I am in the dark right now. I actually have that book but have never read 
it. I'll read it this weekend so that I can contribute in the discussion.



>From: Andrea Wilder <andreawilder at comcast.net>

>Reply-To: "The Poverty, Race,Women and Literacy Discussion List" 

><povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>

>To: "The Poverty, Race,Women and Literacy Discussion List" 

><povertyracewomen at nifl.gov>

>Subject: [PovertyRaceWomen 604] Re: Fiction, Non-fiction, Memoir

>Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:21:43 -0400

>

>

>Ryan,

>

>This is an unusual piece of writing, at least to me, who have been

>inside some of these thoughts, myself.  How clear was it to you?  Could

>you be more explicit about what this student went through, without of

>course being disrespectful of this student's experiences?  How can I

>get a  copy?

>

>Thanks a lot.

>

>Andrea

>

>On Mar 19, 2007, at 7:06 PM, Ryan Hall wrote:

>

> > Andrea,

> > I have never taught an adult whose literacy skills were as low as

> > Precious'

> > in Push. I also don't know for a fact if I have ever had students who

> > had to

> > endure all that Precious did. However, I do know that I have had

> > several

> > students who have had one or more issues similar to the ones Precious

> > had.

> > Sometimes it would come out in what they wrote, other times they would

> > just

> > tell me. I don't teach nearly as often as a lot of the people on this

> > list,

> > so maybe someone else can answer your question with more examples.

> > I did, however, find something that one of my students wrote last

> > summer

> > that might shed some light on your question. I posted it on the Women &

> > Literacy Wiki. You can view it by going to

> > http://wiki.literacytent.org/index.php/From_the_Students

> > and then clicking on "talking in class".

> > I know this particular student has had to deal with a lot of bad

> > things in

> > her life, but again, I can't vouch for how closely her life parallels

> > Precious.

> > Ryan

> >

> >

> >

> > On 3/19/07 9:43 AM, "Andrea Wilder" <andreawilder at comcast.net> wrote:

> >

> >> This is for bookreaders, which includes most all of us, I guess.

> >>

> >> Push, by Sapphire, is fiction.  What is the relationship between

> >> fiction and fact, as in this  novel?  Has anybody on this list had a

> >> "Precious" in their class?  I'm thinking here in the context of "I,

> >> Rigoberto Menchu," which has fictionalized parts making for dramatic

> >> interest.  As I recall, the author had a more prosperous life than the

> >> book shows.

> >>

> >> Thanks for any opinions.

> >>

> >> Andrea

> >>

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