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Literacy Narrative Assignment
Our first academic essay this semester will be a literacy narrative. As described in class, a literacy narrative is a specific type of expository or narrative essay that describes our personal relationship with language (our experiences reading, writing, speaking, and/or learning certain languages) and explains how these experiences have influenced us.
In other words, a literacy narrative answers the question: How has language influenced you, as a person and/or as a writer?
To answer this question, we will be describing specific memories, stories, and experiences about the languages that have influenced us, as well as explaining the lessons learned from each of these languages. This topic requires no research, only personal reflection and exposition (description + explanation).
Assignment Requirements ✓ Academic essay structure: introduction, body, and conclusion ✓ Academic essay formatting: title, 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, 1inch margins, etc. ✓ Minimum of 3 pages ✓ First draft + revision after receiving instructor and peer feedback to produce final (graded) draft
What to Include
Introduction Background information for your readers: – biographical information (a short description of “who you are” or how you see yourself; where you’re from/where you have lived) – the languages you’ll be writing about in your narrative
Introduce the main idea/purpose of your narrative: – explaining how language has influenced your life and/or your writing
Body
Descriptions of specific memories or experiences you had with these languages that impacted you in some way
Specific examples of things you learned about/from these languages, and/or what you realized about yourself by using them
Explanations why the memories/experiences/examples you share are important so that readers can understand how each of these moments has influenced you
Conclusion
A final reflection on how language has influenced you, as a person and/or as a writer
(Questions to consider as you reflect: Do the languages you know shape the way you think? Do the languages you know give you a sense of identity? What importance does each of the languages included in your narrative have to you and to your life?)
Grading Criteria
This assignment will be worth a total of 100 points, contributing 15% of your final course grade.
The first draft of your literacy narrative will count for 20 points of the assignment grade. This draft will primarily be graded for completion; therefore, you will receive full credit if you submit your first draft on time and meet the basic requirements of the assignment in terms of topic, formatting, and length.
The rest of your assignment grade will come from your revised final draft, which you will submit after receiving feedback from the instructor and several classmates. This draft will be graded for content (45 points), cohesion and organization (20 points), and language use (15 points). I will provide a detailed grading rubric before you submit your final draft so that you understand specifically what each of these categories will be graded for.