Literacy Narrative Mini Paper One

January 11, 2021

Directions

The purpose of a literacy narrative is to understand how past literacy experiences have shaped your current literacies. Your task is to tell the story of your literacy. You can choose to write about either:

Past reading and writing experiences that have had an impact on your literacy development (in school or out of school)
Your most important current literacies (this can include textual literacies, like reading and writing, and/or non-textual literacies, like drawing, playing an instrument, speaking another language, cooking, playing a sport, etc.—anything important that you consider yourself to be literate in)
A person who has had an impact on your literacy development

You can talk about positive impacts and experiences, negative impacts and experiences, or both.Your narrative should include an analysis of the significance of what you’re describing and how your experience(s) have shaped you as a reader, writer, or composer.

Literacy Narrative Mini Paper One

Genre

A literacy narrative is a common genre, especially for creative writers. Literacy narratives are a storytelling genre where writers use descriptive language and narrative to discuss a significant event or series of events that shaped their literacies. There is no one tone and style for a literacy narrative: they can be serious, funny, informal, formal, poetic, concise, angry, celebratory, etc.

Audience and Circulation

The primary audience for your literacy narrative is you. By reflecting on your literacy history, you’ll learn more about your present literacy and be a more reflective reader and writer. The secondary audience is me as your teacher. By learning more about your history as a reader and writer, I’ll be better able to respond to your current writing.

Format

Your literacy narrative should be a single, coherent written piece of 1000-2000 words. Please use MLA formatting (12-pt. Times New Roman font, double-spaced with 1-inch margins). You can find more information on how to format in MLA online.

Important Dates

*Upload your first draft to Canvas by Wednesday, 12/22 5 PM.At the top of your paper, you should also include a 1-paragraph cover memo, addressed to your peers, articulating any questions, concerns, or comments you have about the state of your draft. Complete the online workshop with your online activity group by Thursday, 12/23 5 PM.

*Upload your revised draft to Canvas with your Final Portfolio by Thursday, 12/19 11:59 PM. You do not need to include a cover memo with your final draft.

Literacy Narrative Mini Paper One

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