Annotations From: "Literacy: A Lineage" by Melane Luken

• Author starts by giving a brief introduction explaining the end result of her story. “path to literacy”
• Shortly after hooks the reader with a poem, allows reader to wonder where the story is going from here.
• States her definition “of literacy involves more than the ability to read and write…” (Page, 133, Paragraph 1) this seems to be an important aspect to her story
• “From the time I could read and write…” (Page 134, Paragraph 2)Author starts to tell story in a more chronological order from here on out.
• “Because of my father and our shared love for literature, my definition of literacy is imately linked to tradition.” (Page 135, Paragraph 3) She again states her “definition”
• For the third time she confirms her lesson of the story “My definition of literacy is:...” (Paragraph 4, Page 135)