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appliCation ExERCiSES
- Outside of class, search the Internet for the word ebonics or African American English
(AAE). (Look for .edu sources.) Print out at least two articles and bring them to class.
In a small group, discuss one of the following questions; then share your group’s
conclusions with the entire class.
• Identify some ways that AAE (ebonics) differs from Standard English.
• What controversies swirl around AAE? Why do you think the dialect is controversial?
• What do linguists say about the dialect? - Access the Oxford English Dictionary for recent updates. Go to its website, http://www.public.
oed.com/whats-new, and make a list of six new words you know and six that are unfa-
miliar to you. Bring the list to class and share it. - A speech can be informative without being interesting. Make a list of not-so-interesting
topics and, working with a small group of your classmates, choose one and then think
of alliteration, rhyming, repetition, metaphors, similes, or personification that could
make the topic more interesting. - Work with your classmates to make a list of the car models owned by class members
(Fiesta, Explorer, Mustang, and so on). Within a small group, identify the denotative
meaning of each word. Then discuss the connotative associations that manufacturers
hope will sell the car.
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