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How well can you break the rules?

Objectives

Students will:

  1. Identify rules of standard written English that are disregarded or broken in a passage of text.
  2. Determine which writing scenarios are appropriate for departing from the conventions of standard written English.
  3. Analyze the impact of breaking rules or conventions of English in a work of literature.

Skills Needed

Students must be able to:

  1. Define the conventions of standard English.

Materials Needed

Students will need:

  1. Poetry Speaks Who I Am: 100 Poems of Discovery, Inspiration, Independence, and Everything Else for Teens edited by Elise Paschen