Monday, October 29, 2012
proposal
For my topic, I would like to write about the Sororities here at Ohio University. Although, I am only a new member of a sorority, I feel that by interviewing people and being a new member might make this a little bit more interesting. I will be able to talk about the new member meetings I go to weekly, what initiated members do, and how this can impact me as a pledge. I feel that this discourse community has a lot that can be looked at and because there are so many different sororities on campus, it is interesting to look at the differences, see how pledges view the sorority, and how initiated members view the sorority.
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Gee
QFD&J:
3. Gee discusses the terms "Discourse" and "discourse", both being different. One with a capital "D" and the other lowercase. The term "Discourse" with a capital "D" is used when "discussing the language with other social practices within a specific group". When he talks about "discourse" with a lowercase "d", it is used when talking about language use. I believe that using any word with a capital letter, can make the word seem different. Although, this concept does seem a bit confusing to me.
5.Discourse is an idea in which people can make a point from. It separates yourself from ideas that you may not completely agree with. It proves that you can make up your mind about something, and people will disagree with you. Almost like an opinion.
11. "Liberation and power, because it leads to the ability to manipulate, to analyze, to resist while advancing" is defined as meta-knowledge. I believe that this meta-knowledge helps you become a person and move forward in life. You are able to manipulate, analyze, and resist. You become more mature, and make decisions on your own, without holding back.
3. A discourse that I would like to be involved in, is the Patton College of Education. I would love to be a teacher and learn the routes through that colleges discourse. The process can be difficult. You have to fill out applications, get references, and be excepted. To get accepted you have to have good grades, be involved in the community, and try really hard in school to do your best.
3. Gee discusses the terms "Discourse" and "discourse", both being different. One with a capital "D" and the other lowercase. The term "Discourse" with a capital "D" is used when "discussing the language with other social practices within a specific group". When he talks about "discourse" with a lowercase "d", it is used when talking about language use. I believe that using any word with a capital letter, can make the word seem different. Although, this concept does seem a bit confusing to me.
5.Discourse is an idea in which people can make a point from. It separates yourself from ideas that you may not completely agree with. It proves that you can make up your mind about something, and people will disagree with you. Almost like an opinion.
11. "Liberation and power, because it leads to the ability to manipulate, to analyze, to resist while advancing" is defined as meta-knowledge. I believe that this meta-knowledge helps you become a person and move forward in life. You are able to manipulate, analyze, and resist. You become more mature, and make decisions on your own, without holding back.
3. A discourse that I would like to be involved in, is the Patton College of Education. I would love to be a teacher and learn the routes through that colleges discourse. The process can be difficult. You have to fill out applications, get references, and be excepted. To get accepted you have to have good grades, be involved in the community, and try really hard in school to do your best.
Applying and exploring:
Dear Mrs. Martin,
Discourse has many different meanings. There are many different types of discourses too. We are all part of a different discourse. Discourses can be a group, religion, business, major, ect. It helps shape you and who you are and usually puts you in a group of people who have something in common with you. The discourse I want to be part of is the educational program throughout my school. It'll help me help kids and getting into the program is one of my dreams.
Thanks,
Madeline Gilbert
4. A discourse that I just recently joined would have to be my sorority. I feel that this is going to be a very interesting ride. I believe there will be tension, and many differences throughout this time. Once I live in the house, I believe that i will see so many different things that I have not seen before, and how people act. Everyone acts differently, and that can cause major problems. This could make this discourse have tension. But, I believe that this discourse can also have many good things associated with it too. Inside the sorority you can have smaller discourses as well.
Monday, October 22, 2012
Glenn
1. I immediately thought of chick-fil-a for this. It is a perfect example because it features an animated animal, but rather than the animal being a chicken, it is a cow that holds a sign saying "eat more chicken". I find the ad a bit confusing. It's showing a cow saying to eat more chicken.. do cows eat chicken? But it also fits into the theme of a "farm". I believe that the sign saying to eat more chicken, may in fact encourage people to eat more chicken.
2. I really do not have any connection to farms. I grew up in a suburb with no farms except on the complete outside of my city. The only connection I can think of that I have with farms, is my best friend had a cow farm and we would occasionally go there for the day but it was never something that I really enjoyed.
QFA&J:
1. Double speak and speaking animals. Double speak is saying one thing, but meaning another thing. This is really involved in the food industry and really messes with peoples head when they are learning about animals and food production. Speaking animals is when advertisements promotes to the younger generation but showing something in a positive thinking rather than what it actually is. I do not think the approaches are ethical because you are lying to the public about your food and not telling them the full truth.
2. I really do not have any connection to farms. I grew up in a suburb with no farms except on the complete outside of my city. The only connection I can think of that I have with farms, is my best friend had a cow farm and we would occasionally go there for the day but it was never something that I really enjoyed.
QFA&J:
1. Double speak and speaking animals. Double speak is saying one thing, but meaning another thing. This is really involved in the food industry and really messes with peoples head when they are learning about animals and food production. Speaking animals is when advertisements promotes to the younger generation but showing something in a positive thinking rather than what it actually is. I do not think the approaches are ethical because you are lying to the public about your food and not telling them the full truth.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Lab Work
Group Question: Why is it easier to memorize something we don't need to know rather than something we are required to know?
My Question: Why is it easier to remember dances or chants rather than information we are required to memorize?
In high school I was a cheerleader. It was always easy for me to memorize chants and dances, but when it came to school, memorizing information was very difficult for me. I would study for hours and still didn't always know the information. This will tie in to our group question because chants and cheers we're not something i necessarily needed to know, but school work was stuff I was required to know in order to get good grades.
My Question: Why is it easier to remember dances or chants rather than information we are required to memorize?
In high school I was a cheerleader. It was always easy for me to memorize chants and dances, but when it came to school, memorizing information was very difficult for me. I would study for hours and still didn't always know the information. This will tie in to our group question because chants and cheers we're not something i necessarily needed to know, but school work was stuff I was required to know in order to get good grades.
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Literacy Narrative
Literacy Narrative
Growing up, everyone learns
different literacies. These literacies help shape who you are today. Growing
up, a literacy that really shaped who I am today is language with other people.
My parents still encourage how I speak to people and the language I use while
doing it, today.
Parents
are always enforcing little kids to not use “bad words”. Kids also usually look
up to their parents. Their parents are their role models, at least mine were.
My mom is also an English teacher, so listening to her language and how she spoke
was something I always paid close attention to. My parents really forced the no
saying God’s name in vane, no using the word hate, and of course no cursing. I
really respected them when it came to these rules, mainly because I felt my mom
was always right when it came to language.
As
I got older, and started forming my own language, based off of what my parents
had taught me, and figured out what was appropriate for my age, I realized that
my mom still had a huge impact on my language use. I would say “where is it at”
and immediately she would correct me saying “it’s where is IT, not where is it
AT”. Now, every time I hear someone say “where is it at” I immediately hear my
moms voice come into my head saying “it’s where is IT”. Not only would she
correct me on that, but many other things as well. My mom’s language really had
a huge impact on my literacy growing up. Without her, my language would be
completely different.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Baron
QFD&J
2. I believe that this is one of barons main points. He doesn't believe the technology will help shape our future, which is something I completely disagree with. I believe that technology will do more than shape our future. So many people depend on technology and believe that it is what will shape our future the most.
4. Other technologies are just as important as pencils. Such as other writing utensils such has highlighters, pens. and Other technologies such as rubber bands, rulers, ect. These are just as important as important. All of these technologies help and have pros and cons compared to the other utensils.
A&E:
3. Keeping records are very important. It helps save information for many reasons. Such as law or for family reasons. If we do not keep records that stops us from being able to look up information that can be very important. It also prevents us from doing research.
MM:
Writing can be looked at as a technology. It has many aspects to it that can be looked at as technology. Such as, the writing construct. It also is using many parts of your brain to help make that writing happen.
2. I believe that this is one of barons main points. He doesn't believe the technology will help shape our future, which is something I completely disagree with. I believe that technology will do more than shape our future. So many people depend on technology and believe that it is what will shape our future the most.
4. Other technologies are just as important as pencils. Such as other writing utensils such has highlighters, pens. and Other technologies such as rubber bands, rulers, ect. These are just as important as important. All of these technologies help and have pros and cons compared to the other utensils.
A&E:
3. Keeping records are very important. It helps save information for many reasons. Such as law or for family reasons. If we do not keep records that stops us from being able to look up information that can be very important. It also prevents us from doing research.
MM:
Writing can be looked at as a technology. It has many aspects to it that can be looked at as technology. Such as, the writing construct. It also is using many parts of your brain to help make that writing happen.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Malcome X
QFDJ:
1. I believe Malcome's audience is directed towards African Americans. He refers to a person in the text as "white man" and discusses his struggles going through slavery.
3. Growing up, Malcome had many sponsors. Whether it was people or institutions. Such as in prison, he had books and magazines and other things that sponsored him through that time. He used the library while he was in jail. That was always a quiet place for him to work, read, and concentrate.
6. Motivation has a huge role in life. If you don't have interest in something, you're not going to have the motivation to do it. For me, I am a firm believer that in order to succeed in something, you need to have motivation to do it, and to have that motivation you have to like what you are going to do. I do not like to read, so my motivation to sit down and read is very small. Where as if I liked to read, I would have more motivation to sit down and read, rather than forcing myself to do it.
Applying and Exploring:
1.I believe that internet literacy has completely changed throughout the years and have made people illiterate. Peoples literacy over the internet has completely changed over the past few years. Now people have completely different langue over the internet that is almost a "lazy" langue. They use abbreviations and incorrect grammar.
2. My most influenced sponsor would defiantly have to be my mom. She has taught me everything I need to know. Another influence that helped impact her on me, is she is an english teacher. Still to this day, she is constantly correcting me on different things. Honestly without her I would not be as literate as I am today.
MM:
The most important thing i think my teacher would say about Malcome's writing is that you can achieve literacy from anywhere. Even if you are in some of the poorest or worst parts of your life, you can still achieve some of that literacy.
Alexie:
A&E:
1. I believe some people can overcome poverty, but only in a certain way. No matter what, you're still going to have that background that you did go through poverty; even if you get through it. Some people don't have the same goals as others, but I believe if you have the motivation, you can most certainly overcome poverty.
1. I believe Malcome's audience is directed towards African Americans. He refers to a person in the text as "white man" and discusses his struggles going through slavery.
3. Growing up, Malcome had many sponsors. Whether it was people or institutions. Such as in prison, he had books and magazines and other things that sponsored him through that time. He used the library while he was in jail. That was always a quiet place for him to work, read, and concentrate.
6. Motivation has a huge role in life. If you don't have interest in something, you're not going to have the motivation to do it. For me, I am a firm believer that in order to succeed in something, you need to have motivation to do it, and to have that motivation you have to like what you are going to do. I do not like to read, so my motivation to sit down and read is very small. Where as if I liked to read, I would have more motivation to sit down and read, rather than forcing myself to do it.
Applying and Exploring:
1.I believe that internet literacy has completely changed throughout the years and have made people illiterate. Peoples literacy over the internet has completely changed over the past few years. Now people have completely different langue over the internet that is almost a "lazy" langue. They use abbreviations and incorrect grammar.
2. My most influenced sponsor would defiantly have to be my mom. She has taught me everything I need to know. Another influence that helped impact her on me, is she is an english teacher. Still to this day, she is constantly correcting me on different things. Honestly without her I would not be as literate as I am today.
MM:
The most important thing i think my teacher would say about Malcome's writing is that you can achieve literacy from anywhere. Even if you are in some of the poorest or worst parts of your life, you can still achieve some of that literacy.
Alexie:
A&E:
1. I believe some people can overcome poverty, but only in a certain way. No matter what, you're still going to have that background that you did go through poverty; even if you get through it. Some people don't have the same goals as others, but I believe if you have the motivation, you can most certainly overcome poverty.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Brandt
QFADJ:
1. Brandt defines literacy sponsor as something that helps people reach out and help them with literacy skills. These people or institutions can help someone greatly. Especially with language and other different skills you need in order to read and write, such as vocabulary. These people or institutions can help you better understand media and advertisements and different usage of them. Some characteristics of literacy sponsors are school, family, church, work, family, and values.
2.Brandt discusses that sponsors have a big impact on your life. If you give them something, you'll receive something in return and vise-versa. Sponsors I had in life are my parents and teachers, without them I wouldn't have been given the experience to go to college. They helped support me and get me through everything in order to get to where I am today.
4. When Brandt talks about "stratified" she means strategies that will help benefit and influence literacy skills in order to help you with more of an experience when reading. If you have a good sponsor, you will benefit more from it.
Applying and exploring ideas:
1. When thinking back to my experiences based off of Brandts ideas, I had many sponsors while growing up.Sponsors that thought me were my parents was school, church, and girl scouts. My parents thought me all the rules, while teachers and school thought me how to read and girl scouts gave me morals that help me with people today and helping others.
2.Looking back I would have to say my biggest sponsors were my parents. They never really limited me from things. I remember some kids that I grew up with were not allowed to watch Rugrats and that was always so confusing to me. But, looking back on it now, that was their parents version of literacy. They probably thought it was inappropriate. How my parents handled stuff like that, was I was never allowed to say any bad words, such as "hate" or use God's name in vane. The thought of going against what my parents told me to do terrified me.
Meta Moment:
I was never really familiar with literacy and how much it has an impact on me today. It's very interesting to look back and see how different people, groups, and institutions have impacted you in different ways.
1. Brandt defines literacy sponsor as something that helps people reach out and help them with literacy skills. These people or institutions can help someone greatly. Especially with language and other different skills you need in order to read and write, such as vocabulary. These people or institutions can help you better understand media and advertisements and different usage of them. Some characteristics of literacy sponsors are school, family, church, work, family, and values.
2.Brandt discusses that sponsors have a big impact on your life. If you give them something, you'll receive something in return and vise-versa. Sponsors I had in life are my parents and teachers, without them I wouldn't have been given the experience to go to college. They helped support me and get me through everything in order to get to where I am today.
4. When Brandt talks about "stratified" she means strategies that will help benefit and influence literacy skills in order to help you with more of an experience when reading. If you have a good sponsor, you will benefit more from it.
Applying and exploring ideas:
1. When thinking back to my experiences based off of Brandts ideas, I had many sponsors while growing up.Sponsors that thought me were my parents was school, church, and girl scouts. My parents thought me all the rules, while teachers and school thought me how to read and girl scouts gave me morals that help me with people today and helping others.
2.Looking back I would have to say my biggest sponsors were my parents. They never really limited me from things. I remember some kids that I grew up with were not allowed to watch Rugrats and that was always so confusing to me. But, looking back on it now, that was their parents version of literacy. They probably thought it was inappropriate. How my parents handled stuff like that, was I was never allowed to say any bad words, such as "hate" or use God's name in vane. The thought of going against what my parents told me to do terrified me.
Meta Moment:
I was never really familiar with literacy and how much it has an impact on me today. It's very interesting to look back and see how different people, groups, and institutions have impacted you in different ways.
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