Weekly+Posts


 * We will post each week in the Discussion area above**

For David Russell text (this post is due Tuesday, Feb 9, by midnight). Post in the Discussion tab above:

Start by thinking a bit about the various communities you belong to. Choose a specific community. Then address these questions as part of your response:

What role do you play in that community--what is your identity there? What insider language is part of the community? What do you have to know to be a part of the community? What are the norms? What are the resources and tools of that community? What would seem foreign to an outsider? How has your participation changed over time? What allowed that? OR what gets in the way?

Then, write about the Russell text. What is the "take away" for you from reading Russell? What ideas are worth considering? Point to places in the text for us to consider.

For Deborah Brandt text (this post due, Wednesday, Feb 17, by 6:00). Post in the Discussion tab above.

What does Brandt mean by “sponsors of literacy?” Explain and use examples from her text. Explore and explain. Once you explore her understanding of sponsorship and sponsors, think about her concepts in terms of your own experiences in and outside schooling? What conditions, what people, what experiences have enabled and constrained your literacy practices?

For Laura Grobman essay (this post due Wednesday, Feb 24, by 6:00). Post in the Discussion tab above.