After reading and viewing the required materials for this week, answer the 3 questions below:
- Describe one identity that you have that you are most proud of and explain why. Describe also one identity that you either are not proud of, or struggle
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Answer at least 3 of the questions below:
- 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,
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 …
1) Select 1-2 paragraphs from this week’s assigned readings. Summarize them and respond to them.
2) Discuss something you learned and/ or can relate to from one of this week’s assigned videos.
3) Share your source on this topic–let us …
Due: at the end of Week 5.
Oral History Project (8%)
You will conduct an oral history project of an individual who attended school at least 20 years prior to you. You will record an oral history of that individual’s …
For this week’s conversation, answer the questions below:
- What did you learn about new literacies from this week’s video “The essential elements of digital literacies” and from the reading “Dawn of new literacies”?
- Consult our class glossary under course profile-docs.
1. According to Szwed, what are the 5 elements of literacy? Select one of them and describe it in more detail.
2. What method of studying literacy does Szwed recommend and why?
3. What does Szwed mean when he writes, …
- What is literacy?
- What did you find when you researched the term?
- How does John Trischitti define literacy? Why, according to Trischitti, is it important? Do you agree? Why or why not?
Literacy Narrative:
essay or podcast
Your task is to write or record a personal literacy narrative.
Think of a specific moment that represents the literacy practices associated with your community.
For example, your community may be your family, your neighborhood,
Write an email to one of the speakers or writers we have discussed in this class. Introduce yourself, comment on what you learned from them and/ or what you connected to, share your own relevant experience. Send the email!
My …
