Literacy Map

 When we had to find a place to think of mapping, I knew I wanted to go to someplace where I knew that there would be people interacting.  So I thought of my building, Sanford. There are always a lot of people sitting on our couches and studying or talking, so I thought it would be a great place to find hidden literacy. This is the map I drew, its from an areal perspective, and it's small so it is very hard to see...

The one hidden literacy I found very interesting that usually is not classified as literacy were the room numbers on the door. They say so much more than that.  There are four doors to different hallways, and those numbers help guide us.  If we did not have those numbers at first it would have been very confusing on the first day of college looking for my dorm. They also tell us where we will be living for the next two semesters. Each dorm is different; different view, set up inside, and decorations. Those numbers on each door lead us to what is going to be our future in some way. I spend a lot of time in my dorm, and I will be for the next semester or two, and those numbers are what lead me here.

Midterm Group Project!

The way we came up with Dr. Suess was in class when you brought up the assignment I already knew that a Dr. Suess book would work out with all of our stories, but we weren't sure of which one yet. 

After we looked online to see where we could find the Dr. Suess' books we figured out that they were on the 5th floor in isle LU PZ8.3 G276 Iae 1978. Once we found all the Dr. Suess books, we grabbed most of the ones we saw and brought them back to our table. 

From Cat in the Hat, to One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish, we looked through all of those and discussed which one fit all of our stories the best. We finally chose... 

I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! This book describes all the major topics of all our papers. It covered street signs for Michael, grammar and language for Rabee, culture for Gabi, and finally experiences for  me. The pages below are what I thought that fit my reflection best. 

                                         This is what I wrote in my day book as my reflection:

"You can learn about sad and Glad...and MAD". This page shows emotion, as does in my paper. I talk about different types of emotions I went through during my tragic experience with my friend.  You learn a lot through different situations that your life brings you to encounter. Throughout all the different experiences I went through I learned so many different lessons coming out of them. So when it says on the second page that is turned sideways, "There are so many things you can learn about BUT....you'll miss the best things if you keep your eyes shut!' This is so true! You will miss so many new things when you face the world head on. New experiences happen each day no matter how important it is, its something new, and its always something to learn from. 

 

After we were done with our group writing, we went our separate ways because we realized we could do the rest of our project on our own, I loved working with them, and I feel like our Dr. Suess choice was perfect for all of us.