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WRA 150. Unit 1: Literacies & College Writing. September 14, 2011. Journal 9/14. What literacies do you posses that you wish you could use in school? If you could, how would you use such literacies for academic work? What kinds of literacies do you wish were taught in schools?.
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WRA 150 Unit 1:Literacies&College Writing September 14, 2011
Journal 9/14 • What literacies do you posses that you wish you could use in school? • If you could, how would you use such literacies for academic work? • What kinds of literacies do you wish were taught in schools?
“‘Literacy’ means being able to read the world.” (Based on What Does it Mean to be Literate in the 21st Century?)
Traditional Literacies Verbal: Reading, writing, and speaking
Traditional Literacies Visual: Interpreting non-verbal messages (symbols, signs, graphs, maps, etc.)
Traditional Literacies Aural: Understanding music and sound
21st Century Literacies Digital/technological: Learning, using, and even creating new technologies
21st Century Literacies Critical: Knowing how to evaluate information rather than passively accepting it http://xkcd.com/285/
21st Century Literacies Information: Absorbing,understanding, and using new knowledge
21st Century Literacies Social: Being emotionally intelligent and able to read people/relationships. Also, being able to collaborate with others.
Traditional http://www.teachingforchange.org/profdev/civilrights/history
Traditional 21st Century Global Active producer Critically evaluate information being presented Texts are mutable, multimedia, collaborative, and omnidirectional Enables you to invent new ways of thinking and doing • Local • Passive consumer • Automatically accept authority of text or teacher • Texts are static, single-medium, single-author, and unidirectional • Prepares you to follow instructions and conventions
Remember, traditional literacy still matters in the 21st century!
Peer review • Break into groups of 3 and exchange drafts • Read one person’s draft at a time, and then provide constructive feedback on each of the following: • Is the literacy being discussed clear? • If not, what could be done to clarify? • Are the ideas arranged in a way that makes sense? • What other arrangement strategies might be used? • Is the author’s voice distinct? Appropriate? Engaging? • Does the author connect his or her literacy to a larger theme or issue? What is the significance?