{"id":354,"date":"2017-04-02T19:31:20","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T00:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.whitneylewjames.com\/translanguaging-tcu\/?p=354"},"modified":"2017-11-02T12:51:46","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T17:51:46","slug":"assignment-literacy-narratives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.whitneylewjames.com\/translanguaging-tcu\/assignment-literacy-narratives\/","title":{"rendered":"Assignment: Literacy Narratives"},"content":{"rendered":"

Literacy narratives are a commonly used genre in first-year writing courses. This is\u00a0principally an academic genre\u2014or what Elizabeth Wardle would criticize as a “mutt genre”\u2014but there are plenty of examples of literacy narratives<\/a> in personal essays. Typically, the genre is defined as a personal narrative, with elements of creative writing as well as self-reflection\/analysis, about an individual’s literacy development over a period of time or in a specific context\/moment. Depending on the definition of “literacy” that you hold, these narratives can focus on oral and written language, cultural literacy, musical literacy, etc.<\/p>\n

I often assign these narratives in the beginning of the semester to begin the conversation about different forms of literacy and what is at stake for language users\/learners. Because the genre is “mutt” or influx, I also ask my students to grapple with the conventions of the genre and the definition of literacy itself.<\/p>\n

You can see my action research on literacy narratives here<\/a>. I presented a poster on my use of multimodal\"\"<\/a> literacy narratives at the Conference on College Composition and Communication in 2016. Here are some student reflections on the use of literacy narratives in first-year writing:<\/p>\n

“The benefits of literacy narratives are that they make one AWARE of how language ties into everyday life and what it means. . . To track how [my literacy] changed made me think about my writing over the years and how my speaking languages alters the world around me.”<\/p>\n

“I think literacy narratives are imperative to the FYWP\u2014how can students be expected to write without looking within themselves to understand how they became the writers that they are?”<\/p>\n

“I believe [literacy narratives] opened up a necessary dialogue within our classroom and community about our personal experiences with language and the power of communication.”<\/p>\n

See the assignment below
\nLiteracyNarratviesPrompt<\/a><\/p>\n

Download a PDF<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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