More Notes

Opening Assumptions

You can't enter the new conversations about literacy with language and assumptions of the old. Judith suggested that like "Alice in Wonderland," nothing looks the same anymore, and we must take a step down the rabbit hole.

Why read literature? Go from where we are, from what we understand. By interviewing professors I can get to know why read literature. What theories are they working from? What does Abby say? In the meeting the other day she said that literature incorporates real world stuff.

Key: See possibilities and build capacity.

Abductive reasoning: takes you on a journey, e.g., for reading it's beyond comprehension, or Bloom's taxonomy, although it's still critical--beyond opinion. Authors provide cues, clues. Carol Edelsky: reading, reading writing and writing.

Examples
Snoopy and what writers do.
V.S. Naipaul: how to read
Absolute Diary: on reading

Re-envisioning reading through observations of writers, etc. And introduce ideas from these for each chapter and unpack.

YouTube: Three Eggs on a Blue Cloth
Last night I viewed someone painting three eggs on a blue cloth. What was most amazing were the layers--that it wasn't only an artist choosing the right colors, drawing the right size of shape with skill. So what? By observing the process--although can't see the thinking, can begin to see what may be necessary. That it took time; in fact, the composer of this text used time elapsed camera work.

Transfer
If you can read, then you can read anything. Untrue. There is often an assumption of transfer, as John suggested in terms of writing.