Thursday, October 8, 2015

"Literacy: A Lineage" Essay annotation


-Luken opens her literacy narrative by reciting a poem that was one of the leading parts of her and her father's relationship.

-At the bottom of page 132, a short bio is written to provide the reader with more detail about the author.

-The first paragraph on page 133 provides an explanation for the poem, and the importance it had to Luken and her father.

-Luken states her definition of literacy, (last sentence of first paragraph pg. 133) which is an important central theme to the story.

-In the second paragraph pg. 133 Luken summarizes a bit about her father, and how his interest in literature inspired hers.

-In the second paragraph on page 134, an early passion for reading is summarized. Luken describes how her father wished for her to read books from strong female authors.

-In the last paragraph (page 134) the moment when Luken discovered a drive to write poetry, is declared.

-Throughout the next few paragraphs Luken describes why she loves to write poetry, and the English language.

-In the last paragraph (page 135) Luken again gives her definition of literacy. The fact that she wrote twice about this entails that it is the central idea of her story.

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