Reading Journal
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| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page | brandt , deborah. “Sponsers of Literacy .” Brandt.pdf, May 1998, comphacker.org/pdfs/632/Brandt.pdf. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words | The opening paragraph talks about how writing and reading has changed within the years and how peoples literacy skills have also improved with time. It also mentions that literacy skills can also shift with new generations. For the past five years, Brandt has been tracing sponsors of literacy finding out how Americans recalled how they learned to read and write. In the passage, Brandt traces the dynamics of literacy sponsorship to the life experiences of different individuals. In one of the people Brandt studied, Dora Lopez, she mentions that they had to travel several miles away just to access Spanish newspapers and magazines. These magazines and newspapers carried information that was important and special to them. Lopez discusses how she taught herself Spanish and learned how to use computers by being sponsored by her surroundings and parents. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. | Sponsorship: “ a fitting term for the figures who turned up
most typically in people’s memories of literacy learning: older relatives, teachers, priests, supervisors, military officers, editors, influential authors. Sponsors, as we ordinarily think of them, are powerful figures who bankroll events or smooth the way for initiates.”- Deborah Brandt |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This article relates back to the very first one we read which both mention the different struggles with languages and literacy. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. | What are your thoughts on the people and stories that came from the people Brandt studied? |