The key trait of the literacy success story is that the cultural narrative, views literacy as leading to success.  My sampling of the Rising Cairn literacy narrative confirms Alexander’s claim about liberation, development & progression and how the success story is directly related to these. Out of all of Alexander’s speculations on why students often write literacy success stories, The theory that makes most sense to me is the one where she talks about how students portray themselves as “supermen”or “super woman”. Who overcomes challenges and struggles to become more literate. I think that’s very important to developing teenagers, overcoming problems in their life.

 

The key traits of Victim literacy narrative is students associating school based literacy practices with oppression and cruelty. They remember these experiences that bother them and removed their freedom. Often having a bitter feelings towards literacy. The kind of students most likely to write a victim literacy narrative are kids who have trouble fitting in, kids who resent school and the education system if that’s the relationship they have with literature and english classes in general. Victim literacy authors tend to cast blame for negative literacy experience. Making excuses for their mishaps

 

The key trait of Rebel literacy narratives are going against the way of doing things. To resist help and challenge the status quo. This literacy narrative takes up 5% of all narratives. This type of literature in my opinion is so rare because students know they are better off going with the system than against. They know there more likely to have success when not going on their own page. For example when Claire would read books during Math class to “rebel against the task at hand”. Attacking the set of beliefs specifically to 

 

 

The key traits of an Outsider literacy narrative are considering yourself a stranger not involved with what’s going on at the given moment. This type of narrative also shows up 5% of the time. I think a big reason why Outsider literacy narratives are so rare is because people want to feel apart of something. People are social animals & want to be around other people. People who write outsider literacy narratives probably don’t fit in at school. 

When your part of a discourse, for example an english class, you won’t feel any unity with other students who care about their studies. It’s no surprise writers of this cultural narrative showed regret over not looking at themselves as readers or writers