Reading Journal For Mother Tongue
Miesha Smith
Ms. Hughes Writing Workshop 11:00 22 February 2015 Reading Journal for “Mother Tongue”
The title of this story is “Mother Tongue”
From the background information, I learned that Asian American students didn’t do as well on the English & writing part of their standardized test as they did on the math part of the test.
The name of the author of this story is Amy Tan.
The introductory paragraph of the Amy Tan’s essay prepares you for what you will be reading by explaining to the reader about the love she has for English and how fascinated she is by it.
The only dark print heading in the essay of “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” is the Background on Asian Americans and standardized test.
“Lately, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks.”
“My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well.”
“I think my mother’s English almost had an effect on limiting my possibilities in life as well.”
From the last paragraph, I learned that Amy Tan wanted to write her books to so her mother who’s English is limited, would be able to understand them.
Comprehension Questions
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4. Tan says her mother’s English was a handicap in situations like when Tan’s mother would have her call people on the phone and pretend as if she was her mother Summary
The essay, “Mother Tongue” is written by Amy Tan. In this essay, Amy Tan emphasizes the idea that we all speak different languages and that we are categorized by the way we speak. The author is a fictional writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” and uses language as a daily part of her work as a writer.
Reflection
I believe that the idea of people judging you your intelligence by the way you speak, is wrong. Reading Mother Tongue makes me become more patient with people who cannot speak English as clear as I can. Before reading Mother Tongue, I use to think that anyone who couldn’t speak proper English, were not well educated. After reading Mother
Ms. Hughes Writing Workshop 11:00 22 February 2015 Reading Journal for “Mother Tongue”
The title of this story is “Mother Tongue”
From the background information, I learned that Asian American students didn’t do as well on the English & writing part of their standardized test as they did on the math part of the test.
The name of the author of this story is Amy Tan.
The introductory paragraph of the Amy Tan’s essay prepares you for what you will be reading by explaining to the reader about the love she has for English and how fascinated she is by it.
The only dark print heading in the essay of “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” is the Background on Asian Americans and standardized test.
“Lately, I’ve been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks.”
“My mother has long realized the limitations of her English as well.”
“I think my mother’s English almost had an effect on limiting my possibilities in life as well.”
From the last paragraph, I learned that Amy Tan wanted to write her books to so her mother who’s English is limited, would be able to understand them.
Comprehension Questions
1.
2.
3.
4. Tan says her mother’s English was a handicap in situations like when Tan’s mother would have her call people on the phone and pretend as if she was her mother Summary
The essay, “Mother Tongue” is written by Amy Tan. In this essay, Amy Tan emphasizes the idea that we all speak different languages and that we are categorized by the way we speak. The author is a fictional writer who is “fascinated by language in daily life” and uses language as a daily part of her work as a writer.
Reflection
I believe that the idea of people judging you your intelligence by the way you speak, is wrong. Reading Mother Tongue makes me become more patient with people who cannot speak English as clear as I can. Before reading Mother Tongue, I use to think that anyone who couldn’t speak proper English, were not well educated. After reading Mother