September 2020

ACE’s or Adverse Childhood Experiences are traumatic events that occur mainly between the ages of 0-17 and these events can include abuse, neglect, or violence in the home or also in the community. Toxic stress can occur if a child experiences very tough adversity which can include physical or mental abuse, family economic struggles, exposure to violence, etc. If you’re a kid that grows up in poverty and violence or racism it really affects your development growing up and even as an adult. If you see and hear these things on a daily basis it distracts you from what you need to do whether it’s school or extracurricular activities. When you grow up in these situations it’s very hard to get out and make it to where you want to get in life. ACE’s can have a big impact not only on literacy but school in general. Growing up with these kinds of distractions especially if you are a young kid it is very hard to get your school work completed. A lot of these families didn’t take their education seriously and don’t push their kids in school. Dedication and hard work is your best bet in getting out of these toxic environments.

Dr. Mona Brought the issue to the local government about the water crisis in Flint and caught the attention of local and national news to promote how big of an issue it was and how it needs to be fixed. The poverty in flint was also a big issue because their only access to water was from tap. The people couldn’t afford to buy bottled water so they were forced to drink the lead water. Drinking water with lead in it has a big impact on the minds of the people. At the start of the CoronaVirus, everyone I knew thought that the beer Corona was the cause of the sickness. I simply told these people that they were wrong and that this was actually a huge problem. To make our world a better place in the time we are living in at the moment, we all need to find a way to work together.

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	“The Maker’s Eye” by Donald Murray Murray, Donald. The Maker’s Eye. nabuckler.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-makers-eye.pdf.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	A piece of writing is never finished. There is always room for that better word or better sentence. Beginning writers usually check rough drafts for typing errors and consider the job of writing complete. Professional writers consider themselves just getting started with their piece after they finish their rough draft. Professional writers seek the opportunity to discover what they have to say and how they need to say it. When getting feedback you must accept criticism of others and be suspicious of it. The more experience you have the more efficient you can be with each step of the writing process. Most writers pay close attention to the seven key elements to help them stay on track when they are writing a paper. The aim of writing is communication. Reread with care and make sure you identify your subjects. “The Maker’s Eye” moves back and forth from sentence to sentence and paragraph to paragraph and they look at sentences for structure. At the end of the day the tentative Makers Eye is never satisfied.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Nuance- a subtle difference in shade of meaning, expression, or sound
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	This article is going to really help me when i’m looking over my rough draft because it reinforces good habits to get into to get the most out of your rough draft
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Why don’t we use “The Maker’s Eye” strategy more often

When I think of literacy I think of any form of reading and writing. There isn’t just one way to write or to read which is why this topic is so broad. The way you read or write can depend on how you were raised or your culture. It can depend on how you were taught in school. A lot of times it can come just merely from experience.

One of my sponsors of literacy would probably be my Mom. Growing up both of my parents really encouraged me to pick up books and read. Even though most of the time I didn’t want to read either because I wasn’t into any of the books we had at the house or I just simply didn’t want to spend my time reading when I could spend my time doing things I enjoyed more. My Mom would always say how much smarter it makes you when you read and I didn’t really understand that back then but i’ve grown up to understand that she wasn’t wrong.

One night after dinner my mom made me go up to read a little. I can’t remember what book it was she had me read but I do remember I did not want to read that night. I was tired and worn out from my day at school but I picked up the book anyways and started reading. I got a few pages into the book and remember not being able to understand a word that I read. I went downstairs and told my mom and she advised me to pick another book that I have more interest in so I went back up stairs and picked a book that had to do with business and finances. I honestly probably read half the book that night. Obviously it’s not always the case that you get to read a book you enjoy but it definitely helps a lot to read something that strikes your interest. Not only is it easier to understand but you Get a lot more out of reading something you enjoy. If you read a book you don’t enjoy there is nothing positive you can take away from it. I really appreciate my Mom insisting that we read a lot because it has really helped me in school and in life.

 

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	Literacy and cultural context: A lesson from the Amish Livingston-Webber, Joan, and Andrea Fishman. “Amish Literacy: What and How It Means.” Language, vol. 65, no. 4, 1989, p. 887., doi:10.2307/414964.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	Literacy is brought to people in many different styles and forms. In this case we are learning about literacy in the Amish culture. Eli Fisher Encourages his kids to read but the scene in the fisher home could be the scene in any home that values reading and writing and wants their children to value them as well. Eli and Anna encourage their kids to go as far in life as they do in school. Their culture is called “Old Order Amish” which means to raise your family to old order tradition and belief. In their home you won’t find a radio, stereo, television, or any other electrical convenience. Schoolwork actually rarely enters the Amish household because they believe that household, field, and barn chores matter more to them. The Fisher kids are taught by an Old Order woman who also went through the same schooling herself. The way Eli sees and learns literacy  is much different than any mainstream learners. The family buys their books only from the local christian bookstore and an amish operated dry-good store because they trust these places not to have objectionable material. If they go to a normal bookstore they use the publisher’s name as a way to see if the content inside the book is objectionable or not. The way they see literacy is described as a force in their world and that it “imparts power to all who possess it”.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Contrivance- a convenience
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	It just reinforces the point that there are many different ways people see literature.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	How have the Amish played a part in the growth of literature?

Sept 1, 2020

3:30 pm- wrote notes on Gee: Learning with video games

4:00 pm- notes on Gee: What is Discourse?

Sept 2, 2020

12:00 pm- Wrote down on my phone the times of my flights and how long my layovers were

 

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page	What Is Literacy? By James Paul Gee Gee, James Paul. “Literacy and Education.” 2014, doi:10.4324/9781315739571. Gee, James Paul. “Game-Like Learning.” Assessment, Equity, and Opportunity to Learn, pp. 200–221., doi:10.1017/cbo9780511802157.010.
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words	The author James Gee talks about working in groups and how each person must be deeply skilled in 1 skillset but has to understand the big picture so they can combine their skills with the skillsets of the other members of the group. Every member has to be an absolute expert but also has to understand everyone else’s role so they’re able to integrate with each other. When a human understands anything, they understand it not by abstract realities but by the simulation of images, actions, and experiences that the words refer to. If we are working on an assignment with a certain topic that we don’t care about we think very poorly because of the fact we don’t care and we don’t want to learn about it. Transitioning into books and readings, the opportunity to learn is not the book it’s if you can picture and bring experiences that you have faced into the book. Lastly, when speaking in a language, a lot of people talk all the time about language that is hard to understand but there is technically no such thing as a hard language you just didn’t experience what you had to live through to understand the words and terms in the language.
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.	Discourse- identity kit
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?	It Connects to the peer groups that we are going to have to work in with the idea that each person must be deeply skilled in 1 skill set but has to understand the big picture so they can combine their skills with the skillsets of the other members of the group.
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.	Why are we frequently asked to read things that we aren’t interested in? What do we gain from doing so?