Travis Howell
Ms. Nichols
English Composition 1
12 October 2015
High Flying and Electrical Engineering
Repurposing Literacy According to Kevin Roozen’s Literacy profile of Charles Scott Jr., a journalism writer, repurposing literacy means to,” Introduce material from outside sources that he [Charles] used for his news stories, but he also uses the information from [rhetoric class documents] to effectively develop and extend the points he is working to make”(8). Overall this means to use outside activities and reapply them an educational or research setting. An interesting example of repurposing literacy comes from Dr. Pendergraft and how he uses his hobby of being a pilot and applying it to his doctorial research. After conducting an interview
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A literacy practice is defined as a social practice that is mediated by text and events (Barton and Hamilton 8). Starting off, to become a pilot a college level education is crucial to becoming a pilot. Along with that many texts and other documents have to be understood before even taking off (Become a Pilot). Some of these other documents include flight logs, checklists, and instruction manuals. The most important text according to Dr. Pendergraft is the approach plates. These forms are small pamphlets that layout every airport, their runways, and other regulations. Every airport is required by the Federal Aviation Administration to provide these plates to anyone that will fly into their airport (Become a Pilot). Out side of paper manuals pilots must also be able to read gauges and other instruments to keep the plane in the …show more content…
Pendergraft conducted his doctorial research in the field of avionics. Avionics are the electric systems that assist pilots and in some cases fly the plane itself. He studied GPS landing systems and other key aircraft systems. His research was strongly influenced by his skills as a pilot. Pendergraft described what he was worked on was a GPS landing system that was guided by radar. This complicated system faced many different difficulties. One of these situations was that the landing system had to be integrated into an airplane. This problem would have been more difficult if Dr. Pendegraft had not been a pilot. Pendergraft described that “having the mind of a pilot” is what helped him conduct his research at a different level. When asked how his pilot experience related to his research he responded by saying that, “both are very detail oriented.” This idea that is what allowed Dr. Pendergraft to stay focused on what was at hand and develop better systems. Along with that he described how having all the instruments in front of us and piecing them all together is just like performing
Writing is a form of communication that has changed over the years, whether that is the way it is used or the meaning it has for some people. In the generation that I grew up in, writing has been around in many different ways, such as texting or instant messaging friends. I remember using Facebook at an early age and communicating with my friends and family through a different form of writing. Compared to my elders, the way they were taught and the way they used their writing has changed immensely. Since I grew up in a newer generation than them, my writing experience has been partially different in a good way. My literacy narrative will reflect that difference.
The theme of literacy comes into play over and over again throughout the course of the novel. In Hosseini's work, literacy is both a uniting and dividing force. Amir’s love for books is a separation factor between him and his father. Baba would rather him play sports and be athletic, “Everyone in my class wanted me on their team, because by the time I was eleven, I could recite dozens of verses from Khayyám, Hãfez, or Rumi's famous Masnawi. One time, I took on the whole class and won. I told Baba about it later that night, but he just nodded, muttered, "Good"(19). In Baba’s eyes, Amir’s love for books equates to weakness, “That was how I escaped my father's aloofness, in my dead mother's books”(19). Amir also uses his books as a way of escapism. He uses his literacy to escape from Baba’s coldness and their complicated relationship.
Finding Forrester is a substantial example of a literacy narrative. A literacy narrative allows a writer to express their relationship or feelings about reading and writing. Literacy narratives are written by many people around the world and many writers use this so their readers can get to know them better and their background with reading and writing. Finding Forrester is a narrative about a 16-year-old named Jamal who is a very intelligent boy and a great athlete.
Literacy is defined in the film through the narration of the story. The narrator gives you a vivid and visual picture as he sets up each chapter and/or scene. His narrations are like a prologue to each chapter. The narrator dances back and forth into the life of the main character and the events of his life. I liken this to the old storytellers sitting around the campfire sharing tales.
Literacy skills have always been important skills that a person contains within. These skills should be taught at an early age because they allow people
Throughout my childhood I was never very good at reading. It was something I always struggled with and I grew to not like reading because of this. As a child my mom and dad would read books to me before I went to bed and I always enjoyed looking at the pictures and listening. Then, as I got older my mom would have me begin to read with her out loud. I did not like this because I was not a good reader and I would get so frustrated. During this time I would struggle greatly with reading the pages fluently, I also would mix up some of the letters at times. I also struggled with comprehension, as I got older. My mom would make me read the Junie B. Jones books by myself and then I would have to tell her what happened. Most
Literacy, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is the ability to read and write, and the quality or state of being literate. Although this is a technically accurate definition of the word, literacy to me is more than the comprehension of certain texts and the capability to produce pieces of writing. It is the ability to experience emotions, develop ideas, and draw personal connections to the works of literature being read. It involves possessing the capacity to be able to react to the text positively, negatively, or even neutrally, contributing to a personal development of one’s literary self.
Literacy, as a concept, has been evolving during the last few decades, presenting itself as a more complex term to comprehend. The deeper understanding of this notion has made the process of learning it, a bigger and more elaborate challenge.
Knoblauch argues that there are many definitions of literacy that impact people’s lives. Although he argues there are many definitions, he focused on four types of literacy that are most common in society. Knoblauch labels them as functional, cultural, personal-growth/liberal, and critical literacy. He defines functional literacy as a level of literacy that is “readying people for the necessities of daily life—writing checks, reading sets of instructions”(1990, p. 3) and other basic reading and writing skills. However, he also warns that there are hidden agendas in these types of defined literacies. Ill prepared teachers who do not connect to and challenge their students result in no critical literacy and very little
Growing up in working class family, my mom worked all the time for the living of a big family with five kids, and my dad was in re-education camp because of his association with U.S. government before 1975. My grandma was my primary guardian. “Go to study, go to read your books, read anything you like to read if you want to have a better life,” my grandma kept bouncing that phrase in my childhood. It becomes the sole rule for me to have better future. I become curious and wonder what the inside of reading and write can make my life difference. In my old days, there was no computer, no laptop, no phone…etc, to play or to spend time with, other than books. I had no other choice than read, and read and tended to dig deep in science books, math books, and chemistry books. I tended to interest in how the problem was solved. I even used my saving money to buy my own math books to read more problems and how to solve the problem. I remembered that I ended up reading the same math book as my seventh grade teacher. She used to throw the challenge questions on every quiz to pick out the brighter student. There was few students know how to solve those challenge questions. I was the one who fortunately nailed it every single time. My passion and my logic for reading and writing came to me through that experience, and also through my grandma and my mom who plant the seed in me, who want their kids to have happy and better life than they were. In my own dictionary, literacy is not just the ability to read and write, it is a strong foundation to build up the knowledge to have better life, to become who I am today.
Strong literacy skills are closely linked to the probability of having a good job that pays good. Usually, literacy is referred to as the ability to read, understand, and use information. But the term has come to take on broader meaning, standing for a range of knowledge, skills and abilities relating to reading, mathematics, science and more. This reflects widespread and deep changes that have taken place in technology and in the organization of work over the past quarter century. Having strong literacy skills are more important than some might think.
Literacy embraces reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Integrating all of these into a literacy program is key. Teachers must provide endless and ongoing opportunities for their student to read, write, listen, and speak.
Literacy is an on-going skill that teachers and students alike should commonly study and practice in all grades. Problems faced by teachers, especially teachers in higher grades, are not having the skills to be effective teachers of literacy. To effectively teach literacy across content areas, a teacher would need skills such as knowledge of the reading process and the ability to cultivate the knowledge gained in order to make informed decisions within their classrooms (Clary, Oglan, Styslinger,
They discuss the importance of literacy and how it influences lifestyle. Literacy, they say, is “related to multiple aspects of health including knowledge about health, personal health status and the use of health services (Low et al., 2005, p. 1138). The idea that using literacy to understand health and personal health status can allow the individual to educate themselves on what is healthy vs. non healthy. Education on the use of health services allows the individual to understand how the health care system works to aid those who are in need. For example, knowing whether or not one needs to visit the emergency room or rather stay home and treat the symptoms. Literacy helps one to understand that emergency departments are available to treat true emergencies like a car wreck, and not one’s runny nose and nausea. By using literacy to become more educated, this can lead to better jobs, higher incomes, and potentially a better outlook on life. It is easy to see that lower educated people can be at risk for lower poverty, poor schooling and can live in more rural
There are some theoreticians who view literacy in a form of social practice. In their view, social issues are also important components, as well as linguistic competence and understanding cognitive processes in language studies. Freire (1974) views literacy not only as a process of knowledge transformation, but also as a relationship of learners to the world. Vygotsky (1978) suggests two stages of development at social and individual level. In his view, literacy is a phenomenon that is created, shared, and changed by the members of a society. Gee (1996) similarly argues that becoming literate means apprenticeship with texts and apprenticeships in particular ways of being. In summary, literacy practices are not just about language, but about their interrelation with social practices.