Introduction

ENGLISH 3143 LITERACY &

LITERACY NARRATIVES
What is Literacy?
Tell Me A
Story About
Learning to
Read or
Write.
Why do We
Need to Learn
to Read and
Write?
What do we
learn to read
and write in
school?
What did
you do in
high school
English?
How do
workplace
literacies
differ?
To be literate is
contextual: Different
communities, cultures,
and nations have
different standards of
literacy.
Literacy
Norms Us
Towards
Societal
Standards:
Whatever they
may be.
Literacies
Mark
Insiders and
Outsiders
Who is
illiterate?
What literacies,
skills, and
expertise do we
need to survive
the 21st Century?
When we read and
write literacy
narratives—stories
about learning to
read and write—our
goal is to uncover
some of these
societal codes and
wonder about them
 To explore these
questions in this course
we will be studying
literacy theory and
especially literacy
narratives.
 Canvas Layout
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Reading Schedule
 12 Weekly Write-Ups: 20%

Course
Assignments Midterm Critical Literacy Narrative Analysis: 40%

Final Trend Analysis: 40%

Weekly
Reflections
• DUE EVERY FRIDAY: MIDNIGHT
• EASY POINTS
• USE THEM TO WRITE YOUR FINAL PAPERS
• WRITE THEM IN CLASS—RESPOND TO TOPICS IN
CLASS AS WELL.
Who Are
You?
1. Name
2. Major
3. Memorable tradition
among your family
and/or friends.