Summary
In Rosenburg's "Reading Games: Strategies for Reading Scholarly Sources" she talks about how she was once a person who couldn't read "scholarly" articles that were assigned in her college classes. She tries to relate her story to our situations, now, as college students. She finally found a way to enjoy writing and became good at reading these hefty articles with ease. Further into the article, she explains tips she has for writing a good paper. She talks about things such as focusing on your audience and using language and dialogue that will keep them interested and appeal to their likes. Also, she explains ways to identify your primary audience. Rosenburg goes on to talk about how to understand the architecture of an article by looking at the title, the abstract, the introduction, section headings, and the conclusion. She then explains how to find the main point of an article using these things just listed. In conclusion, Rosenburg tells readers that this article was designed to help them become better writers.
DQ #1
Identifying my audience was never hard for me. I always knew who my ideal persons of interest were when I was writing papers, even though most of the time my teacher was my audience. I would always just visualize who I wanted to read this, then I would adjust my language accordingly. I think visualization works the best and should be tried at least once. Rosenburg talks about identifying where the publication would be to find your audience. I also agree with that.
DQ #2
Turning reading into conversation isn't as hard as it may sound. When you are reading, you may have questions. You just have to keep reading and they maybe answered. You probably make comments on certain things as well. Look at that, your making conversation.
Opinion
This article was very helpful to me. Her explanations were very modernized. She steered away from the boring conformed explanations that most people use. I would gladly read more articles by Rosenburg if they were as educational as this on.
Friday, January 25, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Brandt "Sponsors of Literacy" Reading Response
Summary
What I think Brandt is trying to get at is that every person has had a different way of becoming literate. The ways of teaching writing and reading have changed over the years as technology, knowledge, and even the English language has progressed. I am sure a majority of human beings have learned to read and write, but it has all been a special journey just for them. Someone could have learned to read and write from their mother, father, a teacher, or just about any adult figure in their life. She wants to point out to the readers that everyone has had a different experience while becoming literate.
Questions For Discussion and Journaling
Question #5
In my opinion, Brandt is right on in saying that race and social status dramatically effect one's ability to gain literacy. In Ms. Lopez's case, being a Hispanic minority in Texas in the 70's and 80's made it exponentially more difficult to get access to proper tools to learn how to read and write. On the other hand, Mr. Branch had no problem because he was of the majority class. A white male would have just about any resource imaginable at his disposal. So that being said I agree with Brandt 100% on the claim that race and social status effect the ease of becoming literate.
Applying and Exploring Ideas
Question #1
As a white male in a middle-class family growing up in the 90's and 2000's I believe my journey to literacy was a cake walk. My mother was my sponsor above all. I learned how to read fairly well even before starting kindergarten, and was reading children's books out loud in said class. In the higher grades it became even easier to access reading materials and any other tools. Public schools all had libraries and computer labs in them for unlimited use. Granted I despise reading, I did enough of it to keep my reading level adequate to my age and even surpassed my expectations.
My Opinion
This particular reading was a little informational. Honestly I get bored easily with readings like this, but it didn't completely kill me. The biggest dislike I had when reading this was that there was many words I have never seen before, so I don't think I got all the knowledge I could out of it. I already had a pretty good understanding on the literacy struggles with race and social status, but I liked the personal stories about Ms. Lopez and Mr. Branch. These accounts showed the reality through the eyes of real people, and that to me is better than anyone's interpretations.
What I think Brandt is trying to get at is that every person has had a different way of becoming literate. The ways of teaching writing and reading have changed over the years as technology, knowledge, and even the English language has progressed. I am sure a majority of human beings have learned to read and write, but it has all been a special journey just for them. Someone could have learned to read and write from their mother, father, a teacher, or just about any adult figure in their life. She wants to point out to the readers that everyone has had a different experience while becoming literate.
Questions For Discussion and Journaling
Question #5
In my opinion, Brandt is right on in saying that race and social status dramatically effect one's ability to gain literacy. In Ms. Lopez's case, being a Hispanic minority in Texas in the 70's and 80's made it exponentially more difficult to get access to proper tools to learn how to read and write. On the other hand, Mr. Branch had no problem because he was of the majority class. A white male would have just about any resource imaginable at his disposal. So that being said I agree with Brandt 100% on the claim that race and social status effect the ease of becoming literate.
Applying and Exploring Ideas
Question #1
As a white male in a middle-class family growing up in the 90's and 2000's I believe my journey to literacy was a cake walk. My mother was my sponsor above all. I learned how to read fairly well even before starting kindergarten, and was reading children's books out loud in said class. In the higher grades it became even easier to access reading materials and any other tools. Public schools all had libraries and computer labs in them for unlimited use. Granted I despise reading, I did enough of it to keep my reading level adequate to my age and even surpassed my expectations.
My Opinion
This particular reading was a little informational. Honestly I get bored easily with readings like this, but it didn't completely kill me. The biggest dislike I had when reading this was that there was many words I have never seen before, so I don't think I got all the knowledge I could out of it. I already had a pretty good understanding on the literacy struggles with race and social status, but I liked the personal stories about Ms. Lopez and Mr. Branch. These accounts showed the reality through the eyes of real people, and that to me is better than anyone's interpretations.
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