Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird
So like most people in this class, I have read To Kill A Mockingbird in high school during my American Literature course. I have always been a fan of the book but this time I concentrated a lot harder on the themes then I did in high school. I still think the book is a fun read; however, now I see that there are a lot of things that could be up for discussion. First of all, I think gender roles are present in this story that I never saw in high school. For the first couple of pages I thought Scout was a boy (Lee 3-8). She tended to do a lot of stereotypical boy things and hung out with her older brother and neighbor boy (Lee 8). Also, Scout is not really a name for a boy or girl. I don't know if Harper Lee planned it out that way but it struck me when I read this again. Scout is kind of fearless and she is a little rough around the edges. Is this a bad thing? I don't think so but it definitely breaks away from social norms. Also, there is of course a lot of racial issues. We are talking about the deep south during a time when racism was in your face. I think this book does a good job at addressing the issues of racism and I think it teaches students a lot about judging and about standing your ground on issues, or more importantly, doing what is right in regards to Atticus. The thing that I most enjoy about this book is that it combines a lot of lessons in to a nicely binded story. I mean you see the importance of family, how judging is wrong, racial issues, and it kind of depicts an accurate picture of the south during that time. I definitely think this is a book that I will read to my classes if I get the chance to. I know that this book is so stereotypical and overused but I can't help but love the book. I think a lot of students like the book because the narrator is a kid and is someone that can explain the story in simple terms. So there you have it, a good book with good lessons that kids really enjoy. I think this would be great if it were to be combined with The American Born Chinese....which it is for the group teach. They both take serious issues and turn them in to enjoyable books. Besides, you can't help but love the characters in both books. The characters in To Kill A Mockingbird are so developed and are just interesting to the reader which is important when reading a story. To Kill A Mockingbird gets two thumbs up in my book and I liked reading it again.
The Video "A Class Divided"The first thing that I would like to point out is that the link would not work when I clicked on it so I had to find it elsewhere, so I hope I watched the right one. Anyway, I think that the experiment was awesome and scary at the same time. I think the best way to get someone to understand something is for them to become it or relate to it. Jane Elliot is obviously very intelligent and it is amazing how the adults took a lesson that they learned in third grade and applied to their life when they got older. I think the class really felt the pain and the ridicule and were really bothered by it. Yet, like I said, it is scary at the same time. I mean you give a group of people a little power and all of the sudden they become monsters. Is this how white Americans act? Do we feel like we have power? It is crazy that these kids turned on each other and how chaotic the classroom got. However, the students still learned from it and I think people in and outside of a classroom should get a taste of what it is like to be treated as though they were inferior. The first thing that came to my mind though was that teachers could never get away with that now. Kids would go home crying and angry and parents would be calling and an even bigger mess would stir up. Therefore, is it too late to teach kids lessons like that because the parents weren't taught those lessons? I mean sure, we all say we know racism is wrong but do people still show signs of it regardless? I think it is safe to say that in Franklin and Cumberland county there is a lot of ignorance in people and a lot of them are set in their ways and there is no way to change them. I do think it was great that Jane Elliot took it to an even bigger scale at the jail. I thought perhaps that adults would behave differently but in turned out they reacted the same. It is awful how influences people can be and how ignorant they are until they are put in a situation. I think this lesson works really well and leaves a huge impact on people. I know I was surprised when I saw the video and found what it had to offer as very valuable.
"Reading Multiculturally" by Daniel HadeI am going to be honest, out of all the assignments this week I felt that I was least impressed by this one. I think he had a lot of good things to say but I felt like he was getting repetitive and was saying things I think we already know. He kept bringing up different authors and books and talking about them in regards to issues involving multiculturalism, which I think is important. However, he was going in a lot of directions and I felt sort of lost. I think as teachers we do need to shed the light on novels and use world literature as a backbone in teaching but I don't think every book we read needs to have it. I do like the part when Hade talks about how students react when they read certain culturally diverse books (Hade 4). I know I still get uncomfortable reading some material that is unusual or may seem inappropriate. However, I do not know how we can change that. I mean exposure to these books may help, but I think it would take every American to get rid of those stigmas and make the way we read muticultural books comfortable. I do think that we can make students feel a little better and comfortable when reading but it will always feel sort of awkward to us and our students. Another thing I particularly enjoyed was his Lion King analogy (Hade 1-2). It really drew me in and emphasized a good point at first. I also never really thought about the movie the way he had because I just always watched it for pleasure. I personally think that it is important to expose kids to all sorts of literature and themes so they are aware and not ignorant of the matters, but this article got a little too over the top and made me feel like I was reading the same things over and over.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Blog #3 Graphic Novels
So, I was going to write my blog on You Gotta Be the Book; however, I found that the articles and The American Born Chinese had a lot more to offer for this week's blog. To be honest, I was a little apprehensive when I read the syllabus and found that this week was going to revolve around graphic novels. I have never been the one to read that kind of stuff and I use to think it was because I THOUGHT that genre was a little immature and kind of pointless. However, looking back on what I have read I realize that that is not the case. First of all, when I read The American Born Chinese I was a bit lost and could not keep up with three story lines. I still do not think that I fully get the point, but I do think that it was a great book. It was not this pointless comic that had some basic story but had many storylines and fun characters that made the book interesting and I even ended up finishing it within an hour.
The American Born Chinese would be a great addition to any classroom. It had some deep concepts involving God or a superior being and dealt with issues such as isolation and racism. Wouldn't it be a great idea to read this graphic novel with Huckleberry Finn? Both stories deal with similar issues and could be great parallels in a classroom. What makes one book better then the other? Absolutely nothing. Students would be way more willing to read something different like a graphic novel then to read the same stuff students have been reading for decades. Racism is a serious issue but that does not mean the message has to be in a serious format. The only problem I see with the graphic novel is the idea of character development. As I states in my first blog, I love to find connections with characters and The American Born Chinese did not allow me to do that. I have not read many graphic novels to make a general assumption; however, I think character development is important. Nonetheless, I felt that this graphic novel really opened my eyes to a new genre and I will definitely not shy away from them again. I think they make nice supplements in a classroom and could really appeal to readers. I was also shocked at how complex the plot actually was. I thought it would be very basic but it was actually harder then some classic literature that I have read. It was really interesting to see how all the plots tied together at the end. I feel like most students would definitely like this kind of book and could definitely think critically about it. Plus, there are so many activities then can go with it. One thing that I think would be fun to do would be to create yearbook entries for each character since school was the main setting. It would be like a journal but with a picture to depict a character and an entry that kind of sums up the plot.
Moreover, the article that we read "Using Graphic Novels, Anime, and the Internet in an Urban High School" put some things in to perspective. I think that a lot of people think that there is no possible way that a graphic novel could be helpful in a classroom, but this article proved different. I thought it was great to see the progress that the students made and to see how creative that they got. These students seemed to come from all over the world in race, but they found a common ground when they were able to depict image pannels. However, they each had their own input and emotions put with each picture. They could think critically and create a story of their own. My favorite scenario was Sanjit's story (Fisher, Frey 20). His own history helped create a story and you could see that he found some similar ground within the pictures. I also, liked the paint strip idea (Fisher, Frey 21). It is important for students to use new vocabulary and I think this method works very well. When I was in school we had vocabulary books that we needed to do every week. It was boring, repetitive, and I rarely used those words. This, however, is completely different. Overall, this article really proved what graphic novels can do and how relatable they can be to students. These students obviously improved and seemed to get a lot out of the projects and writing. I think they even learned a little more about themselves.
The last piece I wish to discuss is "The Conventions of Comics" that Dr. Mortimore posted for us to read. I had no idea that there were so many parts to a comic and how it kind of has a language and set up of their own. They have their own set of rules and takes time to create one. I particularly was interested in the speech part (Mortimore 1). I knew that different bubbles represented different communications, but I was never aware of which went with what. I think all teachers need to be more informed with this set up because they might become more open to using this genre in class. I Think this document really sums up what I think and what I want to say about graphic novels or comics. This week lesson really made me do a transformation. I was completely against graphic novels because I was ignorant to them. I now see how cool they can be and what they have to offer. I now understand what they can do to students and how helpful they are in the classroom. I also realized how complex they can be and how much goes in to the development of them. However, the most important thing I read was the article. It really moved me and I see graphic novels as the next big advancement in literature..and let's be honest..there needs to be an advanceme
The American Born Chinese would be a great addition to any classroom. It had some deep concepts involving God or a superior being and dealt with issues such as isolation and racism. Wouldn't it be a great idea to read this graphic novel with Huckleberry Finn? Both stories deal with similar issues and could be great parallels in a classroom. What makes one book better then the other? Absolutely nothing. Students would be way more willing to read something different like a graphic novel then to read the same stuff students have been reading for decades. Racism is a serious issue but that does not mean the message has to be in a serious format. The only problem I see with the graphic novel is the idea of character development. As I states in my first blog, I love to find connections with characters and The American Born Chinese did not allow me to do that. I have not read many graphic novels to make a general assumption; however, I think character development is important. Nonetheless, I felt that this graphic novel really opened my eyes to a new genre and I will definitely not shy away from them again. I think they make nice supplements in a classroom and could really appeal to readers. I was also shocked at how complex the plot actually was. I thought it would be very basic but it was actually harder then some classic literature that I have read. It was really interesting to see how all the plots tied together at the end. I feel like most students would definitely like this kind of book and could definitely think critically about it. Plus, there are so many activities then can go with it. One thing that I think would be fun to do would be to create yearbook entries for each character since school was the main setting. It would be like a journal but with a picture to depict a character and an entry that kind of sums up the plot.
Moreover, the article that we read "Using Graphic Novels, Anime, and the Internet in an Urban High School" put some things in to perspective. I think that a lot of people think that there is no possible way that a graphic novel could be helpful in a classroom, but this article proved different. I thought it was great to see the progress that the students made and to see how creative that they got. These students seemed to come from all over the world in race, but they found a common ground when they were able to depict image pannels. However, they each had their own input and emotions put with each picture. They could think critically and create a story of their own. My favorite scenario was Sanjit's story (Fisher, Frey 20). His own history helped create a story and you could see that he found some similar ground within the pictures. I also, liked the paint strip idea (Fisher, Frey 21). It is important for students to use new vocabulary and I think this method works very well. When I was in school we had vocabulary books that we needed to do every week. It was boring, repetitive, and I rarely used those words. This, however, is completely different. Overall, this article really proved what graphic novels can do and how relatable they can be to students. These students obviously improved and seemed to get a lot out of the projects and writing. I think they even learned a little more about themselves.
The last piece I wish to discuss is "The Conventions of Comics" that Dr. Mortimore posted for us to read. I had no idea that there were so many parts to a comic and how it kind of has a language and set up of their own. They have their own set of rules and takes time to create one. I particularly was interested in the speech part (Mortimore 1). I knew that different bubbles represented different communications, but I was never aware of which went with what. I think all teachers need to be more informed with this set up because they might become more open to using this genre in class. I Think this document really sums up what I think and what I want to say about graphic novels or comics. This week lesson really made me do a transformation. I was completely against graphic novels because I was ignorant to them. I now see how cool they can be and what they have to offer. I now understand what they can do to students and how helpful they are in the classroom. I also realized how complex they can be and how much goes in to the development of them. However, the most important thing I read was the article. It really moved me and I see graphic novels as the next big advancement in literature..and let's be honest..there needs to be an advanceme
Monday, September 12, 2011
Blog #2...Chapters 1,2, and 3
As I was reading You Gotta BE the Book I started to look at myself as the teacher in that scenario. Is it true that I would get a group of students who hated school (Wilhelm 19)? Who hated reading?! I guess I had always thought that all my students would come to class with smiles on their faces, hungry brains for reading, and a number two pencil...naturally. I never really thought of the worst case scenario and never really thought that I might be sitting in a general english class teaching disconnected students. Mr. Wilhelm, however, seems to really understand kids and really care about their future (Wilhelm 2). That is the kind of teacher that I want to be. I, however, do not think that I will be focusing all the time on Rosenblatt's theories (Wilhelm 27). He makes a good point when he tries to decide what makes some students understand deeper meaning of texts when some do not (Wilhelm 8). I have always thought of that too. I find reading pretty simple and that the meaning comes sort of naturally. As a teacher, I feel like I need to try and make meaning come more natural to all my students by trying different methods. I think it is difficult as a teacher to try and find a remedy or reason to something that may or may not have a right answer. Wilhelm had the right idea when he wanted to know "how kids read" (Wilhelm 11). I think his surveys and case studies lead to some important data and shows what is going on behind the scenes of students' minds. If you're going to fix a problem you have to go to the root of the problem. Each kid is going to be different and each kid is going to have different interests. Just like we learned in class the other day, some students are in to online gaming. As a teacher how am I supposed to know that without digging deeper inside my students' minds? If you can figure out where a student stands in reading then you may be able to come up with some great ideas for lesson plans. I really liked how Wilhelm broke down his strategies/plans and how the students reacted to reading in to different sections (Wilhelm 40-118). The one that I was always fond of was how characters and the reader connect (Wilhelm 79). I find it a lot easier to enjoy a book where I can look at a character and find something about them that sparks an interest in me. Wilhelm's research seemed to prove the same (Wilhelm 80-81). The kids had a really interesting things to say about particular characters (Wilhelm 80-81).
I particularly enjoyed the interaction that he had with the readers who were considered "good" or "avid" (Wilhelm 43). These students (Cora, Ron, and Joanne) seemed to hit the nail on the head with their responses (Wilhelm 43-52). They enjoy reading and they loved reading for how it affected them (Wilhelm 45-53). However, they seem to think that reading for english is a chore because teachers try and make it concrete (Wilhelm 45). Does taking english and trying to find a solid answer bothersome? The answer is simply yes. I remember being a student and reading War of the Worlds. I read it for leisure the first time I read and really enjoyed it. However, when I read it in my twelfth grade class, I hated it. Why did I have to take four quizzes on some old book that got the future completely wrong...at least as we know it? Why did I have to write an alternate ending...it already had an ending! If you take something and push it down peoples' throats then of course they are going to resent it. I agree with the notion that the importance of reading is to enjoy reading forever, not to write literary criticism
Another point that I wish to discuss was the part where Wilhelm talks about his daughter reading The Scarlet Letter (Wilhelm 34). He starts to wonder why we read what we read and why we teach what we teach (Wilhelm 34). He goes on to list the life-long messages that this story offers but then realizes that other books can offer the same (Wilhelm 34). Students know exactly what to expect when they see the book list for their english class. Yet, do they need to be boring? I think that it is time to reform the english class and make it a place that is enjoyable. It is important for students to like reading and school should embrace it...not turn them away from reading. One of the most useful ideas I read about in the book so far is whenever Mr.Wilhelm talks about getting students to piece events in a story together and tie loose ends or make the novel more clear (Wilhelm 90-91). This technique is good for students to be creative and be more aware of what they have read (Wilhelm 90-91). This strategy seems like it can be far from boring and really make students think without them being irritated. It is almost like a mystery; however, solving the mystery shows that the students understood what they read and can make sense of it (Wilhelm 90-91). There are so many ways that this can work and so many different activities to do with it. They basically create links within the novel and construct their own conclusion. I think it is great that Wilhelm has gone above and beyond to try and make his classroom idealistic for students. He really did a lot of analyzing and questioning, which I think a lot more teachers need to do. You need to know your students as people and what they come from. I believe every student can be a reader but it needs to be handled differently then a spoon-fed literature classic that exhausts kids to the point that they make an excuse to go to the nurse's office.
I particularly enjoyed the interaction that he had with the readers who were considered "good" or "avid" (Wilhelm 43). These students (Cora, Ron, and Joanne) seemed to hit the nail on the head with their responses (Wilhelm 43-52). They enjoy reading and they loved reading for how it affected them (Wilhelm 45-53). However, they seem to think that reading for english is a chore because teachers try and make it concrete (Wilhelm 45). Does taking english and trying to find a solid answer bothersome? The answer is simply yes. I remember being a student and reading War of the Worlds. I read it for leisure the first time I read and really enjoyed it. However, when I read it in my twelfth grade class, I hated it. Why did I have to take four quizzes on some old book that got the future completely wrong...at least as we know it? Why did I have to write an alternate ending...it already had an ending! If you take something and push it down peoples' throats then of course they are going to resent it. I agree with the notion that the importance of reading is to enjoy reading forever, not to write literary criticism
Another point that I wish to discuss was the part where Wilhelm talks about his daughter reading The Scarlet Letter (Wilhelm 34). He starts to wonder why we read what we read and why we teach what we teach (Wilhelm 34). He goes on to list the life-long messages that this story offers but then realizes that other books can offer the same (Wilhelm 34). Students know exactly what to expect when they see the book list for their english class. Yet, do they need to be boring? I think that it is time to reform the english class and make it a place that is enjoyable. It is important for students to like reading and school should embrace it...not turn them away from reading. One of the most useful ideas I read about in the book so far is whenever Mr.Wilhelm talks about getting students to piece events in a story together and tie loose ends or make the novel more clear (Wilhelm 90-91). This technique is good for students to be creative and be more aware of what they have read (Wilhelm 90-91). This strategy seems like it can be far from boring and really make students think without them being irritated. It is almost like a mystery; however, solving the mystery shows that the students understood what they read and can make sense of it (Wilhelm 90-91). There are so many ways that this can work and so many different activities to do with it. They basically create links within the novel and construct their own conclusion. I think it is great that Wilhelm has gone above and beyond to try and make his classroom idealistic for students. He really did a lot of analyzing and questioning, which I think a lot more teachers need to do. You need to know your students as people and what they come from. I believe every student can be a reader but it needs to be handled differently then a spoon-fed literature classic that exhausts kids to the point that they make an excuse to go to the nurse's office.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
My Literacy Profile
I believe that reading is the most important skill when it comes to life. If you can't read then you can't travel, cook, fix things, learn new things, or even get a job. However; to me, reading is not just something that is essential to a successful life. It is also a pasttime and one of my favorite hobbies. Ever since the first grade I was an avid reader and liked to sink my teeth in to new genres and new authors. As a class we would march to the library once a week and rummage through books until we found the perfect one. Yet, some kids did not find the joy in reading and the rummaging as I did. Some kids in my class would pretend to find a book while others simply let their books sit in their bookbags for a week to gather dust and peanut butter and jelly residue. These kids made me realize that reading was not something that I was being forced to do, after all they were not reading their books, but something that I wanted to do. Therefore, reading started out as something that I had to do for school but turned in to something I enjoyed. Reading is a way for me to relax and leave my worries in the real world. Instead, I get to see in to someone else's life and see how they work through their worries and situations. I also love how you are introduced to new places and people that you only wish were real...that feel real. I remember when I turned eleven that I just knew I was going to get my letter to Hogwarts. Although I never physically saw Hogwarts, I knew it was an amazing place where awesome things happened. To be honest, I still have lingering hopes that owl-post is slow these days and that my Hogwarts letter is still going to arrive. Overall, reading is a way for me to escape and to live an adventure without leaving my bed. I even have a book on the night stand by my bed where I write down my favorite quotes from my favorite books.
The books that I read when I was younger are books that I still love today. Roald Dahl was my favorite author as I was going through elementary school. I loved James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Twits, The Witches, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Other books that I enjoyed were The Mixed-Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler, The Giver, Holes, Beverly Cleary books, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and ESPECIALLY the Harry Potter series. I guess looking back I could say I was a fan of fiction and books where kids stand up and are the protagonists. Now I love to read Stephen King and classic literature. I also like to ready mysteries and horror novels when I can. Let's be honest, I do not have time to read what I want to read that much during the semester! I can honestly say that in middle school through high school I did not read for pleasure much. School and a social life kept me pretty busy, but I still read for my english classes. Books that I read in high school include: To Kill a Mockingbird, A Separate Peace, Shakespeare, Frankenstein, War of the Worlds, Lord of the Flies, The Great Gatsby, A Scarlet Letter, and my favorite....The Crucible.. I remember either really loving or really hating the literature we read in school. I found that it was hard trying to care about Huckleberry Finn. I was not in to the plot and themes and the dialect was a pain to get through. However, The Great Gatsby was interesting and I found myself really loving the characters. I think that is a very important aspect to reading fiction. You have to fall in love with the characters to be able to enjoy a book. Whether it is Scout or Albus Dumbledore, I found myself rooting for the people that I felt I knew personally. On the other hand, Hester Prynne, was a character that I did not care for. Therefore, I like literature where the characters are people I am truly interested in. Regardless, I still enjoyed the literature we read in school. After all, these books are classics for a reason. I just wish my teachers were better at teaching the literature then they were. I could tell that the lesson plans they used were from a workbook and that they did not plan an activity themselves. If a teacher does not care to be creative enough to make their own lessons then how can I care about the lessons they are presenting?
Luckily, college spun me around and helped me enjoy reading for pleasure more. I feel that I am motivated to read because there are always things to explore. I like reading now for the same reasons I liked reading as a child. I want to know more about the world and the literature that shaped it. On the other hand, I still feel like I need to become a better reader. I need to broaden my range of books and read things that I would not expect myself to like. I kind of want to surprise myself with a book like The Da Vinci Code. Basically, I want to be more open-minded when it comes to reading. As a teacher, I want my students to discover that they love reading. I believe that there is a book out there for everyone and that you just need to find it. I do not care if my students can tell me different literature terms. I want them to be able to tell me why the book was important. What was the author saying? What does this say about the time period? What is the effect of this novel? I do not expect my students to love every book we read; however, I do want to inspire them to appreciate the books that we read. I want them to understand why they have to take my class in order to graduate. By the end of the year, my goal for them is to have read a book for pleasure and enjoy it. I want a book to change their outlook on something or spark a new interest. As for literacy, I do see it as more then being able to read the words on a page. It is one thing to read but another to read and think critically. After all, what is the point of reading if you do not understand what you read? Therefore, I think literacy is a lot more then what you pick up in a classroom and being able to make out words. I think it is important for everyone to take the words, create thoughts, and come up with an analysis or a better understanding of a topic. Therefore, I think that literacy is more then reading a book. It is reading a book and being able to reflect on it.
The books that I read when I was younger are books that I still love today. Roald Dahl was my favorite author as I was going through elementary school. I loved James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, The Twits, The Witches, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Other books that I enjoyed were The Mixed-Up Files of Basil E. Frankweiler, The Giver, Holes, Beverly Cleary books, A Series of Unfortunate Events, and ESPECIALLY the Harry Potter series. I guess looking back I could say I was a fan of fiction and books where kids stand up and are the protagonists. Now I love to read Stephen King and classic literature. I also like to ready mysteries and horror novels when I can. Let's be honest, I do not have time to read what I want to read that much during the semester! I can honestly say that in middle school through high school I did not read for pleasure much. School and a social life kept me pretty busy, but I still read for my english classes. Books that I read in high school include: To Kill a Mockingbird, A Separate Peace, Shakespeare, Frankenstein, War of the Worlds, Lord of the Flies, The Great Gatsby, A Scarlet Letter, and my favorite....The Crucible.. I remember either really loving or really hating the literature we read in school. I found that it was hard trying to care about Huckleberry Finn. I was not in to the plot and themes and the dialect was a pain to get through. However, The Great Gatsby was interesting and I found myself really loving the characters. I think that is a very important aspect to reading fiction. You have to fall in love with the characters to be able to enjoy a book. Whether it is Scout or Albus Dumbledore, I found myself rooting for the people that I felt I knew personally. On the other hand, Hester Prynne, was a character that I did not care for. Therefore, I like literature where the characters are people I am truly interested in. Regardless, I still enjoyed the literature we read in school. After all, these books are classics for a reason. I just wish my teachers were better at teaching the literature then they were. I could tell that the lesson plans they used were from a workbook and that they did not plan an activity themselves. If a teacher does not care to be creative enough to make their own lessons then how can I care about the lessons they are presenting?
Luckily, college spun me around and helped me enjoy reading for pleasure more. I feel that I am motivated to read because there are always things to explore. I like reading now for the same reasons I liked reading as a child. I want to know more about the world and the literature that shaped it. On the other hand, I still feel like I need to become a better reader. I need to broaden my range of books and read things that I would not expect myself to like. I kind of want to surprise myself with a book like The Da Vinci Code. Basically, I want to be more open-minded when it comes to reading. As a teacher, I want my students to discover that they love reading. I believe that there is a book out there for everyone and that you just need to find it. I do not care if my students can tell me different literature terms. I want them to be able to tell me why the book was important. What was the author saying? What does this say about the time period? What is the effect of this novel? I do not expect my students to love every book we read; however, I do want to inspire them to appreciate the books that we read. I want them to understand why they have to take my class in order to graduate. By the end of the year, my goal for them is to have read a book for pleasure and enjoy it. I want a book to change their outlook on something or spark a new interest. As for literacy, I do see it as more then being able to read the words on a page. It is one thing to read but another to read and think critically. After all, what is the point of reading if you do not understand what you read? Therefore, I think literacy is a lot more then what you pick up in a classroom and being able to make out words. I think it is important for everyone to take the words, create thoughts, and come up with an analysis or a better understanding of a topic. Therefore, I think that literacy is more then reading a book. It is reading a book and being able to reflect on it.
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