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Wissman stated that “Within the students naming of the course-Sistahs- gender and cultural identity are marked”, (Wissman p. Wissman is a teacher of an elective class that is centered around African American literature and in doing so finds out the students taking that class are African American and decided to name the class “Sistahs”. Both texts look at how identity can play a role in education, how literacies are involved in understanding identity, and what it means for future learners. Although Wissman is dealing with older children and Hawkins is trying to understand language acquisition within young children, both texts are trying to understand how literacies and identity are connected within the education system. Hawkins tries to argue that there are sociocultural aspects that are invoked within a child that make them understand literacy and assist with language developments. Wissman performs a study in an elective class where the meaning of “other space” is explored through diverse teaching methods and seeing what the students learned. Rise Up: Literacies, Lived Experiences, and Identities within a in school “Other Space” by Kelly Wissman and Becoming a student: Identity Work and Academic Literacies in Early Schooling by Margaret Hawkins are two similar articles that deal with identity and literacies in school environments. Literacy and Identity in Schools (Section1)Įducation is something that is important to society and the way we learn is a big part of whether or not it is enjoyable. Finally, there has been a lot of work put into the writings and the effort that has been put in is shown within the writing. Also, both sections are written in relation to the bigger themes which are identity and literacy. The reasons give great commentary to whoever is reading and do not just jump from one topic to the next. Also, the reasons I have given for what I chose to cite also go along with the arguments that I am trying to make. My subclaims do not move away from the bigger thesis and the evidence is cited properly and makes sense to what I am arguing. My thesis for both sections create a great argument that can be later discussed in my writing. My paper deserves a high B or a low A because I have done everything the rubric asks for with great detail.