Me, Myself, and I: (Re)Constructing Literacy Through Narrative
Me, Myself, and I: (Re) Constructing Literacy52292251476375Goals: This project aims to (1) connect our personal literacy with larger theories of literacy acquisition, (2) validate the breadth of our individual literacy practices, (3) give us practice at writing in a familiar genre, (4) prompt our thinking about the way that remediation affects and is affected by the rhetorical situation, and (5) practice composing in a new genre, the audio narrative.00Goals: This project aims to (1) connect our personal literacy with larger theories of literacy acquisition, (2) validate the breadth of our individual literacy practices, (3) give us practice at writing in a familiar genre, (4) prompt our thinking about the way that remediation affects and is affected by the rhetorical situation, and (5) practice composing in a new genre, the audio narrative.For the past couple of weeks, we have been discussing literacy as a dynamic facet of our lives. In our discussion of the writings of Sherman Alexie, Malcolm X, Dennis Baron, and Deborah Brandt, we have considered the personal, social, and economic implications of literacy. We have stretched our definitions in order to include literacy practices beyond traditional reading/writing and have considered the ways that the practices we develop in one arena may be transferred to another. This assignment asks us to look backward, inward, and outward as we consider our own experiences and memories to explore our acquisition of literacy. This project consists of two parts: Part one: Written AssignmentDraw on our discussions of sponsorship and availability of materials to reconstruct key moments in your literacy history. Make sure you write a detailed account of the environment and identify major agents of this literacy development. You may explore previous writing, reading, or communication activities and/or name the different literacies that you have/use. Although looking backward suggests that you will explore your past, you may decide how far backward you will recount. In other words, the narrative does not have to begin at a certain age. It should, however, discuss at least one key moment or theme in your literacy history. You should write a 3-5 page narrative or story where you draw on specific examples or experiences related to your literacy development. Through description and dialogue you can strengthen the reader’s ability to “see” and not just “read” your experiences. Part two: Integrating Technology-1905012192000Pick a major theme from your narrative, a theme that you think would be of great interest to a large audience, and create an audio narrative suitable for the Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN). Remember you should highlight a moment of your literacy acquisition or practices that might be unique to you or interesting to the audience of the DALN by selecting an appropriate portion of your literacy narrative, revising the narrative for an audio version, and creating a written script that includes the different sounds and feelings necessary to convey your interpretation of the narrative. You should follow the conventions of audio narratives and employ your voice and other voices to offer an interpretation of this moment. You should not simply read your original text but rather should revise that text to suit an audio narrative.Your audio narrative should be 3-5 minutes long and recorded in mp3 format for submission. If you have trouble converting your file, please contact me before the project due date. You are also required to submit your drafts and a cover memo that that reflects on your rhetorical choices and compares the rhetorical situations of printed and audio texts. The cover memo will also connect the theme(s) of your writing with the concepts from our course readings. Submission guidelines: The project is due February 9 by 11:59pm. You will post drafts, final versions and recordings electronically to Blackboard under the appropriate thread in the Discussions folder.Project Components and Credit: Written draft1%Audio draft1%Script1%Peer Review1% Writer’s Note1%Cover Memo4%Written Narrative: Final version 8% Audio narrative: Final Version 8% _________________________________________________Total Credit 25% *All materials receiving credit under 5% will receive credit/no credit scores. ................
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