Week 2: Literacy Narrative

Monday, January 14th
Writing Lab Tour: Meet in classroom & we'll go to the Writing Lab at 2:29.

Discuss Literacy Narratives
Generating ideas and prewriting

  • Reading for Wednesday: pages 3-13 in The Little, Brown Handbook.
  • Homework for Wednesday: read over your literacy narrative chapter (the .pdf that's attached to week one and is listed in the Handouts tab). Begin pre-writing: choose your topic(s) and begin generating ideas. Answer as many questions as you can from pages 32 and 33 on the handout under "Describe the setting," "Think about key people," and "Write about 'what happened'."

    Conferences: Tuesday, January 15th & Thursday, January 17th
    Permission forms & syllabus signature slips
    Blogs and blogging

    Wednesday, January 16th
    Bring to class: your compose, design, advocate textbook and your Little, Brown Handbook.
    Writing a statement of purpose.

  • Homework for Friday: Write 1st draft of your literacy narrative. Bring an electronic version to class with you (have it on your storage device). You must be able to email it to me during class.
    Computer Lab: Friday, January 18th

    Plagiarism workshop I (from the syllabus)
    Learning the Comment feature on Word

    End of class: email me your "commented on" first draft literacy narrative. Over the weekend or on Monday, I'll email comments back to you.

    No class on Monday: MLK, Jr. Day.

  • Homework for next Wednesday: revise your literacy narrative. Bring a hard copy of it to class on Wednesday.