Cindy Ung

STEP candidate for Secondary English Education 🌲🍎 She/her/hers

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@lwenstru Love this meme!

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@literatejulia From reading your tweet, it sounds like you have a firm grasp of the Friere reading. :) I agree with your point about deriving our lived experiences into the meaning of the words we encounter!

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@alejandra_step That is a great way to shift westernized perceptions! WL needs educators who offer narratives from different angles.

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A3: I used to perceive literacies as its singular brethren: “literacy.” I wasn’t aware that there is more to literacies than reading and writing. Now I feel inspired to find more ways to build meaning into our world! #schmiteracies

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A1: In #ELA, I can adapt my literacy practices thru the power of storytelling. Activities like read-alouds, video projects, podcasts, & more would be a great way to engage students in ELA. Virtual open mic “nights” are one of my favorite practices in the classroom! #schmiteracies

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A2: Society’s tendency to dismiss Wikipedia while allowing students to just “Google” their sources is so relevant in #ELA. Boyd’s speech inspires me to challenge my students’ narrow perception of research. There’s more to media literacy than stifling discrepancies! #schmiteracies

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A4: The Beers' text was a compelling read, but I feel it treats literacy in a very anecdotal, individualistic way. Readers might not relate to the nuanced experiences described in the text! Maybe we can set these stories within a larger social context. #schmiteracies

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@laurelsfishing Love your box metaphor!

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A3: Standards might be helpful b/c it prepares students for dominant literacy practices in higher education & many careers. It might be harmful because it pushes for student conformity. #schmiteracies

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@haleybwell10 I like how you articulated this. Thank you for your post!

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A2: "Correctness" seems to be more consistent compared to self-expression. "Correctness" is a system of efficiency that benefits the grader--it saves teachers time compared to assessing individual works of self-expression. #schmiteracies

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A1: In #ELA, student self-expression can go a long way. Poetry, drawings, debates, short story writing, journaling--the list goes on. My AP Lit teacher had us compose/film a musical on a book we've read for our final. It was challenging, but very fun! :) #schmiteracies

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@colinlowyc I Will Follow You Into the Dark! <3

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I can use textual dexterity by trying to incorporate youth culture/trends with my lesson plans. Teaching popular songs as a way to analyze poetry would a be good example. I remember my teacher analyzed a Death Cab for Cutie song when I was in middle school :) #schmiteracies

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@msilva_STEP Sending you good vibes Michelle! 🤧

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A4: When I tried writing my novel in the 8th grade, I didn't realize until college that my choices for characters (like making my protagonist only speak English, making her half White & half Asian) was a mode of appropriating the dominant culture of Whiteness. #schmiteracies

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@cornycornstalk YESS!! <3

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I enjoyed watching Legally Blonde 1 & 2 with my bf (he's never seen it before). The nostalgia made me feel connected to this text. As cringey as the movies are, I enjoyed watching them when I was young. Now I appreciate them for its funny portrayal of law/Harvard! #schmiteracies

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A5: My takeaway is that literacy is expansive. Literacy brings forth memories and narratives that involve struggle, confusion, recapturing, and realizing because we all are still learning about the worlds of literacies out there. #schmiteracies

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@elmooring I like your point about teaching the colonizer's language! Very important for students to learn and thus apply it to their everyday life.

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A3: Literacy in English is one of the more obvious ways to open up a language of possibility. ELA teachers can do so through storytelling & discussion. I love read-alouds b/c giving students the chance to share texts that they're passionate about fosters community #schmiteracies