ITS OVER!!!

now the semester is drawling to a close and i had just finish my final paper last night, i have been thinking about all the time that i actually came to class.at the beginning of the semester was not sure what SWE was. it had been a term that i heard allot but never really knew what it meant. that was one of the t hings that was clarified for me.

in my grammar class going over grammar and learning all the different facets of it was very different from any other grammar class that i had taken before. it had been fun. so if any one who might be bored enough to read this, if you ever have any questions or thoughts about grammar. take a grammar class it will widen your horizons

the attack of the Squirrels

have you ever noticed the squirrels on campus. i swear they are the most fun lovin creatures that i have ever seen in my life. I have to write a short story for one of my classes and i decided that i wanted to write over the squirrels on campus but i need a little help. Ive heard fun stories about them and watched them a couple of times but i need more stories about the squirrels. SOOOO if you have a squirrel story leave it in a comment. so that way i can see just how crazy they really are. any kind of squirrel story would work..THANX!!

SWE and students

Standard written English (SWE) is a complex term for anyone to learn. No really knows that the Term SWE really means. Trying to explain it is the hardest part of the teaching SWE. It is a tool that needs to be learn to convey your message to your audience. I don't want to say that it shouldn't be taught in school because it is important to writing. Knowing SWE helps a person appear more educated for lack of a better word because it shows anyone who reads their papers they have an understanding of what they are writing about.
for teaching SWE I am not sure on how this can be accomplished. Trying to teach a subject that is monotonous can make it harder for students to learn. I know i wouldn't be able to follow it for long. reading material that shows how SWE is used might be helpful is showing how SWE can work but besides that I'm not sure what can be done to teach it.

Beason

Beason's essay talks about how errors are viewed by business professionals and teachers. in the essay there is a lady named Isabella Halstead who suggests that it is important only if the error in the sentence cause the point of the message to be lost. not many people see her point of view. In the essay Beason talks about how writing is taught in the school setting to better prepare the students for the working world. but at the same time grammar is not completely understood by the students when their teachers have different points of view on what an error is and its importance.

in this essay i believe that i agree with Mrs. Halstead. An error is only important when the meaning is lost.As long the point gets across even though an error can be frustrating, it can be over looked.

NEEDS A TITLE

In the meadow
the sun kisses the top of the trees,
God Smiling down on me,
as I watch a bunny play

The Daisies are blooming
The wind whistling thru the leaves,
It has a calming effect

Laying in the silk grass,
Sunlight washing over me,
I feel peace.

Interview with the Professor

In my interview with Dr. Walling I read the quote from Mulroy “The whole concept of literal meaning has fallen into disfavor in academia”. I asked him if he agreed with this quote. He agreed with the quote, this subject matter is not what he usually handles. One example that he gave was that some high school teachers still try to teach grammar but only enough to get by through school.
Time has a lot to do with grammar as well. When Dr. Walling came to ECU to teach grammar was still something that was important to know and learn. But as the culture evolved the need to have perfectly structured sentences became less important. An example given was John Madden could not be a sports announcer in the sixties when everything was grammatical correct. John Madden was an announcer that did not use Standard English when announcing a game.
As a teacher Dr. Walling does not look for errors in sentences when he reads a students paper, if you look for errors than that is what you will find. A paper can still deliver its message even with errors within the paper.
I also asked Dr. Walling if he thought phenomenon of losing grammar should be something should be worried about or if it would evolve. He stated that what needs to be taught is writing. That a sentence can be natural. That knowing grammar is important but it’s like driving. We know the rules of driving but we don’t know all of them. That if we are confident in what we do then the errors are just a slight matter.
In an article that Dr. Walling mentioned “Phenomenology of Error”, the article talks about errors through out the entire thing while there are errors within its self. It made the article a little confusing at times but it was still readable. At the end of the article it listed the errors. Some may not been noticed by the people reading it because they were not looking for errors.

Summer and Grammar

Growing up grammar was the subject where we sat in the corner where our teacher couldnt see us and talk or color.( since our shirley english teacher was our art teacher). i remember the handouts and words she made us learn. But just the basics is what i remembered as i got older. it seemed there was no way to make learning the parts of a sentence fun. But as i got older i realized that i shouldve paid more attention to my grammar classes since writing is something that i love to do. i wanted to my writing to be better so i knew i had to work on my grammar. it was something i was never very good at as we looked over it in my high school classes. something that i regret now. going deeper into grammar would help more people with their writing even if they are not english majors or wven care about thier writing. it would have them appearing to be more educated in some ways.
so now hear i am wanting to get a better understanding of how word chose and how to construct sentence can make me a better writer