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  1. Nov 2021
    1. Subsequently, the research paper became a tool for teaching students how to use the library, find the right words, and skillfully search through the words of others.

      Using resources and knowing which one is the right one to use.

    2. Primary research provides students with opportunities to engage with people around them, to work collaboratively, to think critically about the best way to accomplish the task of getting the information they need to answer their questions, to learn how to manage and organize data, and to learn to interpret data.

      I agree. Research help students engage not only in the text but with others.

    1. Even as you’re agreeing, it’s important to bring something new and fresh to the table, adding something that makes you a valuable participant in the conversation.

      Having stronger evidences/ideas can make your claim stronger.

    2. Disagreeing can also be the easiest way to generate an essay: find something you can disagree with in what has been said or might be said about your topic, summarize it, and argue with it. But disagreement in fact poses hidden challenges.

      Mentioning the other side strengthens your argument. It also acknowledges that there is another side and why you think that side is wrong.

  2. Sep 2021
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    1. to the Anglo teacher when all I was trying to do was tell her how to pronounce my name

      This says a lot. A teacher is like a 2nd mother/father, a mentor and for her to insult a child like is not acceptable. It sad how these types of things still occur in our daily lives.

    2. meri can, speak 'American.' If you don't like it, go back to Mexico where you

      This just reminds me Trump during his debate with one of his predecessors when he asked him to speak English instead of Spanish.

    1. dtoaskforinformationoreventocomplainandyellatpeoplewhohadbeenrudetoher.OnetimeitwasacalltoherstockbrokerinNewYork.Shehadcashedouthersmallportfolio,anditju

      This connects to the reading we did last week about lee's mother when she said English is not funny. Being made fun of can also affect your confidence an the way you present yourself.

    2. eechfilledwithcarefullywroughtgrammaticalphrases,burdened,itsuddenlyseemedtome,withnominalizedforms,pastperfecttenses,con-ditionalphrases,formsofstandardEnglishthatIhadlearnedinschoolandthroughbooks,theformsofEnglishIdidnotuseathomewithmymother

      There's always a place and a time to use the proper form of english. For example, in an office setting english should be more formal compare to home setting.

    3. dethewholetalksoundwrong.Mymotherwasintheroom.Anditwasperhapsthefirsttimeshehadheardmegivealengthyspeech,usingthekindofEnglishIhaveneverusedwithher.Iwas

      This was a turning point for Amy's mother as she hears her daughter speak in that kind of english.