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I believe the teacher that has the most impact on me was Mrs. Green. Mrs. Green taught public speaking and it was my hardest class. I had to push myself outside of my comfort zone and talk in front of a room full of people at least once a week. I hated talking in front of people. This class helped me to develop my ability to speak in front of people and become comfortable with who I am. I was not the kind of person who likes to have everyone watch me. For me to have 20 people actively listening to my ideas made me more than nervous, I was terrified of making mistakes. It was through this class that I learned that even if I made mistakes during my speech, the only one who knew that was me.

Using personal reflection to consider my knowledge practices in grammar was useful in helping me understand how they were applied during my time at school. Uzuner & Mehta (2007) states that reflecting on personal experience can be if students relate it to formal content. Thinking back about how grammar was taught in my days I realised that it is now taught using different methods. I always knew that grammar was a weakness when it came to be taught in Australian Schools. Ever since ACARA took control of the Australian Curriculum, I believe now grammar is taught systematically and explicitly to students (Brennan, 2011, p.7). Engaging in week 8 post, showed that many of the students agree that grammar lessons in Australian should be increased

“Warriner’s English Grammar and Composition – Complete Course” was the textbook used in Mrs. Harper’s grammar class, which I still own and use to this day. Diagraming sentences became a favorite exercise. Fixing misplaced modifiers and making sure subject and verbs agreed became daily puzzles I was surprised I enjoyed. Grammar was easier than I had initially expected. Sentence problems were easy to correct because they did not sound right to my ear.

My favorite book currently is ‘The Great Gatsby’ by F. Scott. Fitzgerald. Even though this was a very complicated and difficult novel to read, I thought the way Fitzgerald wrote this novel was one like no other. The complicated relationship between Jay and Daisy is so intriguing to understand and grasp as a reader. Also the 1920’s was one of the most epic times in history, and since this book was based on the time of the “Roaring 20’s” it was fascinating to get a look inside the lives of the rich and the poor. His use of unique diction and all different types of syntaxes is what I believe keeps readers loving his novels. Most literature novels are hard to create a well understanding of, or keep interest in, although I think the plot line of

I know that I still have room for improvement with my grammar and punctuation and it has actually surprised me how much room for improvement there is. Clearly I have picked up some bad habit throughout the years, or perhaps I never really had a good grasp of these skills to begin with. In high school, English was one of my strongest subjects and the realisation that I make grammatical errors that I cannot identify myself is a

“Almost Home” and “Hope was Here”. I read “Almost Home” the first time in the summer of 3rd grade, I read it 11 times after that. She is such an inspiration to me because of her ability to write down her and her characters feelings in such a unique way which is something that is hard for me to do.

I have had numerous English classes from the time I was six until now. In these English classes I have learned much, ranging from forming simple sentences to learning about adverbial clauses. In my most recent English class, however, I learned little. Mrs. Childers, my English II teacher, taught us how to analyze different texts, and she taught several dozen grammar rules- most of which I had already learned. Even though I experienced high and low points in the class, I discovered a strength that I did not know that I possessed.

My professor would make sure that every day in class we covered a new material over grammar that many students committed. WIth the participation of students I was able to understand the proper way of a sentence structure and relating to other students whom have the same struggles as me. The grammar book has been my hero throughout english because I learn new methods of writing and how to better my writing. I look at my paper work done and I see the progress I have made with my writing due to grammar. At a point, I thought I knew how to write an essay but in reality I did not because there were so many mistakes in my sentence structure with one

When you write, you most likely try your best to use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Do you ever find it confusing and have trouble remembering all of the rules? That is perfectly normal! There are so many rules in the English language relating to grammar, punctuation, and capitalization that

A book that has a significance to me would be have to be the Alex Rider book series. That is probably the only books and book series that I've ever read in life. I never read any book, beside books that I'm forced to read. This book touched me from the inside in such a way that I couldn't even understand. The book series was so interesting that I had to read all the book to the last series. The book was full of action and drama and suspense, but not too much where it sounds stupid. It made a movie in my head when I was reading the book. It made me feel like I was the main actor. There isn't too many books which that I have read that made me feel that way.

There’s many reasons in how grammar can lead to success and one of them is in school. Obviously you’ll need grammar in order to academically achieve. For example like your lab reports, essays, poems, summaries, and etc. Your overall grade in your classes

My favorite book series is “The Lunar Chronicles” It is like a futuristic version of some of the popular fairy tales, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and Rapunzel. The books have action, and love, and suspense. These are words that powerfully affect my life. My mother and I had a conversation when I was quite stressed and those words affected me by making me feel less stressed. Books are practically life.

If I had to choose a book that is meaningful to me I would say Corduroy by Don Freeman. This book is special to me because it was the first book I was able to read on my own as a child who's first language was not English. I can still remember the feeling of pride and excitement in that accomplishment. It proved to be one of the best things for me, reading suddenly became a part of my daily routine. The way Corduroy was both determined and appreciative could be described as a form of foreshadowing as the type of reader I would become. It made me the type of reader who always analyzed everything and often thought outside the box. The more I read the more I wanted to learn about various topics. I describe my reading experience as that of someone

It is not uncommon to say that grammar instruction plays an important role in language teaching. Regarding the status and importance of grammar teaching, a variety of opinions have been made. Batstone (1994) states that “language without grammar would be chaotic: countless words without the indispensable guidelines for how they can be ordered and modified” (p. 4). More vividly, Wang (2010) makes two similes. She compares grammar to the frame of a house, which is a decisive factor to ensure the solidness of it. Additionally, she regards grammar as a walking stick, whose function is to help and support students to learn English. Thus, the nature of grammar instruction manifests its own significance as it helps students

Grammar has always been an important issue in second and foreign language learning and teaching. Some hold the view that grammar is not essential for second/foreign language learning and therefore have a ‘zero position’ regarding grammar teaching. On the other hand, some view that grammar is necessary for second/foreign language learning.