Original Paragraphs: Sponsors who facilitate are often referred to in student narratives as a positive figure if not a hero that saved their love for reading and writing. They give students the necessary materials needed to understand. In Alexander’s text she explains that students who wrote themselves to be child prodigies had sponsors who “were … [Read more…]
Does your analysis have components that do not quite fit a straightforward application of the scholars’ existing ideas? I talk about how sponsors can create a positive or negative experience depending on their teaching styles. I get into the specifics on how I think that works adding to the scholarly ideas. Does your analysis suggest … [Read more…]
Our projects should be “engaging the conversation” about literacy acquisition, so they should be speaking to Alexander/Brandt/Williams in at least one of these three ways: affirm, add, challenge. And you probably want to be doing at least two of these things. What do your peers think you might do here, based on the evidence you’ve … [Read more…]
I chose to work with sponsors for a focus on my essay. The 6 literacy narratives I chose are: The Best Teacher I ever did have by Jess Larson Sophomore Year from Hell by Abby Small The Wizard of Oz saved my brain by Emily Gagnon Gram Why are you crying by Hunter Ellis Road … [Read more…]
Connect to Alexander Connections to beginning of writing, also reference to Brants “sponsor” Lessons/Sponsors (Brandt) Connect to Brant Sponsers Connecting to Alexander (Victims, success), also asks question Connecting to Alexander (Success) Summaries, connections to Alexander (Child prodigy, victim) Summaries, understanding information connecting to myself
Kayla Name the concept: Kayla is a victim (according to Alexander) Quote a relevant passage “The two most common little narratives in student essays were Victim and Hero” (Alexander 614). Quote a relevant passage “Then I got to high school and an every bit of confidence I had about writing was stripped. Freshman year of high school … [Read more…]
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