cultural literacy presentation
DESCRIPTION
I prepared a presentation to teach cultural literacy to composition students.TRANSCRIPT
Using Cultural Literacy to Improve Comprehension
Erin Delaney
November 21, 2011
Imagine you are in the year 1800…
English-speaking Literate
Objective
You will be able to recognize the definition of cultural literacy
Cultural Literacy
Common body of shared knowledge
Historical Background
Knowing the historical
context of the reading
or image
Symbolism
Understanding common
cultural symbols
Idioms/Sayings
Knowing the meaning of common words and phrases I’m going to quit smoking cold turkeyYou should take the bull by the horns
Allusions
Knowing common literary or cultural referencesHe’s such a RomeoThat Scrooge didn’t even leave a tip
What would a viewer need to know to understand this ad?
Check for Understanding
What does cultural literacy mean?a. The information that well-educated people
know
b. A common body of shared knowledge
c. The ability to read works in multiple languages
d. Knowing who Snooki is
Closure
Cultural literacy helps us understand texts better