Q4. For each SPONSOR, imagine how he/she might view the central literacy moment in the story. Williams suggests the value of this thinking in suggesting that students “rewrite the key moment (or moments) of the narrative from the position of a different identity” (345). WRITE ABOUT the SPONSOR’s perspective. Briefly note relevant detail/evidence from the LN that suggests that perspective.
| The sponsor in Ben’s story is his mother. The reason why this is so is because she is the one that not only brings him to the library but also suggests the book that makes him want to get into reading. While his mother may not have realized it at the time by doing this she improved Ben’s interest as well as his knowledge and that day Ben became a better student because of it. |
Q5. What strikes you as INTERESTING, COMPLICATED, or otherwise worth NOTING? (Use shorthand or fragments, but attempt to say WHY it’s interesting/complicated.) Here YOU start to decide what’s important FOR YOU.
| Ben states that he read books like Huckleberry Finn and the Three Musketeers going into 4th grade. I remember reading this book in high school and having trouble with it. For someone who picked up reading not too long before then his reading level must have been advanced to read a book that was so complicated and had so many themes. I wonder if he was able to pick all that up at that young an age. |
Q4. For each SPONSOR, imagine how he/she might view the central literacy moment in the story. Williams suggests the value of this thinking in suggesting that students “rewrite the key moment (or moments) of the narrative from the position of a different identity” (345). WRITE ABOUT the SPONSOR’s perspective. Briefly note relevant detail/evidence from the LN that suggests that perspective.
| There isn’t a clear specific sponsor so I would say the sponsor was the school as a whole. They guided her from not being able to read at all to liking it so much that she would write her own stories in her free time. From the sponsor point of view this must feel amazing because they were able to help a girl who was struggling with something to love and embrace it |
Q5. What strikes you as INTERESTING, COMPLICATED, or otherwise worth NOTING? (Use shorthand or fragments, but attempt to say WHY it’s interesting/complicated.) Here YOU start to decide what’s important FOR YOU.
| I found it interesting that she found a passion for reading and that it made her want to write her own stories. I feel like she would be able to write a whole literacy narrative on her book club alone. |
Q4. For each SPONSOR, imagine how he/she might view the central literacy moment in the story. Williams suggests the value of this thinking in suggesting that students “rewrite the key moment (or moments) of the narrative from the position of a different identity” (345). WRITE ABOUT the SPONSOR’s perspective. Briefly note relevant detail/evidence from the LN that suggests that perspective.
| The Sponsor who is his grandfather wasn’t able to see his effect on his grandson because he was sick in the hospital when he goes from a mentee to a mentor. A lot of responsibility was given to David and he believes that he was able to deal with it because his grandfather taught him so well. |
Q5. What strikes you as INTERESTING, COMPLICATED, or otherwise worth NOTING? (Use shorthand or fragments, but attempt to say WHY it’s interesting/complicated.) Here YOU start to decide what’s important FOR YOU.
| I found that there was very little in this narrative to do with literacy. Instead this seems more like a tribute to his grandfather than anything else. I think there should have been a stronger focus on what his grandfather taught him in reading and writing and how that turned him into the reader/writer he is today. |
Q4. For each SPONSOR, imagine how he/she might view the central literacy moment in the story. Williams suggests the value of this thinking in suggesting that students “rewrite the key moment (or moments) of the narrative from the position of a different identity” (345). WRITE ABOUT the SPONSOR’s perspective. Briefly note relevant detail/evidence from the LN that suggests that perspective.
| The sponsor in Haileys narrative was very helpful to her even though she was originally believed to be mean and hard grader. The sponsor was willing to help and was happy that Hailey reached out because she wanted to see her do better and knew she had the capability to do so. |
Q5. What strikes you as INTERESTING, COMPLICATED, or otherwise worth NOTING? (Use shorthand or fragments, but attempt to say WHY it’s interesting/complicated.) Here YOU start to decide what’s important FOR YOU.
| I really like how this originally feels like a victim narrative and has some aspects of that in the beginning because once she transitions it into a success narrative there is more of a happy ending and a bit of the unexpected feeling is given to the reader. |
Q4. For each SPONSOR, imagine how he/she might view the central literacy moment in the story. Williams suggests the value of this thinking in suggesting that students “rewrite the key moment (or moments) of the narrative from the position of a different identity” (345). WRITE ABOUT the SPONSOR’s perspective. Briefly note relevant detail/evidence from the LN that suggests that perspective.
| The sponsor may believe that she shouldn’t have been reading twilight due to the fact that she read it herself. If you know the twilight plot you know that there are some inappropriate moments throughout the series for someone so young. I feel as though the teacher was just trying to look out for the student but she never realized that she went about it the wrong way. |
Q5. What strikes you as INTERESTING, COMPLICATED, or otherwise worth NOTING? (Use shorthand or fragments, but attempt to say WHY it’s interesting/complicated.) Here YOU start to decide what’s important FOR YOU.
| This story really didn’t have anything special to it. In fact I found it quite boring and short. I feel like she must have another literacy narrative that is closer to her. All she says is that she got a book taken away and that inspired her to finish the series. I wish there was more for her to tell. |
Q4. For each SPONSOR, imagine how he/she might view the central literacy moment in the story. Williams suggests the value of this thinking in suggesting that students “rewrite the key moment (or moments) of the narrative from the position of a different identity” (345). WRITE ABOUT the SPONSOR’s perspective. Briefly note relevant detail/evidence from the LN that suggests that perspective.
| The sponsor was willing to sit down with her and work with her in order for her to get the work. But she also took another step that she didn’t necessarily needed to do. She understood that Reegan was struggling to make friends with the other students and went out of her way to make sure that she wasn’t alone in the classroom. |
Q5. What strikes you as INTERESTING, COMPLICATED, or otherwise worth NOTING? (Use shorthand or fragments, but attempt to say WHY it’s interesting/complicated.) Here YOU start to decide what’s important FOR YOU.
| What I found interesting about this narrative was the fact that she was in a room with a bunch of kids from South Africa. Hearing this made me want to read more and see how she would react to being put in this environment. I’m glad she was able to succeed in not only improving in the classroom but also when making friends. |
