QCQ #2 Frankenstein

“All men hate the wretched; how then, must I be hated, who am miserable beyond all living things! Yet you, my creator, detest and spurn me, they creature, to whom thou art bound by ties only dissoluble by the annihilation of one of us”– Chapter 10 At this point in the book, Dr. Frankenstein meets … [More…]

Victorian Monsters: What Makes A Monster Monstrous? (QCQ #1)

In a lot of modern media, classic monsters are taken and re branded to suit the altered views and circumstances of the current audience. There are many examples of this spread throughout the media that we consume, to the point that the images that separate the original monster and the contemporary takes on them become … [More…]

Draft Conclusion, Project 3

Ashley, Alexandra, and Abigail all had literacy narratives that have a similar theme, yet they don’t fit under any of the categories that Alexander outlines in her paper.  All three of these narratives, and more, have a common theme of being separated or victimized by society, and as a result turn to literacy as a … [More…]

Revised Paragraphs, Project 3

This type of narrative doesn’t quite fit into Alexander’s outline.  Most people would categorize it under the “Victim” category, but Alexander defines it as “a victim of negative literacy experiences, in or out of school; casts blame for negative literacy experiences; [or] discusses how someone took the fun out of reading and writing” (615).  This … [More…]

Barclay’s Paragraphs

CLAIM (main idea) – What’s the paragraph going to be focused on? Prodigy narratives tend to also be victim narratives   INTRODUCE QUOTE – Establish a little context for the quote, through a full sentence introduction, a signal phrase, or a clause that works to set up an embedded quote. (Resources: TLS E4; TSIS, CH3) … [More…]

Relevant Narratives in Raising Cairn

The literacy acquisition that I am interested in pursuing is that the child prodigy narratives tend to be negative ones.  People that write about loving to read or write as a child also tend to have a negative story or outcome while writing their literacy narratives. Alexandra White’s Comfort: Child Prodigy Narrative – Positive Kayla … [More…]

Asking Questions of the LN worksheet q 4&5

The Long, Quiet Hallway: Q4: Mrs Russell was probably worried about Lindsay, how she lagged behind the rest of the class while reading.  She was trying to help in the way she thought was best.  Mrs. Silver and Mr. Johnson were also just doing their jobs.  They were trying to get Lindsay up to school … [More…]

Some Categories in Sample Narratives

Kayla Victim Writing “When asked to reflect on past experiences in the confines of the literacy narrative, they remember these experiences that haunted them and took away their freedoms” (Alexander, 618) “Then I got to high school an every bit of confidence that I had about writing was stripped. Freshmen year of high school my … [More…]

Literacy Narrative Annotations

This one is about a relationship between Alexander and Kayla This one is a question to Kayla.  She didn’t make it clear in the beginning which topic she was going to focus on for her narrative. This is a question to Sam.  He didn’t give very much context to the readers, so we are left … [More…]

Reflecting on Revision – Paper 2

Introduction: I didn’t have to change much in my intro.  I only had to add a section explaining what IMRaD is, and how it relates to Gee and Haas. Evidence and Explanations: I didn’t add any evidence, but I did add explanations.  I needed to add some explanations, because I was lacking in connecting Haas … [More…]