This week’s guiding questions:
How can we apply Szwed’s and Baker’s definitions of literacy as we study literacies of different cultures?
What can we learn about literacy and culture from exploring different cultural perspectives?
What can you contribute to this topic?
Activity 1: What do you know about the Middle East? Think about the history, culture, the people.
Activity 2: Read “Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans”
Arab-and-Other-Middle-Eastern-AmericansActivity 3: Watch “Misconception of Middle Eastern Culture and Religion” | Melika Rahmani | TEDxJMU
Activity 4: Read “Literacy Reform in the Middle East“
Literacy-Reform-in-the-Middle-EastActivity 5: Watch Middle Easten College Students in the US
Activity 7: Post 5
Your enormous post:
1) What did you learn from the “Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans” article? Be specific and provide examples from the reading.
2) Discuss something you learned and/ or can relate to from 1-2 of this week’s videos.
3) Discuss the article on “Literacy Reform in the Middle East.” Provide examples from the reading.
4) Share your source on this topic–let us know what it is, why you selected it, and why it matters.
Reply to at least 1 classmate.
Activity 7: How is your research essay project going? Select research essay option and begin the journey. Visit our resource site, copy and paste the option you selected, and list the steps you will need to take to set this project in motion and to complete it. And/ or see what others have posted. You can revisit this plan and revise it if needed.
Activity 8: Quiz 3/ Research Essay Plan on Blackboard.
