reflection 8

On this unit 8 in critical literacy, I had learned how to apply all kind of how to be more critical in critical literacy subject. In this unit also only have one article to be review, which is drugs or guns publish by time magazines pages 54-55 and written by Hawthorne, Peter on 2001, 10 December. The article is about the Presidents of Africa Thabo Mbeki are in the dilemma weather he has to choose guns or drugs. Africa had an upheaval politic, so the presidents of Africa thoughts that he needs guns to make sure that they will be save, but the presidents should think about his people who are suffer from AIDS. And the NGOS are questioning the power that the Mbeki have, because he spend $60 billion on buying guns, the NGOS thinks that the money should be use to help the people who suffer from AIDS.

In this unit, the activity that we do is only discussed in class. At first when I read the article I had a difficulties to understand, because the article is a long article and the writer only use drop cat in the 1st paragraph to make sure the readers understand the paragraph. I think that the writer should use several drop cats because this article is a very serious article, it talks about politics and not all love to read an article about politic in additions the article is a long article.

For the conclusions, in my opinion the precedents of Africa Thabo Mbeki, he should thinks about his own people who suffer from AIDS especially for women who pregnant and kids. They must been given mendicant to prevent and help them to be in batter life.

reflection 7

On the unit 7 in critical literacy, I had learned how to produce and evaluate critical writing. The information’s that I found interesting is dieting. This article had been publishing by random house, pages 174-197. The article is been written Seligman, Martin (1994) chapter 12 Dieting: a waist is terrible things to mind. The article is about wide range of current issue regarding of weight control. The writer also wants the reader that, they must not easily trust the commercially product providers because sometime, they just want to take advantage for making business.

In this topic, our class had been form in to, 2 groups. For me the article a very longs and its very boring to read, even though the writer make the sub topic between paragraph and insert a several of table, still it’s boring to read. The tables also are very difficult to understand, because the font that the writer use is very small and the numbers are dim

To conclude, actually it is very good for the writer itself to use their self as an example, because they have the experience and they know how to overcome the problems itself. This article wants the readers to know that they must know how to be on diet in right way so that they will not get the bad consequences. This article also wants the readers to realize that not all dieting product gave good effect, they must realize that sometime the person who sold the diet product just want to take an advantage because they want gain profits.

reflection 6

On this unit 6 in critical literacy, I had learned how to apply all the techniques in the previous five units in critical literacy. In this unit, its only has 1 article, which are invasions of the baby snatchers. The article is publish by Time magazine, page 40, and had been written by Kirn, Walter (2002, August 26). The article is about missing children’s seems very rampant nowadays. The writer also gives several of examples about missing children’s for example the British parallels are Sarah Payne, who left a game hide and seek with her siblings in July 2000 and was found dead 16 days later. In this condition the parents should care and give more attentions to their children’s.

In this unit I had been given the activity in the study guide. My groups and I will answer the 10 elements that we have learned in previous units. At first when I read the article, it’s hard for me to understand it. After I read several time, than I can understand what the writer try to said. At first I don’t understand weather the writer wants to condemn the media or want to thanks the media because for me it’s a little bit confusing in the article.

For the conclusions nowadays missing kids are really rampant. The best solutions is the parents itself has to know about their children’s activity. They should care about their own children’s because only they are close to them.

reflection 5

On the unit 5 in critical literacy, I had learned about establishing who the audience is, calculating the likely effect a text will have. The information that I found interesting in this unit 5 is the article about Australia Methadone Mess publish by Reader’s Digest pages 19-25, written by McMahon, Siobhan (1998, may). The article is about the Australia is facing a serious problems regarding of Methadone. Methadone is a drug, at first the methadone is to help drug edict to stave off heroin’s withdrawal symptoms. Because of the Methadone is easy to get and more cheep compare to heroin, the drug edict are misusing them. The effect of the methadone is more serious compare to heroin. This has been proving by the drug edict itself.
In this unit, the most difficult things to understand are metaphor written by Lee,D(1992). Chapter 4 metaphor. In competing discourses: perspective and ideology in language. New York: Longman, pages 65-90. For me, in this unit it is very difficult for me to understand because it uses difficult words to understand, for example like “the people are like a famished wolf in the hollow of a tree”. I also found metaphor and analogy is very confusing. For example metaphor: all the world’s a stage, analogy: people may treat the world as stage.
When I first read the article out of puff, I know it’s all about how to stop smoking. The writer also use drop cap to make the readers know that is the beginning of the article and to prevent the reader’s board while reading. The writers also divide the paragraph according to the sub topic, to make sure that the readers more understand about the article. It is very good for the writer to give the advice how to prevent smoking and give the consequences in smoking especially for the women smokers.
As the conclusions, this unit is very interesting and enjoy. I have learned how to establishing who the audience is, and calculating the likely effect a text will have.