Monday, August 31, 2015
pg. 63 #1
Both Raymond and Lopez went to some sort of college for a certain amount of time. Raymond went to elementary school because he talks about how his first grade classroom was hooked up to a mainframe computer at Stanford University. Lopez had to teach herself to read and write. She did not attend an elementary school, but did go to college. Comparing my schooling to theirs, I went to school from pre-k to 12th grade, and now I'm attending college where I plan to graduate in 4 years. Raymond had some sort of technology starting at the age of 12. I have had a computer in my house for as long as I can remember. I remember playing games on it when I was little. Now the technology I have available is amazing. I carry around the internet with my constantly. I would say my primary literacy sponsors would have to be my parents, and teachers. Also the school I attended for 14 years. I went to a small private school from pre-k to 12 grade, so I was there a super long time. My parents and teachers who have taught me to read and write have definitely had a huge impact of my life today. If I did not know how to read or write, I probably would't be very successful. I honestly probably would not be at college.
Thursday, August 27, 2015
things you read in everyday life
Q: What are some things you have to read?
A: I play volleyball and tennis. In tennis, to be able to win the point I have to read the other side of the net. I have to see where my opponent is and hit the ball where they aren't. I play volleyball and I'm a setter. I have to be able to read the other side of the court and tell my hitters where to hit the ball in order to score points. I am a volleyball coach. I have to be able to read the opponents side of the court and tell my team where the open spots are so they can score points. Thinking about it, I read a lot more than I thought. When I think of reading, I think of reading books. But I read people's facial expression everyday. I read Instagram and Facebook posts almost every hour. When I'm driving I read road signs. Almost everything you do requires reading of some sort.
A: I play volleyball and tennis. In tennis, to be able to win the point I have to read the other side of the net. I have to see where my opponent is and hit the ball where they aren't. I play volleyball and I'm a setter. I have to be able to read the other side of the court and tell my hitters where to hit the ball in order to score points. I am a volleyball coach. I have to be able to read the opponents side of the court and tell my team where the open spots are so they can score points. Thinking about it, I read a lot more than I thought. When I think of reading, I think of reading books. But I read people's facial expression everyday. I read Instagram and Facebook posts almost every hour. When I'm driving I read road signs. Almost everything you do requires reading of some sort.
8/27 blog
Q: What is something you wanted to read?
A: Something I have read that I wanted to read was the Hunger Games. All my friends were reading it and telling me how good it was. I knew once I saw the movie I would never event think about reading the book. I knew I had to get the book read before the movie came out. One night I started reading, and I couldn't put the book down. I read until 4:30 in the morning. I loved the book!
Q: What is something you worked hard to read?
A: In high school I had to work really hard to be able to read and figure out Shakespeare. I have never liked Shakespeare, and I read a lot of it in high school. To be able to understand the book to my best ability I had to use all sorts of Shakespeare translation websites.
Q: What is something you wanted to write?
A: I have always enjoyed taking notes in church. When I go on church retreats I like to take notes when the speaker is talking. I have tons of journals sitting at home of notes from Sunday mornings and church retreats that I have been to.
A: Something I have read that I wanted to read was the Hunger Games. All my friends were reading it and telling me how good it was. I knew once I saw the movie I would never event think about reading the book. I knew I had to get the book read before the movie came out. One night I started reading, and I couldn't put the book down. I read until 4:30 in the morning. I loved the book!
Q: What is something you worked hard to read?
A: In high school I had to work really hard to be able to read and figure out Shakespeare. I have never liked Shakespeare, and I read a lot of it in high school. To be able to understand the book to my best ability I had to use all sorts of Shakespeare translation websites.
Q: What is something you wanted to write?
A: I have always enjoyed taking notes in church. When I go on church retreats I like to take notes when the speaker is talking. I have tons of journals sitting at home of notes from Sunday mornings and church retreats that I have been to.
Tuesday, August 25, 2015
pg. 127 1&2
1- Q: Who seems to be Malcolm X's intended audience? How do you know?
A: I believe Malcolm X's intended audience was the prison population. He used his time very wisely in prison. Whenever I watch tv shows about people in prison, I never see them reading or writing down the dictionary. He used his time in prison to educate himself, and it still be a pretty good education. I believe his intended audience is the prison population because of how well he used his time in prison. He went from being not a very good person to a very successful person. He didn't attend a hard university or any college at all for that matter, and yet he was still a very successful person.
2- Q: How does Malcolm X define literacy? How does his definition compare to school-based literary?
A: Malcolm X defines literacy by reading all the time. He says he never goes anywhere without a book. If he has a couple of minutes to spare, he will be spending those minutes reading. When he was sitting in prison and was trying to communicate with Elijah Muhammad, he couldn't. He realized he didn't know many words. It was then that he ordered a dictionary from the prison library and began writing down every word and its definition, including punctuation. He soon had the whole dictionary written down. A school based definition of literary is being able to read and write. The definition doesn't say how much you can read or write, just that you can do it and then you are literate. Malcolm X was able to write the whole dictionary and read hard chapter books, from teaching himself.
A: I believe Malcolm X's intended audience was the prison population. He used his time very wisely in prison. Whenever I watch tv shows about people in prison, I never see them reading or writing down the dictionary. He used his time in prison to educate himself, and it still be a pretty good education. I believe his intended audience is the prison population because of how well he used his time in prison. He went from being not a very good person to a very successful person. He didn't attend a hard university or any college at all for that matter, and yet he was still a very successful person.
2- Q: How does Malcolm X define literacy? How does his definition compare to school-based literary?
A: Malcolm X defines literacy by reading all the time. He says he never goes anywhere without a book. If he has a couple of minutes to spare, he will be spending those minutes reading. When he was sitting in prison and was trying to communicate with Elijah Muhammad, he couldn't. He realized he didn't know many words. It was then that he ordered a dictionary from the prison library and began writing down every word and its definition, including punctuation. He soon had the whole dictionary written down. A school based definition of literary is being able to read and write. The definition doesn't say how much you can read or write, just that you can do it and then you are literate. Malcolm X was able to write the whole dictionary and read hard chapter books, from teaching himself.
pg. 131 question 1
I think expectations can impact children's lives both positively and negatively. If a child's parents are both college professors and have published many books then the child is supposed to be smart and follow in the footsteps of their parents. If a child's parents drink an unhealthy amount of alcohol on a daily basis then the kid is probably expected to do the same at some point in his life. Kids tend to do what they see done. Kids don't know differently. If their parents are drinking everyday, they think that is right, an that is what they are going to grow up thinking, so that is exactly what they are going to do. In my own life, I think I have had a lot of expectations, good and bad, which have shaped me into the person I am today. My mom played basketball in college and I remember her having me on a basketball court all the time when I was a little kid. She expect me to fall in love with the sport and be a great ball player just like her. I played basketball for 10 years and the quit. My mom is a volleyball, basketball, and tennis coach. I have gone to many high school sport events because my mom is the coach. Now I coach volleyball.
pg. 206 invention, research, and analysis
As I read this section, the thing I agree with most would be the part about how we fit everything we could think of into one paper. I feel like once I start writing, all the memories will start flooding back and I will have a 10 page paper. I feel like when those memories start coming back, it will be hard to not only get them all on paper, but also get them on paper in an organized way. Whenever I write I sometimes get off topic because I just start writing away. The question I liked the most is how did you learn to read/write. Once I take time to sit down and start writing a paper about that topic, I could probably just keep going. All the memories from when I was little and learning to read or write would start popping back up in my head.
Saturday, August 22, 2015
pg. 131 # 2
Q: Alexie lists a variety of ways that Indian children failed inside of school but excelled outside of school. Using this list, consider what it meant to be "literate" not he Indian reservation where Alexie grew up. What literacy skills did the Indian children have that were not valued or seen inside of school.
A: Alexie talks about how a smart Indian person is dangerous and feared by Indian's and non-indians alike. He says that Indian children were expected to be stupid. The Indian children struggled with basic reading in school and they were monosyllabic in front of their non-Indian teachers. The Indian children would duck their heads when confronted by a non-Indian adult. Outside of school they would remember how to sing a few dozen powwow songs. They would tell complicated stories and jokes at their dinner table at home. They would fight with Indian's who were 10 years older than them. Alexie said Indian children were supposed to fail in the non-Indian world, and those who failed were accepted by other Indians. Literate means to be able to read and write. I think on the Indian reservation, being literate, meant almost the complete opposite of its actual definition. The kids were expected to fail. They struggled to read simple words. Alexis read many books. He read books wherever he would go, and he was not accepted by many other children. He always fought with his classmates.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
How did you learn to write and/or read?
I learned to read at home. My mom always made me read books at night before I went to bed. When I was little, like kindergarten or first grade I would start out with easy books that only had 2 or 3 words on a page. When I was in the second or third grade I started reading easy chapter books. As for writing goes, I remember in preschool when the teachers gave me a piece of paper and I had to trace the letters. I used to think that was the coolest thing because I thought I could write, whenever I was just really tracing the letters.
What kinds of writings/readings have you done in the past?
In the past I have written essays for my school. I don't like to write a lot on my own, so I mostly just write when I am made to. The readings I have done in the past have been for my school as well. Sometimes I will find a book in the bookstore that interests me, so I read it. I'm not always reading a book on my own though. The books I like to read are usually true stories.
How much have you enjoyed the various kinds of writing/reading you've done?
If the topic I am assigned to write about interests me, then I really enjoy writing the paper. I love to write research papers, because I can research whatever interests me and write a whole paper about it. I like to read books on my own time, and ones that look interesting to me. If I am made to read the book, I usually don't like it. When I have to read books for school it has to be done in a certain amount of time, and I don't like that. When I read for pleasure, I like to take my time, and read it whenever I can.
I learned to read at home. My mom always made me read books at night before I went to bed. When I was little, like kindergarten or first grade I would start out with easy books that only had 2 or 3 words on a page. When I was in the second or third grade I started reading easy chapter books. As for writing goes, I remember in preschool when the teachers gave me a piece of paper and I had to trace the letters. I used to think that was the coolest thing because I thought I could write, whenever I was just really tracing the letters.
What kinds of writings/readings have you done in the past?
In the past I have written essays for my school. I don't like to write a lot on my own, so I mostly just write when I am made to. The readings I have done in the past have been for my school as well. Sometimes I will find a book in the bookstore that interests me, so I read it. I'm not always reading a book on my own though. The books I like to read are usually true stories.
How much have you enjoyed the various kinds of writing/reading you've done?
If the topic I am assigned to write about interests me, then I really enjoy writing the paper. I love to write research papers, because I can research whatever interests me and write a whole paper about it. I like to read books on my own time, and ones that look interesting to me. If I am made to read the book, I usually don't like it. When I have to read books for school it has to be done in a certain amount of time, and I don't like that. When I read for pleasure, I like to take my time, and read it whenever I can.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Bailey Towles
Early Memory of Writing:
One of the earliest memories I have form writing was in 3rd grade, I had to write a story. It had to include a problem, and the problem being solved. I remember writing about a girl who lost her dog and then her dog was found. At the time I thought it was the greatest story I would have ever written. I found it a couple of months ago, and it is funny to look back at how much my writing has changed.
Early memory of reading:
When I was in first grade my mom made me read Junie B. Jones books. I hated reading then, and still hate it now. I blame my mom for me hating to read. Every night she made me sit on the couch with her and read for 20-30 minutes. I always dreaded that time. I remember every night after dinner I would try and hide, or pretend I was asleep, so maybe my mom would forget about it. I hated reading because I thought I was a super slow reader and I would never get better. The books always seemed so long, and had big words that I could not pronounce so I got flustered.
Early frustration with reading or writing:
The earliest frustration I have from reading is when I was learning to read. When I was little, I hated not knowing the answer. I hated getting stuck on a word that I could not pronounce. Often times, I would end up crying because I didn't know how to pronounce a word. I always hated having to read aloud in class because I felt like I was such a bad reader.
Early Memory of Writing:
One of the earliest memories I have form writing was in 3rd grade, I had to write a story. It had to include a problem, and the problem being solved. I remember writing about a girl who lost her dog and then her dog was found. At the time I thought it was the greatest story I would have ever written. I found it a couple of months ago, and it is funny to look back at how much my writing has changed.
Early memory of reading:
When I was in first grade my mom made me read Junie B. Jones books. I hated reading then, and still hate it now. I blame my mom for me hating to read. Every night she made me sit on the couch with her and read for 20-30 minutes. I always dreaded that time. I remember every night after dinner I would try and hide, or pretend I was asleep, so maybe my mom would forget about it. I hated reading because I thought I was a super slow reader and I would never get better. The books always seemed so long, and had big words that I could not pronounce so I got flustered.
Early frustration with reading or writing:
The earliest frustration I have from reading is when I was learning to read. When I was little, I hated not knowing the answer. I hated getting stuck on a word that I could not pronounce. Often times, I would end up crying because I didn't know how to pronounce a word. I always hated having to read aloud in class because I felt like I was such a bad reader.
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