Creative development of identity through literacy
1 Language is a child’s social expression
2 Genre is based on social situations, individual and unique
3 Genres are not only about literary texts anymore.
4 Diversity is valuable, thou shalt not silence unique language structure
- Give students writing time every single day
- Don’t underestimate the power of a good tweet
- What if literacy did have one function, but many...
The function of literacy? False. Their function of literacy
8. You use the same outline for every essay. I bet you think you’re a good writer, don’t you?
9. Doesn’t evolve teaching identity transparently, appears schizophrenic
10. Meaningful writing is real writing
1 Language is a child’s social expression
2 Genre is based on social situations, individual and unique
3 Genres are not only about literary texts anymore.
4 Diversity is valuable, don’t silence unique language structure!
- student writing time on a daily basis
- new illiteracy
7. Their function for literacy, not the function of literacy
8. Material > formula
9. Teacher identity should evolve and be transparent.
10. Meaningful writing is real writing
“The language instinct is the simplest form of the social expression of the child.”
“Genre theory is based on the idea that writing is social and that it responds to situations; consequently, writing isn’t the same for every person or every situation.”
“Genres are not only about literary texts anymore.”
“Non-native speakers of English will always write “with an accent.” Penalizing them for their status as language learners is unjust.”
- https://learn.csuchico.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-570312-dt-content-rid-2434762_1/courses/132-ENGL333-01-6167/Larson_Maier.pdf
- https://learn.csuchico.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-570315-dt-content-rid-2434763_1/courses/132-ENGL333-01-6167/Lunsford%2C%20Our_Semi-Literate_Youth.pdf
“New literacy” refers to the new ways of written communications that are less formal and more towards oral communications.
Ask students what they use literacy for. Their function for literacy, not the function of literacy
Forcing students to follow a pre-scripted structure can limit their potential in creating a powerful essay. Teachers should model a form of an outline to students as one aspect of a student’s ‘tool box’.
9. Teacher identity should evolve and be transparent.
“In a pedagogical setting, writing is meaningful when it is like the writing that people do outside of school: professional, personal, public writing. Meaningful writing accomplishes some goal or objective important to the writer. When writing is meaningful, students find it engaging. When writing is engaging, students learn. “
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