| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page |
Fishman Literacy Lesson from the Amish |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words |
Fishman states in the beginning of this article about Eli’s story of how he learned literacy through school. Once Eli learned the Amish writing he was more efficient with his work. Eli wanted to write letters to improve Amish writing. My reaction to Eli improving his Amish writing is that he works hard by writing letters to make an impact on his community. My thoughts about Eli are that he works hard at his writing to improve his amish literacy. Sarah, Eli’s sister, also learned how to write in the amish literacy. She also writes letters, newspapers, and makes an impact on her family and community. The amish community relies heavily on letters to family members just like Eli’s family. How I’m going to remember Fishman’s claim is how hard Eli and Sarah had to work to improve their writing. Fishman expresses in the middle of the article that Eli’s family was a christian based family before Eli and Sarah had learned amish. After Eli and Sarah learned Amish they were more efficient in their writing with their letters to family. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. |
“Die Botschaft” an Amish newspaper that Eli, Anna, and Sarah participate in to write to their friends. (Fishman, 846) |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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Fishman’s article about Eli learning the Amish literacy connects me back to when I was a child because I struggled to read and write efficiently. Eli practiced hard to improve his writing like myself. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |
How does Eli improve his Amish Literacy in this article. |
