Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | This article is about literacy between cultures and the differences. It begins by telling a story about two families who were together for dinner one evening, Fisherman explains the differences in the families and how they teach literacy towards their kids was different from their friends who were Old Order Amish. In this family the parents try to control the reading that comes into their house. They often write letters to different amish communities with relatives, former schoolmates, or groups of friends. Young children in these communities watch older children and imitate them. When their kids first went to school they realized the difference between Amish literacy and mainstream school literacy. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | “Greeting cards, like letters, help unite far-flung Amish community, and like letters, the Fisher children compose their own” (Fisherman 846)
The amish communities practice literacy through communication of letters. Far-flung: very distanced |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading connects to Gee’s What is Literacy because in that article it talks about sponsors of literacy and the culture differences in literacy between cultures, in the piece we read today it highlights specifically how the amish culture’s literacy is different from the mainstream education. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | Could different regions of countries have different literacy? |