BMCC OpenLab | ACR 150/ Literacy in American Society – 0501/ Spring 2022 | Activity https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/acr-150-literacy-in-american-society-0501-s22/ Activity feed for the group, ACR 150/ Literacy in American Society – 0501/ Spring 2022. Thu, 08 Oct 2026 20:06:08 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 0ecd618ce48413320610ab88fcc2fbde Qudus Elemikan started the topic Qudus DB #5 in the forum ACR 150/ Literacy in American Society - 0501/ Spring 2022 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/acr-150-literacy-in-american-society-0501-s22/forum/topic/qudus-db-5/ Sat, 19 Mar 2022 03:14:13 -0400 1. Based on the article “Arab and Other Middle Eastern Americans” by Minority Rights Group International, I’ve learned why many Arab and Middle Eastern citizens immigrated as well as the discrimination they have faced in the past and continue to face now like the stereotype that all of them are terrorists as a result of attacks such as 9/11. Some…[Read more]

]]> 0 b7e2909c8c5fdfd2b1f9c63f9019447a Keyana Radcliffe replied to the topic Qudus DB # 4 (Group X Unit) in the forum ACR 150/ Literacy in American Society - 0501/ Spring 2022 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/acr-150-literacy-in-american-society-0501-s22/forum/topic/qudus-db-4-group-x-unit/#post-11297 Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:30:18 -0500 I agree with you being easily tokenized at the expense of another child. I also have some experiences where teachers would make comparisons between Myself and another student not knowing how much it hurts the feelings of other children. Which made it very hard on me because then classmates would feel a way towards me because of the teacher and it…[Read more]

]]> 0 61622f3fa955df1d1be3b0481e62d6b4 Qudus Elemikan started the topic Qudus DB # 4 (Group X Unit) in the forum ACR 150/ Literacy in American Society - 0501/ Spring 2022 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/acr-150-literacy-in-american-society-0501-s22/forum/topic/qudus-db-4-group-x-unit/ Sun, 06 Mar 2022 04:22:39 -0500 The goal of the article is stated on the opening page of the article “African-born Immigrants in US Schools: An Intercultural Perspective on Schooling and Diversity” by Immaculee Harushimana and Janet Awokoya. It explains what the paper is about, what problems will be discussed, and why. It is evident from this page that the article will be about…[Read more]

]]> 0 0efbe6c7c7d4e6db1e98041a8c2d039b Qudus Elemikan started the topic Qudus DB #1 in the forum ACR 150/ Literacy in American Society - 0501/ Spring 2022 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/acr-150-literacy-in-american-society-0501-s22/forum/topic/qudus-db-1/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 04:18:28 -0500 1. Literacy is described as the ability to spell, read, and write.

2. When I researched the term, I discovered that literacy skills include listening, speaking, reading, and writing. it is a process in which one expands one’s knowledge of reading and writing to grow one’s thinking and learning for the aim of knowing oneself and the world.

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]]> 0 9bf514fdd97371e7276f24c3f8654762 Qudus Elemikan started the topic Qudus DB #3 in the forum ACR 150/ Literacy in American Society - 0501/ Spring 2022 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/acr-150-literacy-in-american-society-0501-s22/forum/topic/qudus-db-3/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 00:40:16 -0500 1. Instant messaging, blogging, social networking, podcasting, photo sharing, digital storytelling, and conducting online searches are some examples of new literacies.

2. One of the new literacies that have surprised me is seeing memes there; it seemed confusing at first, but it makes more sense the more I thought about it. I don’t necessarily…[Read more]

]]> 0 1376620f1ec9965e5022bcacaa34a1e1 Qudus Elemikan started the topic Qudus DB #2 in the forum ACR 150/ Literacy in American Society - 0501/ Spring 2022 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/groups/acr-150-literacy-in-american-society-0501-s22/forum/topic/qudus-db-2/ Sat, 19 Feb 2022 01:27:57 -0500 1. According to Szwed, the five components of literacy are text, context, function, participation, and motivation. Context is important in reading since it is the situations that create the setting for an event, statement, or idea in ways that can be understood. Without context, many novels, poems, and even films would be misinterpreted.

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