In the passage by Gee he states “Language is a misleading term; it too often suggest grammar.” (Gee) This quote really stood out to me.The reason why it stood out to me is because he describes language as a technique rather than a communication. He makes a very good point. A lot of students don’t like literacy because they feel that they are too focused on grammar instead of putting their thoughts on paper. Literacy should be about freedom and being able to put anything that comes to mind on paper. Another good passage is “The Sponsors of Literacy” by Deborah Brandt. In the passage she talks about the importance of literacy sponsors. She says “I set out a case for why the concept of sponsorship is so richly suggestive for exploring economies of literacy and their effects.”(Brandt) Throughout the article she talks about how important good sponsors are because they develop your literacy. Whether your sponsor be your parents or teachers, it is important that they can contribute to you success in literacy. The better the literacy the easier it is to become more successful. If you are writing a letter and you have good writing skills, your letter will stand out to whom it may concern. Good literacy is attractive.
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In this paragraph I took the quotes I used from Gee and Brandt and did a better job describing them. I used more details and showed how they relate to my questions about literacy.
After discussing scholarly text, we got into small literacy narratives. I personally prefer the small literacy narratives because it is easier to remember information. One of the literacy narratives I enjoyed was called “Comfort” by Alexandra White. In the narrative she discusses the comfort of students when reading. A quote she used was “Instead I would just flip through the pages; so it looked like I was reading.” (White) I think this quote is very important. Many students could be practicing their reading but instead they are skimming through pages. Why is that? Wouldn’t they want to improve? She says that a lot of students don’t like reading because they are afraid of what their peers think. I think this is one of the main reasons why students don’t raise their hand in class to read. They don’t want their fellow classmates laughing at them.
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In this paragraph the edits I made were taking the quote I used and relating it too the questions I asked in the beginning. After that, I give my opinion on the quote. By doing this, it allows the reader to understand the importance of the questions I asked.
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