| Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page |
Fishman R. Andrea. “A Lesson from the Amish.”The Social Aspects of Language and Learning,Vol. 64,No. 8,1987,842-849. |
| Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words |
The literary work, “A Lesson from the Amish, by Andrea R Fishman, takes us into the childhood life of the author Fishman and the Fisher’s who are Amish. It shows the different ways children learn literacy by focusing on Fisher’s youngest child, a son named Eli Jr., who is six years old. It further explains Eli Jr’s eagerness to read and the differences in the literature that is read in the Fisher household. Eli Jr. and the Fisher family are literate in Amish terms due because that is the only text and socialization they have been exposed to. Eli Jr. goes on to realize that literacy is a driving force in the world. He uses this to affiliate himself with the larger Amish community. |
| Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. |
Redolent (Fishman 842)-strongly smelling of. |
| How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research?
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This reading connects to the article we used for our last reading journal “What is Literacy” by James Gee. They both explain how literacy is obtained and the importance of it. |
| Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion. |
How is the word literate used to describe someone’s ability to read and write if we are all taught in different ways and use our skills differently. |
