Wednesday, September 21, 2005

2nd Response to Literacy Paper

I think I finally know how to set up my paper! In choosing to write about the Ewens and Finders essays, I decided to dissect how Finders and Ewens provide a reader with two completely different languages in literature; two different writing styles, images vs. improper language today. For example, my paper is going to be set up like Ewens and Finders, my first paragraph is a quotation of how teengers talk such as "Hey, what's up gurl..hit me up later tonight!" and from there I produce my introductory paragraph. Then I will write a short short within my essay like Ewens does, such as: John Smith looked outside his small opaque cottage window, with a cup of joe in hand, reading the daily news sports section, the same thing he does every early Sunday morning. Therefore in my paper, I am going to discuss language in the eyes of teenagers effecting society creating a new language to literacy, and how colorful imagery in Finders essay shapes society in its own form, language, and culture. Both of these languages, I will conclude to be very similar yet different at best.

1 comment:

K. Mahoney said...

Angel,
Ahhh...a breakthrough! :-) I like what you're doing here. In particular, I like the fact that you're using the texts as examples of how to solve the "form" problem. I also think it will be useful to draw from everyday examples of "teenage language," especially if you are looking to draw our attention to "a new language." Do you have any other examples of everyday language that you might use?