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COMMON CORE TEACHES FIRST GRADERS TO USE EMOTIONAL WORDS
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There are strong concerns about students encouraged to use EMOTIONAL WORDS to get the desired result. This
is teaching First graders to use manipulation to get their way.
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Quote from Good Neighbors, Zaner-Bloser, VOICES, Literature & Writing, Teacher Read-Alouds book, page T79:
“Remind students that emotional words appeal to readers’ emotions and feelings. Tell students that when they
write a call to action, they should include emotional words to get readers to feel so strongly about the problem
that they want to do what is being asked of them.”
“Have students return to the writing model on Teaching Masters page 19 to look at the emotional words and
phrases the writer used. Ask students:
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 Why did the writer use the word refuse instead of other words, such as will not? (Refuse is a stronger word
that makes the ABC Company sound as though they are hard to work with, which may make readers angry
with them.)
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Why did the writer say, “We could be without a park for months or even years”? (By stating the worst that
could happen if the company builds houses, the writer appeals to the readers’ feelings of anger.)
Then display Lesson Resource 34 (Digital Resources) and read the first phrase work for it. Explain that you need to
find an emotional word or phrase to replace it. Point out that the words fight for it provide a stronger image and
would appeal to the emotions of the reader. Drag the phrase to the appropriate spot.” p. T79, Good Neighbors,
Zaner-Bloser, VOICES, Literature & Writing, Teacher Read-Alouds book
p. 38, Assessment Handbook:
“Point out that feelings often cause people to act…Tell students that when writing a call to action, writers use words
that evoke feelings.” p. 38, Assessment Handbook, Good Neighbors, VOICES, Literature & Writing, Zaner-Bloser,
grade 1.
p. 39, Assessment Handbook:
“Emotional words create feelings. These feelings may cause readers to do something or to answer a call to
action…Emotional words create different kinds of feelings.
 ANGER: The mayor got a raise, but the kids do not have books!
 FEAR: If students do not read well, they will fail.
 JOY: Give a book and give a kid a chance.” p. 39, Assessment Handbook, Good Neighbors, VOICES,
Literature & Writing, Zaner-Bloser, grade 1.
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p. 21, Teaching Masters:
“Read each sentence. Choose the emotional word or phrase to complete each one:
 The little girl does not like or CAN’T STAND wearing her boots.
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 The kids BEGGED or asked their parents to take them to the zoo.
 My mom always tells or NAGS me to clean my room.
 Whenever I go to Max’s house, his little sister is very NOSEY or curious.” p. 21, Teaching Masters, Good
Neighbors, VOICES, Literature & Writing, Zaner-Bloser, grade 1.
CONCLUSION: This is amazing. 1st grade. The book for 1st graders is teaching them how to use words with
feeling, like the word "refuse." It's teaching 1st graders how to use emotional words to manipulate people and
situations.
Let's say the kid comes home from school and Mom says, straighten up your room, and the kid says, "I REFUSE
to." and "Mom you're NAGGING me." Then what. He has learned at school to challenge, to not show respect and to
be rebellious. A parent could hardly wait for their kids to come home. Can you imagine what the relationships on the
playground and at home would be like.
Consider what the result that emotionally charged words could be: anger, fights after school, bullying, bad
relationships at home. This can change the way a child relates to others for life, because it is establishing a
pattern at a young age. I worked under someone like that, and it was awful. This person learned how to get her way
at age three by bullying and she still was doing it at age 63.