Sunday, April 15, 2007
Panda's don't have anything to do with grammar!
After reading ESL it took me a while to understand how much help it actually was. Even though for myself the humor, to me, was not very humorous, it still helped me greatly with grammar. After talking to Marsha when she asked me about this book, I thought about it differently. Even though I did not entirely I still think the book did a very good job at helping us recognize our grammatical errors. The unique humor that is introduced in the book is one of the most effective ways of helping with grammar and I am happy that I got a chance to be introduced with it.
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The world being flat allows different cultures to communicate easily. With this in mind cultures can blend. This shows that people from two different parts of the world can put away their differences and simply work together, not for any country but for the world itself. This shows that there can be no more racial tension as all of the world's inhabitants realize that they are one. That we are only separated by mere governments and countries. As a result, great positive outcomes can be produced if all people work together.
Oops, i posted my last comment with the wrong title, sorry. It's supposed to be with "The World is Flat." My mistake.
i agree with this posting in the 'after' aspects. at first i thought the humor that the author included in the book was funny, but then it just seemed to get too repetitive and annoying (so basically, the author overdid it). but looking at the book overall, it did teach me a lot of grammar corrections, even if i didnt get it at first (all because the author would sometimes incorporate her sense of humor with the lessons in the book... so its either i lost interest with the lesson or i couldn't see it clearly enough). otherwise, it did teach a lot of important grammatical corrections that i could never really understand before. i actually heard about this book back in 11th grade english class, but i didn't really give much thought to the book as my teacher was introducing it. however, the book sort of stuck in my head because of the title "Eat Shoots and Leaves" and the little story that went along with it in the back. from then to now, i guess it was THAT effective if its been brought up more than once in my life.
i also agree with jordan's views on "Eats, shoots, and leaves." it was a strange choice in text for the class. i didn't really understand how this would directly realate to the class. i was expecting something with themes and important issues that we could discuss in depth in class (not that grammar is not important). nonethess, i'm glad we got a chance to read a light book for the course. i enjoyed the humor it brought to a not so exciting topic of the english language. after all, it was a new york times bestseller!
I agree with what Jordan was saying. This book was an odd choice but I do see the relevance. We do need to learn how to correct our grammar. I'll probably have tons of errors in this entry. But this book was just a really odd book in general. I did not enjoy reading it that much. I did enjoy reading about the main characters obsessive personality, but I did not enjoy learning at the same time. If it were done subtly then I guess it would have been more enjoyable. But the fact that there were actual lessons within the story kind of turned me away.
I know that many of the students found that this book was boring or it wasn't fun to read, but i found it mildly interesting! Even though the author wrote it to be some what humorous, it really wasn't. The main concern of the book though, was for the grammar. I found that it was helpful to me in that sense. It taught me of some things that I didn't know and it reminded me of things that I forgot about. I feel that in the end, even though it was a boring book, it really helped me understand grammar a little better.
PANDAS don't have anything to do with grammar. hhahah
The book was fun, I pay more attention to what I write (even as I' m typing this!) those examples were pretty funny, how they suddenly change meaning just by moving the comma around.
I think those grammar stickers may actually come in handy!
...and thank GOD pandas don't 'eats, shoots, and leaves'!
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