Defining Literacy and Narrative Project

Sorry I just now figured out how to use this! But I've had this posted elsewhere for awhile...

In class, we were asked to form groups of three and come up with some ideas as to what the definition of "literacy" means. We came up with a few ideas. For example, we decided that literacy does not strictly apply to the ability to read. One can be literate in almost innumerable ways. One of the important parts of literacy that we decided upon in our groups is comprehension, or what one does with information that one gathers. Other than the ability to read, literacy can encompass things such as being able to communicate efficiently with others. In a way, literacy is a way of communication among your peers in that it is essential to be able to understand and interpret the things going on around oneself in order to be an effective communicator. Literacy may also deal with interpreting symbols whether in literature or life. It is inseparable from the ability of a person to analyze information, digest it, and incorporate it correctly. It seemed clear to our group that literacy could not be easily defined as a page to face translation, but rather it goes farther into the ability to analyze and comprehend not only in literature but also in communication, symbols, and life.

Group members include: Mackenzie Crowe, Jenny Conard, and Joni Hoke


Narrative Project:
In my narrative project, I want to do something that relates to the societal changes that occur within some specific subgroup of people that actually effect the society as a whole. As more people become more digitally literate, their society changes along of it. For example, the Italians are known for their lack of technology, and as they become more progressive and knowledgeable in this area, their government and economy evolves as well. I would just enjoy capturing the evolution of a people or subsect through their direct relation with technology.