Reading Journals

Reading Journal Murray

Nadia Sumlar

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page  The Maker’s Eye by Donal Murray 

 

Murray, Donnald. The Maker’s Eye. Essay. Print
 
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words  This essay is another easy read for me because I can relate to it. I have my own writing process when it comes to drafting because that is a way for me to be truly confident in my essay. In this article, Murray explains the different writing tools people use, whether its professional or amateur, and talks about his own writing process. I think it is important to have your own system that works for you when it comes to anything, because it benefits you and your work. Also, I agree when he says a good writer can take criticism.  
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. 

 

 I could not find a term I did not recognize. 
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research? 

  

 I could not connect this to a reading I have read before or something that I have researched. 
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.  What is your writing process when it comes to writing your draft? 

 

Reading Journal Murray

Nadia Sumlar

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page  The Maker’s Eye by Donal Murray 

 

Murray, Donnald. The Maker’s Eye. Essay. Print
 
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words  This essay is another easy read for me because I can relate to it. I have my own writing process when it comes to drafting because that is a way for me to be truly confident in my essay. In this article, Murray explains the different writing tools people use, whether its professional or amateur, and talks about his own writing process. I think it is important to have your own system that works for you when it comes to anything, because it benefits you and your work. Also, I agree when he says a good writer can take criticism.  
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. 

 

 I could not find a term I did not recognize. 
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research? 

  

 I could not connect this to a reading I have read before or something that I have researched. 
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.  What is your writing process when it comes to writing your draft? 

 

Reading Journal Fishman

Nadia Sumlar

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page  Literacy and Cultural Context: A Lesson from the Amish by Andrea R. Fishman 

 

Fisman, Andrea R. Literacy and Cultural Context: A Lesson from the Amish. Article. 842-854. Print.
 
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words  This article is probably one of the easiest articles I have read so far. I could really understand it, and it made me interested in how other people learn literacy. Fishman starts with a scene of a big family having their time together, and the father reads his youngest son a book he picked out. It was very entertaining until Fishman broke down what was actually going on. How Eli’s literacy is taught through songs rather than actually reading a book. It just made me wonder how other culture view literacy and how do they go about it. This was interesting to read, and I could comprehend it better than previous articles I have read. 
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. 

 

  Redolent- takes up space, fills an area with 
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research? 

  

  This just reminds me of reading about different cultures, and what is the norm for them.  
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.  How was literacy taught in your household? 

 

Reading Journal Gee

Nadia Sumlar

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page  What is Literacy? by James Gee 

 

Gee, James. What is Literacy? Chapter. 18-23. Print.
 
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words  This chapter was very interesting to read because it drew up many questions for me. This chapter takes on a journey on how James Gee defines literacy. He goes from defining discourses to defining learning and acquisitions to defining intimates.  It was interesting to read his views on learning and acquiring because it was the most I could relate to. I understood the difference between the two rather than all the discourse talk. I understood the discourses talk to an extent; when it got to primary and secondary discourses, I started to lose my track of mind. He then ends it off to what he thinks literacy means, and once I fully understand what discourses mean, I can really appreciate what his definition states.  
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. 

 

 Acquisitions- “is a process of acquiring something subconsciously, by exposures to models and a process of trial and error, without a process of formal teaching.” 

 

Disclosures- “a socially accepted association among ways of using languages, of thinking, and of acting that can be used to identify oneself as a member of socially meaningful group or “social network”” 
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research? 

  

 I honestly cannot connect it to anything that I have read.  
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.  How would you define literacy, acquisition, and/or learning? 

 

Reading Journal for Brandt

Nadia Sumlar

 

Title of Article + Proper MLA Citation for Works Cited page  Sponsors of Literacy 

 

Brandt, Deborah. Sponsors of Literacy. Essay. 166-172. Print
 
Summarize the article — include your reaction, thoughts, anything to help you remember its claims. 100 to 150 words   This article explains how a sponsor of literacy works. She explains that sponsors of literacy are agents who “enable, support, teach, model, as well as recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy—and gain advantage by it in some way.”(166). It was kind of difficult for me to read this essay, because it was a lot to comprehend; reading comprehension is not my strong suit. However, what I got from it was, as a student, I improved my writing abilities over the years thanks to my teachers. Whenever I talk about my writing improvements, I always thank my school newspaper sponsors; that is giving them their credibility. 
Define new terms and concepts by quoting or paraphrasing the original author. 

 

  Implications- a conclusion that can be drawn; “A final section addresses implications for the teaching of writing.” (167); I connected conclusion and final together. 
How does this reading connect to other articles from class and/or your own research? 

  

  If I am honest, I cannot connect this to anything that I have read or researched myself. I can only connect it to giving my teachers credibility. 
Based on the reading, craft one question to act as a springboard for class discussion.  Who was your literary sponsor?