Need an example of an Idiolectal Autobiography with the following criteria: (Ex. – Boy, now college junior, who grew up in suburbia in an excellent school system. Consistently below grade level in reading, writing, and pronunciation due visual impairment (form of Dyslexia). Issue significantly addressed in middle school and all deficits greatly improved. Still issues with difficult pronunciations and proper verb tense.)
Compose an essay describing your own idiolect as a member of multiple discourse communities. Address the five topics specified below and include multiple examples from your own idiolect in comparison to other dialect communities in each.
Overall Title: The Language of Me:
(your subtitle goes here)
this is topic one, 3-5 paragraphs………….. The Dialect of My Identity
(dialect communities, jargon groups, other various discourse communities)
this is topic two, 2-3 paragraphs………………………… My Phonology
(with examples from named groups and other dialect communities as noted in topic one)
this is topic three, 2-5 paragraphs………………………….. My Lexicon
(with examples from multiple groups as noted in topic one)
this is topic four, 2-3 paragraphs……………………………… My Syntax
(with examples from multiple groups as noted in topic one)
this is topic five
3-5 paragraphs… The School Grammar of My Past and My Future
(with a description of a writing-based approach to grammar instruction & at least one usage lesson described)
Following this format will result in an essay with five, easily identifiable sections, and with at least 12-15 paragraphs.There is no minimum or maximum length requirement.
Idiolectal Autobiography Scoring
Overall Semester Value for Completed Essay in Specified Format 150 pts. Total
Contextually Appropriate, Edited American English Usage Throughout……. 10 pts.
Essay Conforms to Required Format (including references if required)……… 10 pts.
Accurately (and Completely) Described Dialect / Discourse Communities…. 30 pts.
Accurately and Fully Described Phonological Examples………………………….. 20 pts.
Accurately and Fully Described Lexical Examples………………………………….. 20 pts.
Accurately and Fully Described Syntactic Examples……………………………….. 20 pts.
Description of Writing-based Approach to Grammar Instruction………………. 20 pts.
Accurately and Fully Described Example of Usage Lesson………………………. 20 pts.
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