August 2020

1. I’m pretty good at coming up with ideas but I’m trying to get better at elaborating on those ideas
2. I’m cool with any and all feedback because I believe the more feedback you have the better you can write.
3. 37% Slytherin, 24% Ravenclaw, 21% Hufflepuff, 18% Gryffindor
4. jmperry2@go.olemiss.edu
5. Yes

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Deborah Brandt- Sponsors of Literacy Brandt, Deborah. “Sponsors of Literacy.” College Composition and Communication, vol. 49, no. 2, 1998, p. 165., doi:10.2307/358929.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	The author of the reading uses the term “Sponsors Of Literacy” to show how the economics of literacy are connected to literacy for individuals. The sponsors come in a number of different forms. A Sponsor is defined as “any agent, local or distant, concrete or abstract, who enables, supports, teaches, models, as well as recruits, regulates, suppresses, or withholds literacy—and gains advantage by it in some way” (p.166). These sponsors are influential in the educational opportunities of literacy. They also show how corporate and governmental policies can be influential on the readers ability to find and meet their literacy potential. They also make the point that technology demands people to accomplish more with reading and writing. Overall I think the Writer was good at explaining who these sponsors are and how they influence the world of literature.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Vicissitudes- “Large scale economic forces”?
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	I guess this somewhat goes along with the Elbow reading in the fact that both of them have to do with utilizing surrounding resources to better yourself and your work.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	How often should we use resources that sponsors of literacy have to offer?

For some reason I’ve just never been interested in reading. I never have been able to seek the motivation to read a book unless it’s for school. Maybe all the books I’ve ever read have been forced reads and I’ve yet to have read a book that I’ve chosen myself. Maybe books to me look as if they’re Joshua, mean on the outside but you never know what their purpose is until you really do some digging and find out what they’re about. Maybe it’s the kind of people I surrounded myself with as a kid. I have yet to hang out with anyone who loves to read and maybe that’s why i’ve never picked it up. But the thing is i know that if i start picking up books and getting into them it will make me a lot more intelligent. Reading books would expand my vocabulary to unthinkable levels. Maybe that old saying really is true, you can’t judge a book by it’s cover.

After listening to the podcast It really helped to hear different point of views on things. These former students gave so many pieces of advise that could end up helping me a lot down the road. One thing that I took away from the podcast was to structure your schedule how you want. When I heard that I immediately was able to relate because of how hard it has been for me to structure my days. Most too my classes are self paced so you really have to be good at managing your time. I have been trying my best to come up with a good solid schedule that is best for me. Another piece of advice I took while listening was to get out of the dorm room and meet your peers. Being in the FASTrack program you feel as if you’re always running into the same people so it’s good to meet those people and get know them. I believe that meeting a lot of people can also reduce stress you might have because you always have people to hang out with and people that will help you if you need it. What I’m most looking forward to about this year meeting as many people as I can. What I’m least looking forward to is all the school work that I’m going to have to do but that’s part of it. Some advice I would give to a student entering their first year of high school would be to meet a lot of friends, work hard, and be yourself I think if you do those things at the end of the day you will be perfectly fine.

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Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Inviting the mother tongue beyond “Mistakes,” “bad english,”and “wrong language” Spot, Lashallah’s Blog. Lashallah’s Summary of Peter Elbow’s “Inviting the Mother Tongue”, 1 Jan. 1970, lashallahsblogspace.blogspot.com/2010/05/lashallahs-summary-of-peter-elbows.html.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	My initial reaction to this article was that you need to be comfortable when you write. Everyone has their own style of writing, it may not be perfect or technically sound. The point is that everyone isn’t supposed to write in the same way. People might have things in common with other writers but usually everyone has their own unique flare to their writing. If the words that come naturally to us are labeled wrong we feel as if we have a problem and that’s not how it’s supposed to be. But, that’s not saying that people shouldn’t be open to constructive criticism. This can be used to make pieces of writing better and more grammatically sound.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Ambiguities  Non mainstream Linguistic acquiescence
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	It reminded me a lot of the first podcast when the students touched on how Mr. G lets you be your own writer and gives you good criticism instead of putting you down.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	What situations should you use constructive criticism so you don’t make the writer feel bad about what they write?