowl and drunk driving in general. What are some of the statistic on fatality of drunk driving. How many people actually go to the super bowl and of how many of them drink. I can ask really good questions to the person I am interviewing to get really good information on the topic I am doing.

rubric

Taylor Seaba Rubric/ Criteria February 6, 2012 Overall Structure of Text  Formal  Contractions can be used in newspaper articles  A page to two pages of length  Should be grammatically correct Language Use  Written by one author  Ideas clear, but no run-ons Style/ Tone  Quotes and interviews  Main point is in every paragraph Content  Facts/ statistics will be used

Taylor Seaba: Blog half-way

Where have you come as far in regards to the unit? Well at first, I really did not know what to do for my topic or what to write about or what I thought was interesting. I have my topic now and I think it is interesting about learning about how making one stupid choice on one day can change your whole life. So far, my topic is pretty good, but that is all I have so far. What have you learned, give specifics? I have learned that it is hard to pick topics if you do not know what to do. One big thing I have learned is that I am a very detailed person. I guess I am a detailed that means I need structure with my assignments, but that might also be form teacher not letting me pick whatever I want for my topic. What questions do you still have? How are you grading this project in the end? What all are we do for this project? Is there something that you just really don’t understand? Well I still really don’t know if I did my rubric/criteria right. I really don’t understand what you want from this project in terms of the information or assignments. What do you think you are doing really well? Right now I just started figuring out what I really want to do for my topic or what I find interesting that will be relevant to Illinois State. I think I have done some good research for just figuring out my topic. Also, I have been doing good on figuring out what I want to do with my topic. Is there anything else that you really want to talk about? I was just wondering about my topic, should I try and find facts on DUIs on Illinois State students? Use specific examples from both your work as well as the other work read/examined in class in order to more successfully back up your claims. I think to be successfully with backing up my claims would be based on the facts and statistics on drunk driving. The facts could be what is drunk driving? What is the legal limit on drunk driving? I think I could show different statistics on drunk driving with the super bowl and drunk driving in general. What are some of the statistic on fatality of drunk driving. How many people actually go to the super bowl and of how many of them drink.