| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | “Sponsors of Literacy”
Brandt, Deborah. “Sponsors of Literacy”.
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| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | In the article “Sponsors of Literacy,” Brandt explains how history influences literacy and also how it affects the way people learn today. She discusses how the people in our lives are influential aspects in literacy. There is also other aspects that influence our literacy. Brandt also explains the “literacy crisis” which she defines as the gap between peoples ability to reach expected literacy standards that keep rising. Literacy can influence us and we also have an influence on literacy.
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| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.
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Incentives- Motivates or encourages one to do something.
“This competition shapes the incentives and barriers that greet literacy learners in any particular time and place.”
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| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading connects to the twitter thread because they both emphasize that your history and background effect you’re writing and literacy.
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| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | Do you think your history has influences literacy for you?
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