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Literacy is knowledge in a specific area. Being literate is beyond reading and writing. It is being able to comprehend and demonstrate an understanding in varying domains. Being literate in different areas allows us to think critically and have a more holistic learning experience that prepares us for life. It is also important to connect make links between connecting the literacies. Some of the literacies include: Media literacy, digital literacy, financial literacy, global literacy, cultural literacy, scientific literacy etc.

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What are literacies?

- A way to communicate and connect with each other.
- All the ways people can communicate together through different forms/sign systems.
-Expanding narrow perception of literacy to include the various forms in which people communicate.
-Exploring an individual's personal experience and culture.
- Different ways to express yourself and connect through different forms of sign systems.
- Being able to read and interpret and make meaning from different signs.
-Reading different perspectives and different stories.
- Not just learning about other cultures but being immersed in the different cultures through connection.
-Connecting on a global scale.

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Sofia Manolakis, Julia Peterson, Jennifer Semkowski, Ayman Karmali

Not only is literacy the way we read and communicate. Literacy is also the ways in which people express themselves and communicate. How it is perceived, understood as well as delivered. Being able to critically think and interpret the literacy through an unbiased lens of interpretation and understanding. Anything that expresses or interprets an idea.
Different forms of literacy:
-poetry
-drama
-art
-visual media
-oral
-reading
-writing
-music
-film
-digital literacy
-financial literacy

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What are literacies?
-learning to be critical, have an inquiry focused lens
-being able to see into other cultures and worldviews; expanding your own horizons
-learning to make meaning for yourself and read differing sign systems
-about incorporating different global literacies to look at different societies, therefore integrating the curriculum of LA into Social Studies (integrated curriculum)
-connection to math: financial literacy - the idea that being literate is making meaning and understanding a subject or concept
-literacies are in our everyday lives; it's not necessarily just a school subject (socialization  and culture)

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Meighen Crow, Bryson Moore, Lexi Clement, Kaley Redmond
It's a way of communicating a concept, idea, message. Reading and writing are widly recongized but it is more than that, it can be: reading, writing, oral communication, music, art, doodles, dance, emojies. These different modalities allow for greater understanding and interpertations of the concepts being shared.

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- Literacy is: The different ways we communicate and understand the world and information.
There are so many more literacies than the traditional known examples of reading and writing
-Music as literacy - interpretation of lyrics and of music, as well as reading and writing notes
-using social media, and being critical of what they are reading and absorbing
-Once you have an understanding of basic literacy skills, you can then apply them in more interesting and diverse ways- poetry, paintings, dance, music, drama etc.
-Being able to apply different medias
across different mediums - transmediation- happens when the understanding becomes intrinsic, and then can be naturally applied to other areas

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Literacies are:

- a way to connect
- movement, art
- eye opening
- a way to have constructive dialogue
- a way to normalize when your opinions are different from others
- a way to reflect
- a way to stay informed
- opportunities to explore or scrutinize a piece of work
- a collaboration tool
- a way to foster critical thinking
- a social practice

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What are literacies?

Groupings of knowledge in a certain medium or subject area that allow us to communicate meaning and apply relevant skills

Different kinds of literacies are interconnected, learning in one literacy area can and willl help build others

Literacy goes beyond competency, aims to deepen knowledge and skills

Literacy encompasses more than just the vocabulary/language of a certain area, includes practical skills and abstract concepts