Connecting Brandt and Gee

Sponsor: One who assumes responsibility for another person or group.  Although my aunt (Debby) wasn’t in the Discourse of writing/ reading and literacy, she had enough knowledge to become a sponsor for me to educate me and to guide me to gain tools to further my progress in understanding literacy (how to read and write).  Read More …

Reading Alexander pt. 2

What are the key traits of the literacy Success story, and why do students tend to tell it more often than other literacy stories?  Does your sampling of the Rising Cairn literacy narratives confirm or complicate Alexander’s claim? PRO TIP: Use the data from Alexander’s Table 1 and her description of Jeremy’s and Anna’s literacy narratives to Read More …

Reading Alexander Questions

4. Questions Alexander poses: Is literacy propagated through texts, film and the media? Literacy leads to enlightenment? The idea that anyone, no matter their social background, can move up in “status, income, reputation, and self-esteem.”

Reading Rising Cairn

A. Discovering What Literacy Means To ME Learning the Italian Language and Culture A Mother Knows Best Literacy Narrative (Reality Check) Writing About Rape Expect the Unexpected Reading Gone Wrong My Moment B./C. When reading all of these different literacy narratives, i found that all of them shared a common theme. The theme i found Read More …