So this week started off with going over sentence structures by identifying subject, verb and direct objects to determine whether the sentence was transitive or intransitive in The Evergreen. I really liked that we touched upon these again because I feel that even though I do understand these concepts, that they're something I could easily forget. So by constantly doing exercises I feel that these rules of identification will finally stick in my head and I'll never forget them. On top of that, it'll just make me more comfortable with the whole idea of transtitive and intransitive verbs/sentences. On Wednesday we read about Dora . . . the fictional girl with grammar issues. Instead of just having lecture or normal class discussion we tried out the socratic seminar as a whole group this time instead of fish bowl groups. I really liked doing the seminar as a whole instead of fish bowl style. I feel that I could jump in a lot easier and had a lot more to talk about. I especially liked how the conversation turned from a positive view on Dora's learning to a negative view. I love hearing what other people have to say because it usually opens up entirely new doors in my mind. I feel that the socratic seminar is a great way of learning new opinions and ideas without having that limited feeling when it's just you and the teacher having a conversation. I've been using seminars since high school and I always loved the way they functioned . . .they feel limitless. As for not understanding anything that happened this week, I really understood the purpose of everything. Again, as mentioned previously, I would still like to continuously work with the whole transitive and intransitive verb sentence concept until it's stuck in my brain for the rest of my life. Other than that, I felt this week was a great learning experience for me and as I'm sure, many other students!
Question of the week:
What's the difference between "i.e" and "e.g"?
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Shannyn,
ReplyDeleteI love your question...because I have seeb "e.g." used a lot more often than "i.e." in the past bit of time. I think that e.g. means for example, and i.e. means in other words. It's weird that they wouldnt't just say ex, but who knows. So I guess an example to use both would be.. "Hey Shannon, you should come to game night on Thursday, it's really fun! (i.e. watch shows, play games, laugh all night). If you can't, that's okay, but we will be playing lots of fun games and catching up on some great Thursday TV (e.g. Loaded Questions, The Office, Parks and Recreation). Hope to see you there!"
That was a silly example, but I tried to relate. I kind of use those two examples interchangeably, but I guess when you are using specific examples, go ahead and use the "e.g."
P.S. I meant to say "Shannyn" in the example, and seen at the top...minor errors, but I thought I should mention that! :)
ReplyDeletei.e. = "such as"... therefore, you'll see specifcs after it. But I like your explanation, Kristi: "in other words," because giving specifics is so close to giving examples... hence your confusion, Shannyn. I have trouble with this one myself.
ReplyDeleteNot to worry: it's largely a writer's call.