Trigonometric

Algebraic 

Baking 

Cooking 

LivestockEquine 

Agricultural 

Shakespearean  

Calculus

Physics 

Chemistry 

Biology 

Basic ForensicsHunting 

 Texting 

Saddlery Football 

Racing 

Volleyball Statistics 

Softball  Anatomy & PhysiologyRiding

My Literacy Identity

Fishing

School Based Literacy

Biology 

A biology literacy includes terminology that allows it possessor to read articles ranging from functions of cells to the coding of DNA.

I have a biology literacy because I took AP Biology my senior year of High School. I took this class because I wanted to take another class with Mrs. Muzzarelli.

ChemistryA chemistry literacy includes the ability to read a lab manual and know the different chemical compositions this is important so that a chemist does not accidentally mix two incompatible chemicals. My chemistry literacy is a result

of the AP Chemistry class I took my junior year. I took this class because my chemistry teacher asked me to and we got along really well so I decided I would take the class for fun.

I got my physics literacy in my physics class junior year I took the class because I love science and math and physics is a combination of science and math.

Physics 

A physics literacy includes a wide range of vocabulary that deals with the motion of objects and particles. Some of the words included are acceleration, jerk, and velocity.

Calculus A calculus literacy includes the common terms used in calculus like integral, derivative, and derived.

My calculus literacy is from the two calculus classes I have taken in the last two years. I took these Calculus classes because I love mathematics.

Shakespearean A Shakespearean literacy allows its possessor to read and understand the plays of Shakespeare.

I got my Shakespearean literacy from the AP Literature class I took last year. I took the class because I really wanted to have another class with Mrs. Opgenorth before I graduated. In the class we read multiple plays by Shakespeare.

Anatomy & Physiology

My anatomy literacy is from when I took an A&P class in high school. I took the class because I really liked the teacher that was going to be teaching it.

Basic Forensics A forensic literacy would include the name of different spatter patterns and the minutia of fingerprints.

My forensic literacy comes from the forensics class I took in high school. I took the class because Mrs. Webber taught it and she was one of my favorite teachers.

FRIEND INFLUENCED LITERACY

Racing 

A racing literacy includes the ability to read a racing article. It includes a slight knowledge of cars and includes phrases like photo finish

My racing literacy comes from my relationship with one of my best friends Brittany. Brittany loves racing so sometimes we will watch the race together

A football literacy includes words like touchdown, pass, run, and tackle. It also includes the names of all the positions on the field.

Football 

My football literacy was developed through my best friend Steven. Steven played football all four years of high school and I went and watched him play almost every game.

Texting

My texting literacy is a result of my friendship with Bethann. When she moved to Arizona for a year we would text each other every day.

RidingMy Riding Literacy is a branch off of my equine literacy and comes from my love of horses. It is a newly developed literacy that I have gained through my friendship with Lauren and Tyler and other members of the Equine Club.

A riding literacy includes the ability to know the names of different gates and the different techniques in riding for instance knowing what direct reigning and neck reigning are.

Family Based Literacy

Equine 

Root of this literacy• The root of my equine literacy comes from when I was little my

Aunt Helen had a horse named Daisy. I fell in love with that horse because I spent so much time at my Aunt Helen’s. Even after they sold daisy I continued to love horses. This passion has driven me to purse a degree in equine. My love of horses has also driven me to check out countless books from the library to learn as much as I possibly can about the horse and its behavior.

What an Equine literacy includes.

• The external parts of the horse• Basic health information for instance

know what colic and founder are.• Also the different coat colors of a

horse • Knowing what hands are and knowing

other basic descriptors of a horse

What does a baking Literacy entail?

BakingWhy do I have a baking Literacy?

A baking literacy includes the ability to read a recipe and it includes all sorts of techniques used in baking. One of the techniques commonly used in baking is folding

Like my cooking literacy my baking literacy comes from my close relationship with my Aunt Helen I remember when I was younger we would spend the entire day baking cookies if the weather was bad.

Fishing

A fishing literacy includes the names of different species of fish and the different types of baits, and hooks.

My fishing literacy comes from my extremely close relationship with my dad. Ever since I was young we have gone fishing together.

HUNTING A hunting literacy includes the names of the different species, the names of the characteristics in an animal, and the names of all the different guns/ bows that can be used Just like my fishing

literacy my hunting literacy comes from my relationship with my dad. We have gone hunting together since I was young.

AgricultureAn agricultural literacy includes the knowledge of different types of crops and tractors and the techniques used while performing agricultural tasks like crop rotation.

My agricultural literacy is rooted in my strong connection with my godparents. This connection through the years has brought about an agricultural literacy in my literacy identity.

Livestock A livestock literacy includes the different breeds of cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs. For instance Hereford, Brahman, an Angus are cattle breeds and Duroc and Yorkshire are swine breeds. This literacy would also include basic terminology like bull, boar, and ram. It would also include the common diseases associated with livestock.

My livestock literacy started to develop when I was young as a result of the influence of my Aunt Helen and Uncle Ed. It has recently grown tremendously while taking my animal science class as well.

Cooking A cooking literacy includes the ability to read a recipe and to know what different techniques are called like sauté.

My cooking Literacy comes from my close bond with my Aunt Helen. My Aunt Helen is an amazing cook and I have learned almost all of my cooking literacy through her.

Softball

• Ability to read a playbook • Ability to read and understand

articles about basic skills such as hitting, pitching, catching, and throwing

A softball literacy includes

My softball literacy is from all the years I spent playing softball. I began playing softball because I had watched my sister Jessie play and it looked like fun.

Volleyball StatisticsA volleyball statistics literacy includes the ability to read and take stats. You must know what words like hit, kill, dig, and pass are and how they are used

My volleyball statistics literacy comes from a variety of places when I was younger I use to watch my cousins play volleyball and I would help my aunt Rose take stats. Also in high school I was the manager of the volleyball team and took stats at every game.