Learner Portfolio by LINDA ADIKA https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u online en-us 2020-04-18 16:46:36 UTC 2020-04-20 15:58:02 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f996.png ENTRY ONE: Position Paper on the influence of context on interpretation. (How important is cultural or historical context to the production and reception of a text?) gallery_user https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520304 Cultural and historical context of production and reception serves as the bedrock for the interpretation of a text. Without it, readers might consider a literary work as just a piece of art without a link people in the outside world. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, the reality of the issues of racism and identity crisis becomes real to the reader, when they are aware of the Jim Crow Laws.

]]> 2020-04-18 16:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520304 ENTRY TWO: Debate Prompt - If we know too much about the author's biography and his/her context, do we risk reading too much into the text? (How do we approach texts from different times and cultures to our own?) gallery_user https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520305
Literary criticism theories offer different lenses through which readers can analyse and interpret  a text. Despite these theories, meaning is a personal and the reader is invited by the author to bring on board their own experiences to deduce the meaning of the text. ]]> 2020-04-18 16:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520305 ENTRY FIVE: Outline for short story on life in High school. (How do texts reflect, represent or form a part of cultural practices?) gallery_user https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520306 Since language is a product of culture and literature is expressed in language, one can safely glean a community's cultural practices from their literature. Again, since literature mirrors society, authors project a true reflection of their societies through their works. ]]> 2020-04-18 16:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520306 ENTRY THREE: Mind map of the two possible interpretation of the text- one with knowledge of context and the other without knowledge of the context. (To what extent do texts offer insight into another culture?) gallery_user https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520310 Writers do not write in a vacuum, they dwell on their experiences, their culture and their environment to paint a realistic image for the reader. Through language, which encompasses all cultural practices, the authors gives the reader a peek into the cultural practices of his society. In I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, readers are made aware of the annual Fish Fry that happens in Stamps. ]]> 2020-04-18 16:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520310 ENTRY FOUR: Reflection on student's personal interpretation of the text vrs the interpretation assigned to the text about 50 years ago. (How does the meaning and impact of a text change over time?) gallery_user https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520315 The meaning of a text is not fixed. it changes over time depending how the world is at a particular point in time. Readers of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in recent will probably align their understanding racism to movements such as BlackLivesmatter. ]]> 2020-04-18 16:46:36 UTC https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/514520315 ENTRY SIX: Annotation a language used by Momma in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. (How does language represent social distinctions and identities?) lindaadika3 https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/517922726 Language serves as a symbol of individual and social identity. The development and use of sociolets like the AAVE in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Momma helps in categorising her as member of the black community.]]> 2020-04-20 15:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/lindaadika3/kn7tmsi6mvko835u/wish/517922726