Writing Workshop 2
Revision Plan 1
On my draft, it has been said that I need to do some rearranging of paragraphs to help my paper flow better. Along with this, I also need to make the transition between each paragraph smoother. In my conclusion, I ended with a question. It was suggested that instead of this, I should end with a statement or at least an answer to that question. It was also suggested that I can introduce Alexander into my introduction. I could give a sentence or…
Class Notes 2/26/18
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Class Notes 2/29/18
Drafting 3
People always talk about literacy acquisition, but what makes it so that the person is able to even achieve acquisition in the first place? Learning about someone’s background, or primary Discourse, not only gives one an insight into who the person is but also why they are who they are (Gee 8). Primary Discourses can give a view on how a student is able to acquire literacy in many ways later in life. Depending on your background or upbringing, it…
Class Notes 2/14/18
Drafting 2
In these paragraphs, I tried to mainly focus on connecting the different authors together instead of just connecting the authors to the literacy narratives. Sponsors are not always needed in order to be able to acquire literacy (or at least to appear as though you have). According to Alexander, the success story cultural narrative could be so popular because the success story is “what teachers want to see” (624). If this is true, then are there certain key points that…
