How to Tame a Wild Tongue: Answers

Nick Maciejewski
September 4th, 2016
Professor Young
Writing Skills Workshop



1. While in the dentist chair Gloria's true self shows she is a very stubborn, it connects to the overall theme because Gloria is very stubborn and wants to get her own way







2. Gloria uses Spanish throughout her writing to show that she is still fighting the urge to to conform to the wishes of everyone else. It makes sense because she is an individual.

3. Academic english can be considered Spanish because you use Spanish to set a baseline to learn English.  Chicano is considered nonstandard because it is ever changing. You can learn a lot about people by just hearing them talk, you can learn how much education they have and etc.








4. Being able to read and write english is important because it can help people connect with others, language helps many groups connect.

5. There many different forms of english just even in this country, just yesterday I met my girlfriends roommate who is from California, for hours I talked to her about the different types of slang we both use.

6. My friends and I use a secret language when we talk about people, they are almost nicknames.

7. When I am around my friends, I definitely use a lot more curse words. When I am with Family or in a professional setting I open up my big boy vocabulary.

8. Language defines who you are, it can show some one your true colors, whether you are nice, a dick and etc.

9.The connections from the beginning to end is the change that Gloria shows, she goes up a lot but still knows what she wants in the long run.






10. The language you speak can be a major part of ones identity, it helps group one into categories.

11. Identity is important to me because it helps make me who I am, Gloria's obviously cares about her identity because she fights for what she thinks is right. She was fighting since day one even when she was on the playground.