Participation+Activities


 * **Participation Activities** || **Activities Links** ||
 * =====Cultural Background: Our cultue impacts not only our attitudes and the way we approach life, it also affects the language=====

Storytelling site [] as your platform for sharing. Please see the link on the right for a completed example.
|| =====Cultural Background Example=====


 * You will complete this activity during class. ||
 * =====Analyzing Grammar: Grammar is a mainstay in most language arts classrooms. What many educators do not recognize is that the very nature of grammar, the study of it, is linguistics. Using this idea as a guiding principle, explore and complete the=====

lesson plan (to the right) from Read Write Think.
@http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/grammar_mechanics/top-40-grammar-pet-peeves/ || Analyzing Grammar Pet Peeves
 * See the link below for the top 40 pet peeves noted by Americans:

After viewing it, leave a comment directly on the video's link. Note: You may leave a new comment or respond to a comment made by someone else. || Woe Is Us
 * You will complete this activity during class. ||
 * Woe Is Us: Bad Grammar Permeates Language: Watch O'Neil's newscast (read the transcript) found at the link on the right.

answering the following question: How should we, as teachers, address the Appalachian dialect in the classroom? Is it possible to respect regional dialects, such as the Appalachian one, and still encourage or demand standard English? Explain your stance. || Appalachians Are Finding Pride in Their Twang
 * You may complete this at any time. ||
 * Read the article located at the link on the right. After reading it, post a discussion response to this page


 * You may complete this at any time. ||
 * View the video located on the Vialogue (link on the right). After viewing it, respond to the questions and discussion prompt posed. || Vialogue: Linguistic Discrimination
 * You will complete this during class. ||