| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | Literacy and Cultural Context: A Lesson from the Amish
Fishman, Andrea R. “Literacy and Cultural Context: A Lesson from the Amish.” Language Arts, 30 Nov. 1986, eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ363335.
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| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | The Fishermans article talk about literacy in a family and being a thing that everybody does. The whole family from the father to the youngest child knows how to read. The thing that baffles me is why the family learns to read. Everyone seems to read for some religious affiliation. The article is such a contradiction because everything i.e. chores, farm work come before school and the kids are not suspected to continue schooling after the eighth grade. The family talks about everyone reading, yet it seems they are not pro–schooling in the family. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author.
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The concept of Amish people. You hear about them, but until now I never had a concise idea of Amish people or how religious they are. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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I think this is the upper side of literacy. It is showing the impact literacy can have on a religious family, who do not necessarily agree with school or homework. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | Why was there a wide variety of German books in the Fishers home? Is German apart of Amish culture? |