When and where did I find the word: I receive a million and one magazines through the mail and I collect the ones I want to read (when I get to it) in a box tucked away. Occasionally I'll sift through my small box and read a magazine or two just to take me somewhere else. It's a strange little habit but I don't want to "miss" any information. In any event, I grabbed the NCTE English Journal because I received September's issue and thought the articles in it might serve some purpose to me as far as school assignments go. My family, some friends, and myself took a train ride this past Saturday and I had an hour and a half to read my Journal. I came across this word in the article titled The Literary Changes: From the Book Room to the Discovery of American Literatures and NCTE (2011) written by R. Joseph Rodriguez. Ironically in the same paragraph I found this word was the title of the book I have pulled for my other class with Dr. Jones, The House on Mango Street written by Sandra Cisneros.
What the word means: This word means authorized, recognized, and/or accepted (in the context it was used).
Level of familiarity: I think I might have seen this word at some point in my schooling because it doesn't strike me as one of those "new" words I have never seen. It looks vaguely familiar but I didn't know what it meant when I was reading the article so now it appears on my vocab blog.
Is this a word I want to know well?: Now that I read the sentence it was placed in and I understand its meaning, I think it is definitely a word I want to know well since it fits nicely into the literary repertoire of vocabulary terms that could be useful. This term seems to be one that might be used on the professional spectrum of teaching (ie. when talking with administrators or the district in terms of what literature is appropriate for students)
Is this a word I want others to know well?: I think that others in my field of study should know this word well for the same reason I think I should know this word. It might be used when talking to administrators and/or district personnel that discuss what literature is appropriate and why.
Yes, I would agree. Those who teach English Language Arts -- particularly at the middle school/high school level should have a deep and principled understanding of this word.
ReplyDeleteBy the way Jessica, thank you for following the required format with this entry (and your subsequent entries). Dreher and Singer would say, this makes for a much "friendlier" read.