During Phase 1, you will study a variety of texts and ideas and practice skills like rhetorical reading, narrative writing, self-reflection, and analyzing social/political forces in writing. Among other smaller assignments, you will compose two Language & Literacy Narratives, one spoken and one written.
Notes:
- You should have access to all readings & all assignments every class (in print or on your laptop/phone). This is because we’ll likely refer back to previous assignments/readings.
- “BB” stands for “Blackboard”
- All underlines below are LINKS
| DATE | HW DUE BEFORE CLASS | IN-CLASS TOPICS/GOALS |
| Wed 1/25 | Familiarize yourself with Blackboard (BB) & our course site. | Introductions to the course & to each other Syllabus Review Grading Contract Complete and submit to me the Questionaire |
| Mon 1/30 | Finish the Questionnaire we did in class if you weren’t able to finish it. You will be handing this to me in person. Create your own WordPress site through Academic Commons and send me the link to your blog. Blog Post 1: Complete & submit to YOUR WordPress site the “Language & Literacy Narrative Brainstorms” worksheet. View “A Guide to Annotating Texts” Read “Rhetoric and Rhetorical Situations” handout. | Building Community Rhetorical Concepts Annotating Readings (on paper and on the computer) Young’s “Should Writers Use They Own English?” |
| Wed 2/1 | Read & annotate Tan’s “Mother Tongue.” Blog Post 2: Complete & submit to YOUR WordPress site a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Tan (it’s ok if you’re unsure about answers). AND Write & submit to WordPress a 1-page response to Tan. What parts of Tan’s essay resonate with you most? Why? | Tan’s Rhetorical Situation “Charting” texts for what they do (handout) Introduce Phase 1 Assignment Gloria Anzaldua’s How to Tame a Wild Tongue |
| Mon 2/6 | Read & annotate Jordan’s “Nobody Mean More to Me Than You…” Blog Post 3: Complete & submit to YOUR WordPress site a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Jordan. | Jordan’s Rhetorical Situation Practice Charting (Worksheet) Anne Lamott’s Shitty First Drafts Start working on your WLLN. |
| Wed 2/8 | Read Norton’s“Writing a Literacy Narrative” (pages 28-34). Write and submit to BLACKBOARD your Shitty First Draft of your Written L&L Narrative (at least 2.5 pages long). | Audience Analysis Writing a L&L narrative and making larger connections Analyze Model Narrative Workshop drafts |
| Mon 2/13 | Suggested: View Fatimah Asghar’s TedTalk “We Own All the Language in the World” Blog Post 4: Complete & submit to YOUR WordPress site a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Asghar. | No Class. University is closed. |
| Wed 2/15 | Blog Post 4 due TODAY Before Class | Asghar’s Rhetorical Situation Discuss the WLLN Reflection & SLLN Presentation Start working on your SLLN presentation |
| Classes meet on a Monday school. Go to your Monday classes. Tuesday 2/21 | Write a full draft of your Spoken L&L Narrative. Practice it a few times (ideally with a friend/classmate/family member) and revise/enhance it at least once. Be ready to practice it with peers and upload any files needed online | View Saleem’s Video Workshop SLLNs Sign up for SLLN Presentations: Group 1-Mon, 2/27; Group 2-Wednesday, 3/1 |
| Wed 2/22 | Work on your SLLN | Continue working on your WLLN/SLLN/Reflection |
| Mon 2/27 | SLLN Presentations Due Today Work on your Reflections Revise and polish the final draft of your Written L&L Narrative. Then, write & paste your cover letter at the beginning of your document. Submit to BB: This will be due at 11:59pm today. | Group 1 SLLN Presentation Discuss connections |
