Gee-Analytical and Relevant to Real Life In the reading of Gee, I found it very relatable in the sense that language

is more than just grammar. It is more than just what an individual says, but how it was said and in what setting. I agree with the statements that language is more than grammar and that communication is more than language. To correctly interpret the message a person is sending, look at how that person says and does a task along with their body language. As the author approached to concept of Discourses, it helped me to understand his/her perspective of literacies. Basically, we develop different Discourses based upon our social groups (homes, schools, churches, etc.), and what lessons, morals, and values we have obtained from them. The one that is most vital is the Primary Discourse and this is what we learn from our households. This is our foundation. All of the other Discourses are referred to as Secondary Discourses. Amongst the various Discourses you may come to obtain, they help to sculpt your literacy. Thus, I define "literacy'' as the mastery of or fluent control over a secondary Discourse. What I comprehended and understood from this text was that we develop many Discourses over the course of our life which helps make up our literacies and that there is a combination of factors that play a role in language. In this reading, I used the characteristics of analytical and relevant to real life because I found this text to be very relatable. I agreed with the statement that language is more than just grammar and that communication is more than language. During my analysis I found it to be relatable that body language could be used as a form of communication. Also, the subjects of discourses used analysis because I created a definition of primary and secondary discourses using the contextual clues found from within the text. What I concluded in my overall analysis is that we develop Discourses throughout our lives which play a part in making up our literacies.