28 November 2012 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings: Inappropriate Tool for School In today’s society‚ more and more inappropriate material is becoming acceptable. Children are becoming more comfortable with bad language‚ corrupt movies‚ and offensive books as they are exposed to this material more frequently. The age they begin to learn about violence‚ drugs‚ and sex is lower than ever before. Today’s generation seems to be more experienced and knowledgeable about these shockingly crude things than
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in our Schools vs. I Know Why the Caged Bird cannot Read Both articles talk about the reading crisis in our school today. In Francine Prose’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird cannot Read” she states that a lot of our kids in school today are not interested in literature because the books are outdated and talk in a way that students can understand. However the other article states that the problem is more at the elementary level. It states there are three “traps” in the current why of teaching literature
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This is discussed in Francine Prose essay‚ “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read.” Prose explains how not only is education important and that we have good teachers to teach but also that the teachers are teaching good material. Prose says in her essay‚ “... I find myself‚ each September‚ increasingly appalled by the dismal list of texts that my sons are doomed to waste a school year reading.” (
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there with you that could’ve helped you do it? Being kind is important‚ whenever you’re helping someone with schoolwork or guiding them to make good decisions. The later example is shown in “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and “Thank You M’am.” The character Mrs. Flowers in “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” reveals how kindness is important. “When Maya was about ten years old... She had become depressed and withdrawn.” (Maya Angelou 26) Then Mrs. Flowers came in to her life‚ and changed everything
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Not a lot of students enjoy the readings because they cannot relate to the stories. We are given books that may have been popular in the 20th century‚ but mind numbing in the 21st century. In “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read”‚ by Francine Prose‚ she shares her opinions on the books that are currently being read at school and how they are being taught. Francine states that “high school is where literary tastes and allegiance are formed; what we read
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good people‚ and to overall become a strong‚ integrated part of society. In our english classes more specifically‚ we are taught to be these people through the morals that are instilled in the pieces we study. In Francine Prose’s essay on education‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read she inaccurately claims that the importance our teachers set upon those values squanders any appreciation built for the quality of an author’s diction and syntax. In english‚ much more than any other class‚ students
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In Francine Prose’s ‘I know why the caged bird cannot read‚’ the education system is said to be a process intended to produce a product. In such context‚ the product will obviously be the student who goes through the education system to ensure that he becomes a responsible citizen in the country that they are living. This essay will discuss the phrase above with the objective of bringing into focus the very processes that the education system imparts to students. The essay will focus on different
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Caged Bird By Maya Angelou A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky. But a bird that stalks down his narrow cage can seldom see through his bars of rage his wings are clipped and his feet are tied so he opens his throat to sing. The caged bird sings with a fearful trill of things unknown but longed for still and his tune is heard on the distant hill
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Alexandra Coronado Mr.Rivas IB English 11 Period 1 16 October 2014 Caged Bird Response Essay Prose exposes numerous straw man arguments with To Kill a Mockingbird. Prose critiques the novel in a confident‚ yet slightly harsh manner. She believes that the novel could’ve been different if there was just a bit more detail. Prose interprets To Kill a Mockingbird in a way that focuses on prejudice and racism. The way that Prose exposes straw man arguments is by talking about how “it is freighted
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Francine Prose’s‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read‚ proves many points about literature and the effect it has on students. I agree with Prose in such a sense that I believe students should read literature‚ not to get a better understanding of the “behind-the-scenes” of the story‚ or because it was assigned to them‚ but because they want to read it and that they will actually read the story thoroughly‚ understand it‚ and apply it to themselves and their life. I have taken English classes where
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