IDIOM INSTRUCTIONS

1. Choose an idiom that interests you.
2. Research the origin of your idiom.
3. Verify that the idiom has sufficient word origin information to provide you with enough background data for your post.
4. Draft your post.
- Create a paper draft or create an online post draft
- Print out for revising and editing
- Find a picture or pictures to enhance your post (You may have them already uploaded to your draft)
5. Have a peer (classmate) assist you with revising and editing your draft.
- Revise writing to flow in a logical sequence
- Pare down wordiness or unnecessary information
- Correct grammar errors
- Verify that your sources received credit
- Check for plagiarism or verbiage too close to original text
6. Post idiom and explanation.
7. Print a copy of your post for the instructor for final revising and editing.
8. Complete final revising and editing online.
9. AFTER all idioms have been posted and FINAL revising and editing has been completed, you will be notified by the instructor to post comments on two idioms posted by your peers.


Thursday, November 15, 2007

Redneck


The term redneck dates back to around the 1830's.

Redneck originally started out being a tale that referred to striking coal miners who wore red bandannas as a means of group identification.

Another way that the tern redneck is used from those who had sunburn necks from working in the fields all day.

Today's modern term redneck means more Southern, rural, white member of the laboring class and a disparaging reference to the dialect.

A redneck is often portrayed as slow, shallow in thought, and regulated to the rural areas.

2 comments:

Mike3077 said...

I feel that the term of redneck is going through another change in that people are becoming proud to be from a farming or rule area who while not as smart as some big city fok are hard working and devoted to the family with a get it done attude

Grimmer said...

rule = rural? Confusing run-on sentence? Sounds like we found ourselves a redneck right here with Mike! The issue is not being smart -- it's being well read, curious about the rest of the world, and not afraid to admit mistakes.