Sophia
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Has the Black community truly been afforded equal access to literacy necessary to be successful in contemporary America? Reference Richard Wright’s “The Library Card” and any other sources, including your own experience, if you wish.
The black community has not …
An identity that I am most proud of would be that I am a Unitarian Universalist. It is a type of religion that is based in social justice and “living tradition.” I am proud of it because it is accepting …
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I learned from the “Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans” article that although they are not profiled in the 2020 census, 3.7 million Americans have roots from an Arab country. The article also discusses how there are diverse origins, …
In the reading “African-Born Immigrants in U.S. Schools,” it talked about how schools are focusing on heroes and holidays of cultures that are often not acknowledged without actually incorporating these lesser known cultures and experiences into the school and the …
- Some examples of new literacies are social media, podcasts, and online searching.
- An example of new literacy that surprised me was podcasts. It surprised me because it isn’t necessarily reading or writing, so it seems less obvious as a form
Szwed states that the 5 elements of literacy are text, context, function, participants, and motivation. Function is the purpose for why you may be reading or writing. It can be for religious practice, to occupy time, for directions, for school. …
Originally I thought literacy was understanding words which isn’t incorrect but is leaving out large parts of what makes it so important.
Based on activities 4 and 5, my definition of literacy would be the ability to interact with language …
