All papers must be typed and double-spaced. In the upper left hand corner, put your name (Catherine Steiger), class (Eng. M01A), type of assignment (personal literacy narrative), final draft or revision (rough draft), and date. Title your paper and center, do not underline it, above your text. Use MLA format to type and document all papers.
As you can see, this assignment requires that you rely upon and critique your personal memories. Be sure to use rich detail as supporting material in your writing as well as good narrative and descriptive techniques. The following questions and pre-writing strategies will help you generate material and organize your thoughts.
What are the earliest memories you have of speaking, reading, or writing? Try to recreate those memories. Describe the contexts within which they occurred.
Make an authority listlist things that you are an expert on or know a lot about. Then list and describe those people and/or communities that have influenced you and/or your knowledge or passion for these things.
Describe the texts that have been most important to you. Why were they important? Are they still important? Why or why not?
List the times when you realized that you did not have the literacy necessary to participate fully. Describe how you felt; describe actions that you may have taken because of these experiences.
Explain how your sense of who you are has shaped your experiences of listening, speaking, reading, or otherwise behaving according to the expectations of the community about which youre writing.
Describe how you became literate and/or how you learned to understand the most effective language or behaviors in a particular community.
Explain why you wanted to belong to a certain community.
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