Read the following excerpt from “Our Schools are a Scandal” by Kyle Crichton: But other teachers were not so reluctant. The clatter of feet scrambling out the front door was very noticeable. Teaching was the profession best represented in the Wacs and Waves, Spars and Marines. Other teachers escaped to factories and may not return, but there is small likelihood that they will be overjoyed by the prospect.

What does the word scrambling imply?

Teachers rush out of the school building each day.

Teachers are eager to leave the profession.

Teachers do not know where to go once they leave the building.

Teachers have trouble walking.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a. one question you should always ask yourself: “am i with the results? ” b. always ask yourself this question: “ am i with the results? ” c. one question you should always ask yourself is : “am i with the results? ” d. always ask yourself a question like: “am i with the results? ”

Read this excerpt from “what i hope to leave behind.” for a number of years it took so much vitality to keep the home going, and that home represented so many different kinds of activities, that none of us had any urge to go outside of this sphere. if “what i hope to leave behind” was the subject of a class discussion, why might paraphrasing this sentence be ? you could analyze the key themes while also staying true to the original language. you could summarize the key ideas, which would shorten the length of the excerpt. you could use your own ideas and concepts, which would add important information. you could rephrase it in your own words, which might clarify the meaning of the excerpt.

What else do you think experts can learn from studying the language of written work? what do you think is the value of studying the language of william shakespeare whose writing is over hundreds of years old?