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- Grade Range
- 8th
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Students analyze primary sources for use of dialect by the speaker. They consider examples from the Antebellum South, the Great Depression, the North Carolina Mountains and modern presidential inaugural addresses. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students read and re-write in Standard English a short selection from Dovey Coe and note importance of use of dialect in novel, examine their own use of dialect in everyday speech, and write a narrative using both casual dialect and standard English. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students realize the impact of dialect in literature as well as their own speaking and writing by reading selections from Frances O'Roark Dowell's novel, Dovey Cove. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 10th - Higher Ed
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Students view the film "Nell" and analyze it for presentation of language pathologies and dialects. They consider the definition of dialect, research phonetic representation of dialects and observe their own communities for speech patterns. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine the role of individual's in society and the part they play in the history of change via the world of different languages. They explore different linguistics of dialect and slang in the readings of "Dialects," "History of African-American English," "Board's Decision on Black English Stirs Debate," and "Talking the Talk." Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students analyze how language is used to convey culture and race. They evaluate other groups' flip books to identify how the author tried to convey images and changes. They present their findings to the class and discuss how Flash communicates ideas with motion using text and images. They read a poem in a regional dialect and identify key events. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 8th - 12th
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Students explore poetry and dialect. They research Burn's Night and how people celebrate it. Students examine the Scottish dialect and its similarities to English grammar. Students write their own poetry. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine variation in English as it relates to geographic regions. They recognize some of the major differences between regional dialects and determine that everyone speaks a dialect. They trace historical events that have shaped the current major regional dialects. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine the difference between an accent and a dialect. In groups, students compile a dialect dictionary. They interview adults to gather information about accents and ethnic words. Students explore poetry and discuss what dialects best fit a particular poem. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students listen to a radio broadcast that deals with idioms, accents and dialect. They explain the differences between each one and discuss the ways language is used in different settings. Each student assesses some of the influences on the way we speak and how it changes over time. Full Review »
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