Converting my paper into a podcast was fun but challenging. I enjoyed having other people in my podcast, but the editing was very tricky. Audacity is hard to figure out, but I’m proud of the finished product, and I feel like I could make podcasts for other classes now.
In my script, I actually didn’t really add to my quote setups, because I found that, if anything, I provided too much context for my quotes. I edited out some unnecessary descriptions of the narratives. I also took out a portion of my introduction that prematurely introduces a narrative- I wish I had taken it out of my final paper draft too before I submitted it. I also tried to make the conclusion more concise, because a lot of it…
It’s almost too easy to turn kids off from reading if a sponsor is obviously teaching for the wrong reasons. Brandt is aware of this pattern and warns her readers to identify sponsors’ motives (167). These corrupt sponsors are damaging to students and can cause people to label themselves as victims. This victim mentality may carry into adulthood and literacy appreciation could be lost forever. Brandt’s right that not all sponsors of literacy are genuinely just trying to teach literacy,…
ORIGINAL When people are exposed to a corrupt sponsor, they’re quick to lose their interest in literacy altogether. In his literacy narrative, Learning to not Hate English from the Rising Cairn literacy narrative archive, Austin Scaglione talks about a pregnant high school English teacher that didn’t even try to teach. Scaglione loved to read when he was young until Mrs. Lofromento caused him to lose momentum. Throughout the narrative, it’s clear that he believes he is a “victim” (Williams 344)….
My goal is to say that any narrative that makes a student feel like a victim typically involves a bad sponsor. I use William’s definition of victim in my essay I disagree with Brandt’s belief that all literary sponsors have bad motives because there are many narratives about teachers simply grading harshly or asking students to read uninteresting books that have really traumatized students. Neither of my peers were explicit about what they believe my claim is, but I hope…
IDEAS It was a good idea t0 juxtapose Gee and Delpit, so I kept this section in my revised essay. This was a specific comment, but it didn’t help me revise. EVIDENCE I needed to better explain the difference between primary and secondary Discourses, which was a specific comment. I added these definitions to my introduction so that the rest of my paper would make more sense. A commenter said I have great statements toward my claim, which wasn’t helpful…
One negative sponsor can ruin years of positive experiences with literacy. Deborah Brandt, an English professor, writes about the way sponsors can filter literacy from learners. She states, “Sponsors…enable, support, teach, model, as well as recruit, regulate, suppress, or withhold literacy- and gain advantage by it in some way.” In other words, Brandt believes that people expose others to literacy to benefit themselves. Austin Scaglione, a college student, was exposed to a bad sponsor in high school. He was an…
I want to explore why one bad literacy experience can ruin years of positive experiences with literacy. HUNTER ELLIS SHAMUS GORDAN AUSTIN SCAGLIONE DUSTIN TRIPP GRACE SILVA LINDZEE RIDLEY
Kayla Williams’ victim concept “The worst part about it all is that he hated his job, which was obvious. He would say things like “‘Why am I here?’ or When will this day end?’” (Kayla) Students would write about being the “victim of bad or insensitive teaching” (Williams 344). The detail in the narrative is an example of Williams’ victim category because the teacher seemed to have gone out of his way to be “insensitive” (Williams 344). Not only did…
