Write a short essay about the impact of reading upon your life.
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Assignment: Write a short essay (500-750 words) about the impact of reading upon your life. A literacy essay explores ones growth as a reader. Dont confuse literacy with literature. The goal is to come up with a thesis that states how one specific text, or perhaps a series of them, or just the written word in general contributed to your personal development.
Literacy narratives can often have slightly different focuses, so you have a small amount of room for creativity, but they do deal with detailing a persons path to reading and writing (education and experiences as a reader) and/or the impact that reading and writing has on their lives. Keep in mind that the focus here is on literacy (more the act of reading and/or writing) and not as much on literature (which well be talking about in class). Your literacy narrative can involve your experiences with various great books, but it will more likely encompass your experiences with a variety of texts, from internet reading, to newspapers, to comic books, to whatever you tend to read or even write in your spare time.
Regardless of how you organize the paper, the final draft of your paper needs to be typed, double spaced, and in 12 point font with one inch margins. Your name, the instructors name, the course number, and date need to be in the upper left hand corner of the first page. Your last name and the page number should appear in the upper right hand corner of each page (technically its optional on the first page, but should definitely be on additional pages). See page 488 in A Writers Reference for an example.
Literacy Narrative Rubric
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeIntroIntroduction |
15.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeThesisThesis: You state in 1-2 sentences your main idea. The thesis is the culmination of your introduction. |
15.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOrganizationOrganization |
30.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeconclusionConclusion: Regardless of which option you choose, you want a conclusion that avoids summarizing what youve just said. You also dont want to say, In conclusion. Your aim in a conclusion is to place the discussion in a larger context. For example, how might those experiences be similar to or different from those of other individuals? How do you envision the role of reading in your life in the future? |
10.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar and mechanicsGrammar and mechanics: Your paper avoids basic grammar mistakes, such as dropped apostrophes in possessives, subject/verb disagreement, arbitrary tense switches, etc. The paper demonstrates a commitment to proofreading by avoiding easy-to-catch typos and word mistakes (effect for affect, for example). |
15.0 pts |
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This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeOutcomePresentationPresentation: Your paper meets the minimum length criteria of 750 words, is typed with a title and your name on it. You follow your individual professors instructions for formatting (margins, placement of the name, etc). |
15.0 pts |
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Total Points: 100.0 |
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