Literacy+Memoir


 * Literacy Memoir Assignment **

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The goal of a //Literacy Memoir// is to help you reflect on your experiences as a literate person. How did you learn to write? How did you learn to read? What did you read? How much or how often? How do you feel about school and learning? How did this evolve? To what do you attribute your motivation (or lack of motivation)? How have these experiences shaped you and your beliefs about what reading and writing affords (or does not afford) us? What teachers and/or events helped shape you into the “literate” person you are today? ===== Your memoir will… ü Use first person point of view. ü Capture your experiences as a reader and writer over time ü Rich, vivid details will “show” rather than “tell” your memories ü Develop the story with purposeful, rather than superfluous, details ü Development will reveal an analysis of yourself as a reader and a writer

Due Dates: Daily in-class writing with a draft for portfolio due Thursday, July 21

Grading:

30 pts Characterization—Charactersare developed using dialogue, actions, and description

30 pts Descriptive Details—Details arevivid, lively and realistic

30 pts “Show” vs.“tell” the significance of the event—Reflection on the significance of theevent/relationship is evident and the author “shows” this significance ratherthan tells it through direct statements.

5 pts Language—Spellingand grammar is correct. Sentences areclear and vary in length and structure.

5 pts Format—Correct MLA format isused.