Reading Literacy Narratives

Eldred, Janet Carey; Mortensen, Peter

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“…In addition to contributions by Eldred (1991) and Eldred and Mortensen (1992), the recent proliferation of interest in narratives about literacy development mirrors a larger historical trend in composition. The process movement, which, among other results, pushed personal writing into the fore, in hopes of giving students agency, also shifted emphasis away from students solely reading about the literacy experiences of others to now writing about their own (Elbow, 1993).…”

Section: Brief History Of the Use Of Literacy Narratives In Compositimentioning

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“…In addition to the above assertions teacher-researchers make about this assignment, one additional claim deserves more careful attention-that, due to explorations into social issues, literacy narratives promote ethnic and cultural understanding and diversity and as such are extremely beneficial for marginalized groups of students (Anokye, 1994;Branch, 1998;Brodkey, 1989;Clark & Medina, 2000;Donovan & Walsh, 1991;Eldred,1991;Eldred & Mortensen, 1992;Hesford, 1990;Meyers, 1996;Rose, 1990;Sandman & Weiser, 1993;Sirc, 1994;Soliday, 1994;Wallace, 2000;Walsh, 1997;Young, 2002Young, , 2004. Literacy narratives allow for explorations into the complex ideas of assimilation and resistance (Soliday, 1994;Young, 2004), reflection upon negotiation between language worlds (Soliday, 1994;Villanueva, 1993;Young, 2004), and conversations about multicultural education (Soliday, 1994;Young, 2004).…”

Section: Reflection Self-awareness and Multiculturalism: Positive Cmentioning

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“…analysis of schooling, education, and dominant sanctioned notions of "literacy" to show the multiple ways students become literate, how literacy is a social process, and how literacy has multiple meanings (Brown, 1999;Carey-Webb 1991;Casanave, 2003;Clark & Medina, 2000;Eldred & Mortensen, 1992;Fleischer, 1997;Fox, 1997;Franzosa 1991;Fulcher, 1996;Kamler, 1999;Kaplan, 1994;Pratt, 1991;Rose, 1990;Scott, 1997;Soliday, 1994;Volk & de Acosta, 2003;Webb, 1999;Young, 2002Young, , 2004.…”

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“…analysis into social, cultural, and political issues and thus highlight the position of social roles in acquiring language (Brown, 1999;Clark & Medina, 2000;Eldred, 1991;Eldred & Mortensen, 1992;Pratt, 1991;Rose, 1990;Scott, 1997;Soliday, 1994;Webb, 1999;Young, 2002Young, , 2004 and highlight the position of social roles, such as gender, social class, race, and citizenship, in acquiring language…”

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“…Due to the work of Eldred (1991) and Eldred and Mortensen (1992) who first discuss the possibilities of using literacy studies as a lens through which to read literary texts, instructors began assigning published literacy narratives for students to read.…”

Section: Brief History Of the Use Of Literacy Narratives In Compositimentioning

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Implicit response : instructor values and social class in the literacy narrative assignment.

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I offer special thanks to my students. The joy I find in teaching comes from the fact that teaching at its best is a dialectical activity-the learning always flows both ways.Thanks to the students I taught at Abilene Christian University, the University of demonstrates that the focus of instructor assignments on description and other narrative elements is perhaps misdirected. Two other features also carried cultural capital with instructors but to a lesser extent than argumentative moves: literary elements, including vivid description and metaphoric language, and appeals to shared values. Instructors were more likely to flesh out the connections for students when value-appeals were present, vii particularly ones that promote middle-class perspectives. This finding is problematic because students from more privileged socioeconomic and educational backgrounds seemed more able to invoke these shared values, which thus suggests that working-class students' texts were seen as less reflective, and hence, were less successful in fulfilling the goals of the assignment. These results lend some empirical support to claims that the literacy narrative assignment reinforces middle-class perspectives; as such, it may not be as beneficial for marginalized groups of students as advocates of personal writing have asserted. This research suggests educators should be more aware of class assumptions that may influence how they respond to student writing.I conclude by presenting recommendations on how writing instructors can more effectively teach literacy narratives, including more clearly articulating their goals for the assignment and how they will assess these goals in student writing. By emphasizing what instructors really want, both high school and college writing instructors can make writing assignments more equitable and begin to defend against their own social-class biases in the classroom.

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Section: Brief History Of the Use Of Literacy Narratives In Compositimentioning

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Section: Reflection Self-awareness and Multiculturalism: Positive Cmentioning

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Section: Reflection Self-awareness and Multiculturalism: Positive Cmentioning

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Section: Reflection Self-awareness and Multiculturalism: Positive Cmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Implicit response : instructor values and social class in the literacy narrative assignment.

Implicit response : instructor values and social class in the literacy narrative assignment.

‘In the hands of the Receivers’: The Politics of Literacy in The Savage by David Almond and Dave McKean

The Literacy Myth in the Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives

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