Sekioka,Masashi

ESL33B
LDP2
October5th,2015

1:VocabularyLog
Word#1

dismay
Source
Sentence

Pg112,Guideline
...aPolishrefugeeexpressdismaythat...

GeneralMeaning

tocausetofeelconsternationanddistress

SpecificMeaning

tocausetofeelconsternation

GrammaticalInfo

verb

SampleSentence

Iwishthefuturecoulddismaymeinsome
wonderfulways.

Word#2

grasp
Source
Sentence

Pg113,Guideline
CriticsofAmericaneducationcannot
grasp...

GeneralMeaning

toseizeandholdfirmly

SpecificMeaning

toholdfirmly

GrammaticalInfo

verb

SampleSentence

Athreeyearoldkidhighlylikelygrasp
eggsbecauseshe/heisstillinmiddleof
developmentofcontrollingtheirpower.

Word#3

couch
Source

Pg115,Guideline

Sentence

Typically,schoolguidelinesarecouchedin
termsof...

GeneralMeaning

toarrangeorframe,toexpressindirectory

SpecificMeaning

tolaydown,toputon

GrammaticalInfo

verb

SampleSentence
Word#4

Werarelyneedtobreaktherulesthatare
couchedinsociety,toprotectlives.
vague

Source
Sentence

Pg116,Guideline
Becauseguidelinesaresovaguein
skilloriented...

GeneralMeaning

notclearly,indefinite

SpecificMeaning

unclear,uncertain,indefinite

GrammaticalInfo

adjective

SampleSentence

Wearesovagueinthismomentbecause
whatshesaidandthoughtwere
completelyopposite.

Word#5

obsolescence
Source
Sentence

Pg116,Guideline
...whichtheyclaimaredestinedforquick
obsolescence.

GeneralMeaning

astateorprocessofbeingnolongerin
generaluse

SpecificMeaning

aprocessofbeingnolongeringeneral
use

GrammaticalInfo

noun

SampleSentence

Thiswordmightbeanobsolescencein
next100yearsbecauselanguagesare
alwaysdynamic.

Source:Dictionary.com(http://dictionary.reference.com)

2:PassageandAnalysis
Passage
Americanswhoremember"thegoodolddays"arenotaloneincomplaining
abouttheeducationalsysteminthiscountry.Immigrants,too,complain,andwithmore
uptodatecomparisons.("WeShouldCherishOurChildren'sFreedomToThink"byKie
Ho,Pg112,Guideline)

Analysis
Thisistheverybeginningoftheessay,"WeShouldCherishOurChildren's
FreedomToThink"byKieHo.Theessayitselfisanargumentativeessayandittalks
aboutlackofcreativitiesineducationalfield.ThereasonwhyIfocusedonthistwo
sentenceshereisbecauseitgetsstraighttothepointoftheessay.Thisisexactlywhat
Italkedintheintroductionpart.Englishisthedirectlanguage.ThisishowIneedtoe
abletowriteessayandwhatIneedtolearnfrom.