No Reading for W 4/27; Reading for F 4/29: Language Myths 1,16; Simon (1980b), excerpt #2

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Since we’re running a bit behind, and since you guys have recently completed both a paper and a quiz, there will be no reading assignment for this Wednesday (4/27).  On Wednesday, we’ll finish up our discussion of the grammar of AAVE.

For this Friday (4/29), please complete the following reading assignments:

1. Chapters 1 and 16 of your Language Myths textbook.

2. Simon, John. 1980b. ‘Sibling Rivalry’ and ‘Just Between Us’.  (Excerpted from Paradigms Lost: Reflections on Literacy and its Decline. New York: Penguin.)