In this essay you will share some aspect(s) of your literacy. This piece can focus on one event of your literacy, one pattern in your reading and writing processes, or your entire writing history.
Suggested Topics:
Writing strengths and weaknesses Your writing process
Your reading process Your worst/best teacher
How you write introductions Reading strengths and weaknesses
How you write poetry Your favorite books to read
Your first memory of reading or writing Your writing and reading history
How to Proceed:
To begin your literacy narrative, you must think about your relationship to writing and reading. The general problem posed for you in this rhetorical situation is to think about how some aspect of your literacypast experiences, people who influenced you, your writing and reading processeshas impacted you. Wallow in the complexity of yourself as a reader, writer, and thinker. Then decide what you want to tell us about this.
Basic Components and Structure:
This piece will contain two parts: the literacy narrative and your analysis of that narrative. Many writers find it easy to compose the narrative yet struggle with the analysis.
In your literacy narrative, you will show your readers the significance of the literacy focus you have chosen. For example, if you narrated your writing process, you might analyze how this writing process has made you the writer you are today.
Grading and Submission Guidelines
The Literacy Narrative should be typed, double-spaced, in Times New Roman 12 font, reflect MLA or APA format (your choice), and uploaded to Blackboard as an attachment in .rtf, .doc or .docx format 3-4 pages.