This was definitely the most work we had to do for a podcast, but I certainly enjoyed it. My paper already read like more of a conversation so I did not have that much work to do, however editing the podcast on GarageBand was certainly a project and had its difficulties. All in all, I Read More …

In my podcast so far, I have reworked a lot of my quotes and after quote areas to make it flow more like a podcast which is something that took quite a lot of time. Right now, I am trying to make it, as a whole, flow more like a conversation/story and less like a Read More …

As Alexander mentions, being an outsider can occur in many different settings, such as Natalies being socially, Jeremy Diaz’ is in regards to his reading. He was not always this way, describing himself as liking reading when he was younger, but as he grew up he started to lose all interest in reading. He credits Read More …

In summary and examination of the three narratives looked at, they all cleary fit an outsider perspective, in social settings, with reading, and with writing. They are all similar in that they take place in the years around elementary school, two out of the three of them use sponsors to progress them in their literacy Read More …

Originals Before we dig deeper into these narratives, it is worth introducing the texts that are being used for this research, as well as attempting to formally define what an outsider is, in the words of scholars as well as in regards to literacy narratives. The first scholarly piece used is by the author Bronwyn Read More …

My peers believe that I should add to the existing idea of being a literacy outsider, which is in the work and defined in the works of Alexander and Williams. I’m not looking to challenge or affirm the ideas at all, as I believe that their definitions and ideas of an outsider are correct, and Read More …

Ideas – I found myself having the second most idea comments from my peers Mason and Alyssa, as they were interest the most in the actual content of my paper, and the idea comments apply to that the most. I got multiple comments saying I did a good job introducing my ideas in my paper. Evidence Read More …

This paragraph is going to be focusing on Natalie’s story of how she used books and reading to break out of her rough patch when she was younger. Natalie has a tough time with school when she is younger, going through a bout of depression and being bullied. As Brandt describes which fits Natalie’s story, Read More …

I am interested in looking into literacy narrative stories that focus around the theme of using literacy in different ways that just reading a book or writing a paper. Stories that focus on literacy towards teaching life lessons, creating strength, helping them socially, being relatable and thus helping them, etc. Related Narratives –  Jeremy Diaz Read More …