Summary Of Only Daughter By Sandra Cisneros

1. The article I have chosen in Writing with Style, was called Only Daughter by Sandra Cisneros. I found this article interesting, due to the fact of the father’s response when his daughter made plans to go to college for writing (English). He enjoyed the fact that she wanted to go to college, but his reasons differed from hers. He though going to college would help her find a husband, not pursue a degree. Sandra was one of seven children in the family, her being the only female. All she wanted was to prove her dad that she was talented in the field of writing. She stated in the article “I wanted my father to understand what I was scribbling, to introduce me as My only daughter, the writer” (Cisneros, para 6). She craved to be seen as someone whom her father is proud of. Moreover, this article shows how literacy importance varies across cultures. Sandra’s father did not appreciate her work in the beginning, because he did not understand it. Thus, creating an idea that going to school for literacy/writing was not important. Once he understood and became aware of her work, then he began to appreciate it. Furthermore, we could eventually see this pattern across other cultures.
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A.) Madeline Halvey discusses the term “literate activity” in her article “Simple Forms of Dance and Movement Literacy” by describing how dance can be incorporated with literacy. She provides examples on how dance uses literacy through her observations in both Kris and Briana’s dance classes. “Briana has her students write their dance corrections in their own personal style. Kris’ has her students write movement combination they are doing in correct French.” (Halvey para. 31) Halvey describes how both teachers implement literacy in their classes. Furthermore, I can see literate activities in my daily life such as when I work out, I write down what I have done throughout the session. I can also see it when watching video’s that have a subtitle at the bottom of the