the English I spoke to my mother, which for lack of a better term might bedescribed as "simple"; the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as"broken"; my translation of her Chinese, which could certainly be described as "watered down"; and what Iimagined to be her translation of her Chinese if she could speak in perfect English
I love how she answered the question most readers had after reading her introduction. It brings the paper full circle.
ortunately, I happen to be rebellious in nature and enjoy the challenge of disproving assumptions madeabout me
Sometimes trying to prove someone wrong is the best motivation a person can have.
broken English
Interesting how she just mentioned that using the word broken to describe her English was wrong and uncomfortable, yet she used it again. I wonder what the purpose of this was.
pretended not to understand her, oreven acted as if they did not hear her
Not everyone pretends not to understand people with broken English. Sometimes you cannot fully understand what they are trying to say. This shows limited perspective.
I believed that her English reflected the quality of whatshe had to say
Just because her English is not perfect, doesn't mean that her ideas and opinions matter any less.
My mother was in the room. Andit was perhaps the first time she had heard me give a lengthy speech, using the kind of English I have neverused with her.
Is she referring to code switching?
I am not a scholar of English or literature. I cannot give you much more than personal opinions on theEnglish language and its variations in this country or others
This is an interesting start, and I wonder why she decided to start with this.
I was made keenly aware of the different Englishes I do use
How do you have different Englishes? What does this mean?
And there are so many silences to be broken.
I agree that there are a lot of topics in the world that aren't spoken up about. Everyone is worried about how others will react, but they need to care more about why they shouldn't be silenced. They need to focus more about what could be accomplished if you aren't silent about a problem.
he decision to build and maintain ourselves and our communities together and to recognize and solve our problems together.
Most problems cannot be solved by just one person. It takes a large group of people to solve a problem. You need a group with a common goal and understanding.
we fear the visibility without which we cannot truly hv~.
She points out the self-consciousness of humans. We care what others think about us, and are fearful to go against the expected, safe opinion. The author points out that this isn't living, and we can only live a fulfilled life if we forget about other opinions and be ourselves.
Tell th~m ~bout how you're never really a whole person if you rematn stle,!tt, because there's always that one little piece inside you that wants to be spoken out, and ifyou keep ignoring it, i; gets m~dder and madder and hotter and hotter, and if you don t speak 1t out one day it will just up and punch you in the mouth from the inside
This is very easy to relate to. Everyone knows what it is like to not speak up or act on something, and the effect it has to your mental being. This makes it easier to connect with the author, which encourages the reader to pay closer attention to the story.
Questions to Ask Yourself as You Read1. What does the writer want to say? What is the writer’s main point or thesis?2. Why does the writer want to make this point? What is the writer’s purpose?3. What pattern or patterns of development does the writer use?4. How does the writer’s pattern of development suit his or her sub-ject and purpose?5. What, if anything, is noteworthy about the writer’s use of this pattern?6. How effective is the essay? Does the writer make his or her points clearly?Asks ques-tion central to the essay and relates army expe-rienceRosa_52017_03_Ch02_043-078.indd 49Rosa_52017_03_Ch02_043-078.indd 4911/18/11 12:11 PM11/18/11 12:11 PM
This is a very good guide when it comes to deeper reading. Reading without purpose leads to readers missing or forgetting important information. This guide should ensure that the most critical and important information is extracted while reading. This box will be good reference for the future.
t is easy to underline so much that the notations become almost meaningless because you for-get why you underlined the passages in the first place
I have highlighted a paper several times and when I came back to refer to it, I would forget why I highlighted it. Recently I have started annotating in the margins, and it allows me to have a deeper thinking while reading as well as remember why I highlighted the section in the first place.
Always read the selection at least twic
This is very beneficial. I have read books and papers before, but when I read them twice, I feel like understand it more and I caught things I didn't the first time I read it. It allows me to make sure I didn't miss anything or misinterpret any part of the paper.
Each selection begins with a title, a headnote, and a writing prompt
I never fully understood what these three points actually contributed to the writing. Knowing this, I can understand more of the paper and writing style before I even read it.
Most of us have been taught to read for ideas. Not many of us, however, have been trained to read ac-tively, to engage a writer and his or her writing, to ask why we like one piece of writing and not another.
I agree with this. Throughout my years in schooling, we have always read to understand a topic, not to understand a writing style. The schooling system did fail at this. Without knowing how to interpret another's writing style, it makes it a lot more challenging to understand how to make yours more convincing. If we were properly taught this in the past, we would be able to understand which aspects of the writers style contributed to the success of it.
Note that I may use homework as an example assignment in class. Write a note at the top of your assignment if there is a particular reason you would like an assignment not to be shared
I like that you let us know you will be using examples, and you give us the option to opt out if we need to. Some teachers will just publish the example without telling us, and that makes me shocked and uncomfortable because I couldn't prepare for the possibility.
For example
Thank you for outlining how you would like to be addressed in an email. I have had several professors complain to the class about not writing a proper email, but they also don't tell us how to write one. I particularly like that you included what to put in the subject line. I am always unsure about whether I make it too long or too short, but it is clearly outlined in the syllabus which eases some stress.
This is meant to ease the worry over grading for you! As long as you sincerely attempt the assignment you will get at least a B and may likely get an A depending on your work
I appreciate this. A lot of classes will deduct even though you have fulfilled the requirements. This makes this class less stressful because I should at least leave with a B if I answered all parts of the assignment. This also tells me what I need to do to get an A, which is also very helpful.
Disrespect, dismissiveness, prejudice, and apathy would harm the community that we need to create together. This is not something that I will tolerate in the classroom, and it will have a negative impact on your grade
I agree with this. When we work with difficult topics, it is possible to get lost in your point of view. We have to remember to look at all point of views and not just our own. And we especially have to remember not to degrade anyone. When discussing difficult topics, it is important to have a safe space, and if we are respectful to each other, we will be able to learn even more about each other and other perspectives.