#code meshing

[new-rules-for-english]

Should Writers Use They Own English? by dr. vay (aka Vershawn Ashanti Young) and his related essays are soo worth the read

Summary:

"This paper argues against critic Stanley Fish's assertion that students should not use dialect in academic writing."

[fourcrazycatlady]

If we name the essential functions of writing as expressing oneself, communicating information and attitudes, and discovering meaning through both logic and metaphor, then we view variety of dialects as an advantage...In communication one may choose roles which imply certain dialects, but the decision is a social one, for the dialect itself does not limit the information which can be carried, and the attitudes may be most clearly conveyed in the dialect the writer finds most congenial.

“Students' Right to Their Own Language,” Conference on College Composition and Communication, 1974, p. 11

[jasmin-says-hi]

Week 8: Educational Artifact 

[fourcrazycatlady]

[crossstitchyourheart]

Friday Reviews This Is How You Lose Her - I loved it for the code-meshing and little else

Normally I try to look at every aspect of a book before setting a “star” review, but even though Diaz does everything right in the composition of this book, I just didn’t enjoy it. It’s beautifully written, thought out, and gives a glimpse into a culture I haven’t had much experience with in writing. In looking at this book purely from a composition stand-point I’d give it 5-stars. But I…

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