In Jamila Lysicott’s spoken-word video, she uses the different types of English she speaks to explain how articulate she is. She talks about each forms of English: the standard American English she speaks in the classroom, the Ebonics or “street talk” she speaks with her friends, and the broken English that she speaks with her family at home. She also challenges the idea that the only way to be articulate is to speak the standard English. She says, “yes, I have decided to treat all three of my languages as equals, because I’m articulate.” Jamila explains that she is articulate not only when she speaks Standard English, but also when she speaks broken English and “street talk” English.
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You’ve got a great main idea sentence here, Deanna; however, I’m not sure you’re using the MEAL strategy. The sentence that follows reads as another main idea sentence not an example. You might want to practice this one more time before submitting your summary assignment for Friday.