Tracey Thompson AP Lang Ms. Ransom 15 Dec‚ 2013 Synthesis Essay In 2013 a study by the US Department of Education showed that only 32 percent of American fourth-graders are reading at or above the proficiency of their grade level. One out of every 3 students in America have scored "below basic" on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) reading test. the United States was once the leading country in every aspect‚ including education‚ but now it has fallen behind to 17th place
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Growing up in a bilingual household has affected my literacy journey. It affected my Spanish writing because I focused more on English. This course has helped me look at English literacy beyond the point of it being another credit to simply cross off my list. A specific reading from this course that I was able to really retain and relate to was Victor Villanueva’s excerpt from Bootstraps: From an Academic of Color. Here he brought up several points that made me think differently about literacy and
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on countless Indian communities. For example‚ in The Diary of a Part Time Indian‚ during a short period of time‚ Junior loses his grandmother‚ Eugene‚ and his sister. In Junior’s tribe‚ “about 90 percent of the deaths have been because of alcohol” (Alexie 200). Junior’s grandmother perished when she journeyed home from a powwow and was hit by a drunk driver. Furthermore‚ Eugene was shot‚ by his friend Bobby‚ who was intoxicated. Soon‚ Junior learns about the death of his sister‚ Mary‚ in Montana. An
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This essay “Superman and Me” by Sherman Alexie was about how he learned to read. For Alexie‚ he picked up the habit of wanting to read from his father. He explains how long before he could even read he would pick up his father’s books and just look at them. Looking at how the books were structured allowed him to grasp the concept of books and paragraphs but it also allowed him to relate it to his own life. He looked at his own life‚ his family and thought about how they are each like their own little
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the Magi”‚ follows a young poor couple that give up their greatest belongings in order to buy something special for each other. However‚ they can not make use of their gifts‚ because what they gave up‚ relates to their possessions they gave up. In Sherman Alexie’s “This is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ the protagonist Victor travels with his childhood friend Thomas to Phoenix to get the remains of his dead father. Thomas tells him the story of Victors dad telling him to “Take care of each
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themselves becoming people living in the present as well as writing their own history‚ while others bass in the pass‚ never forgetting where they came from and who they are. The same happened in “This is What it means to say Phoenix Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie‚ the story followed two men who traveled to retrieve the remains of a deceased one while learning more about themselves and their culture. Victor and Thomas Builds-The-Fire are the two main characters that are both Native Americans and are connected
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“Sex‚ profanity‚ and racism remain the primary categories of objection” (Doyle 2013: 3) when it comes to challenged or banned books. “The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie is not only an award winning book‚ but also one of the most challenged books in the United States. It can be found in the bibliography of books which are “challenged‚ restricted‚ removed‚ or banned […]” (Doyle 2013: 4). Critics consider the book offensive as it deals with alcohol‚ poverty‚ violence‚ sexual
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Ten Little Indians by Sherman Alexie explores the lives of various native Americans who pursue their own dreams amongst the "white‚" stereotypical Americans who make assumptions about them. They try to combine their own versions of "the little brown guys" with expectations from other native Americans and Americans in general. Each chapter concerns the struggles of individual Native Americans as they carve their niche in society and the sacrifices they make whilst "fitting in." Their personal
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Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Lesson Plan Unit Jaclyn Ippolito English Methods Professor Cella 5/12/08 “There is another world‚ but it is in this one.” – W.B. Yeats The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Individual Unit Plan Grade/Course: 8th grade ELA class Unit Length: 5 Weeks Educational/Classroom Culture: Small suburban school in Upstate New York Approximately 25 kids per class Mixed ability levels Single‚ 50 minute periods Novel Summary:
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explains‚ “I draw because words are too unpredictable. I draw because words are too limited…But when you draw a picture‚ everybody can understand it” (5). Alexie incorporates images into Junior’s diary to make it more authentic and‚ as a result‚ to make it more relatable to its readers. Many young readers are undoubtedly drawn to the novel because Alexie incorporates countless images that are humorously appeal to all teens (the awkward self-portraits on Pages 5 and 121‚ the zit on Page 83‚ and the final
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