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Annotated bibliography on the efforts of learning reading and writing through self-

teaching.

ARTICLE 1

Douglass, Frederick. “Learning to Read.” The Norton Reader, 13th Edition. Ed. Linda Peterson,

et al. New York: W.W. Norton, 2012. 191-195

This text aims to explain the effort and motivation of learning to read and write. It

identifies how much effort learners can put in ensuring they learn how to read and write.

Frederick Douglass, the author who was a former slave, taught himself to read and write by

trying with various sentence forms. The author utilizes writing to represent his harsh life; he

describes the hardships he faced in writing after learning to read and write, as well as how he

achieved the accomplishment of being a literate individual at such a young age. The text is

addressed to new learners and individuals who would want to learn to read and write. The

authors wanted to explain that as soon as someone learns to read, they have the opportunity to

have all the knowledge in the universe, and through knowledge, one can destroy ignorance. This

article sufficiently addresses the effort of self-teaching to read and write.

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ARTICLE 2

Mellix, Barbara. “From Outside, In.” Georgia Review 41 (2017): 172-182.

This article explains how an individual is able to succeed in appropriating his or her own

academic discourse through determination and diligence. The audience for this article comprises

authors and individuals interested in different ethnicity. This article is sufficiently significant to

my research on the effort of self-teaching for individuals interested in learning to read and write

in different ethnicities. The researcher successfully achieves her dream through her inner drive to

master standard English, which she claims to have achieved by "reading, practicing, writing,

rewriting, and experimenting." The author outline that it felt uncomfortable writing in Standard

English, arguing that she could not express her true self. This article helped in showing how self-

motivation through learning to read and write can be key to the door of limitless possibilities.

ARTICLE 3

“Reading for Writers," Bedford/St Martin's 2012, page 22 - 25.

This article explains the different ways of reading through varying sentence structures

and the use of multiple rhetorical strategies. The audience for the article comprises students who

need to understand what they are reading about and the different ways of reading. The researcher

emphasizes that most academic writing requires students to read for information or ideas. Four

different ways of reading were included in this review; (1) for information, (2) literature, (3)

intellectual dissection, and (4) as a narcotic means of escaping reality. The findings in this article

may be relevant to my research question since, for better self-teaching, students need to identify
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these reading skills. Furthermore, the article will help identify the best way a student can read

that will be suitable for motivating oneself to read and write.

ARTICLE 4

"Anne Lamott's Shitty First Drafts About Writing." StudyMoose, 20 Sep 2016,

https://studymoose.com/anne-lamotts-shitty-first-drafts-about-writing-essay

This article discusses what writers go through during their learning stage as writers. The

article outlines the learning process of writers who edit and organize their thoughts into a draft.

The author emphasizes that while writing is not a pleasurable process for most writers,

developing writing and reading abilities allows them to create masterpieces. The audience for the

article is writers, teachers, and students in different writing fields. The author explains that in

order to have a good piece of writing, one must “vomit” all of their “shitty first drafts” ideas onto

paper. The findings in this article may be helpful to my research question since, for better self-

teaching to write, writers will have rough drafts that do not make much sense but are perfect with

time. This article also proves that learning to read and write is a process that requires patience

and time.

ARTICLE 5

X, Malcolm. “Learning to Read.” 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. Ed. Samuel Cohen. New

York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. 257-266. Print.

This article explains Malcolm’s determination to know how to read and write despite

being illiterate. The article depicts self-teaching motivation portrayed by Malcolm in ensuring he
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learns to read and write. Malcolm X's imprisonment provided him with a true opportunity to

become literate. From the article, it is clear that the process continued until he knew all the words

from the dictionary and their meaning, thereby revealing his devotion and determination.

Through reading and enhancing his knowledge of Standard English, he saw his situation and

himself differently. This article is addressed to the illiterate and students as a way to motivate

self-teaching to read and write. The author clearly addresses the importance of devoting oneself

to acquire reading and writing skills hence, relevant to my topic.

ARTICLE 6

Pipher, Mary.” Cooling Down--- Revising” Writing to Change the World (2006): 149-163.

Riverside Books

This essay outlines that learning to read and write is a creative process that requires

engagement. The author emphasizes that at times it is best to drop writing and review the written

and read words aloud. The author continues by stating that the learner or student should focus on

weaknesses and important facts. The audiences targeted by the essay are writers and students that

engage in day-to-day learning and writing. The essay states that writing is designed to change the

world, which is assessed by comparing the results of the writing to the writer’s self-learning

abilities and goals. The essay responds well to my research as it provides a good elaboration on

ways to revise what has been learned, read, and written.

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.REFERENCES

Douglass, Frederick. “Learning to Read.” The Norton Reader, 13th Edition. Ed. Linda Peterson,

et al. New York: W.W. Norton, 2012. 191-195.

Mellix, Barbara. “From Outside, In.” Georgia Review 41 (2017): 172-182.

“Reading for Writers," Bedford/St Martin's 2012, page 22 - 25.

"Anne Lamott's Shitty First Drafts About Writing." StudyMoose, 20 Sep 2016,

https://studymoose.com/anne-lamotts-shitty-first-drafts-about-writing-essay.

X, Malcolm. “Learning to Read.” 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology. Ed. Samuel Cohen. New

York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2011. 257-266. Print.

Pipher, Mary.” Cooling Down--- Revising” Writing to Change the World (2006): 149-163.

Riverside Books
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