IMPORTANT:Tomorrow section will begin at 1:05, instead of 12:40.

On second thought...

Hello all,
   Instead of posted question, we will cover the weekly readings in groups for section this week. We want to pay special attention to how the assigned readings conceptualize and subsequently construct case-studies. Additionally, we will talk about data analysis and coding. I am including two case studies that I have conducted, not because I am an expert, but because I can speak directly to the process that I undertook.

Weekly assignment and literacy autobiography grades

Hello all,
   I want everyone of you to enjoy every last minute of spring break, therefore, I will not post questions until tomorrow. The questions, along with discussion groups, will be posted by 1:00 pm tomorrow

As far as literacy autobiography grades are concerned, I will have them back to you along with your papers, electronically (with comments), no later than 5:00pm this Thursday.

For class tomorrow

We will use our time tomorrow much like a writers' workshop. So, please bring in what you have written thus far of your literacy auto/biography. If you want to workshop (some portion of) your paper, please bring in at least 4 copies; otherwise, you are free to spend tomorrow's section writing (in class). Additionally, I will be available for one-on-one consultations during class.

See you all tomorrow.

For section this Thursday

What to bring for Thursday:

An extraordinarily brief “prospectus”, 250 words or less,  that includes (4 copies):

• 1.      Your thesis
• 2.      Potential theoretical conceptual frame
• 3.      The literature that you plan to use/integrate

This may be in the form of an outline, or in as a more traditional (mini)prospectus.

Here’s an example of an introduction to a prospectus:

        Lev Vygotsky (1931) defines the Zone of Proximal Development (henceforth, ZPD) as the space in which a novice learner’s development can be improved through interaction with a relative expert (pp.99).This conception is consistent with my own literate awakening:  It wasn’t until my brother, who is two years my senior, decided to read with me that I was then able to begin reading at grade-level.

There is nothing particularly outstanding about this introduction; however, do take note that it is framed by a particular theory. This theoretical frame, in this case ZPD, would help to guide the rest of this paper (were it a real, as opposed to hypothetical, paper). You also want to workshop other readings that you feel are germane to your paper, i.e., readings that you plan to integrate. For example, sticking with the hypothetical paper above, I may write something like this:

        In his autobiography, Fredrick Douglass tells of his literate awakening and the effect that it had on him psychologically and even materially. His learning to read was, though it predated the concept,  also consistent with Vygotsky’s conception of ZPD. He offers the example of trading bread for literacy instruction…

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