ENG 101 Bolton Essay Assignment: Literacy Narrative Important Dates and Requirements Length Requirement: Sources Required:

: Draft Due in Class (2 copies!): Final Copy Due to Instructor: 700-1100 words* none* (this is a personal essayno sources allowed!) Sept. 11 (MW); Sept. 12 (TR) (you must have 2 copies in class!) in Portfolio #1date TBA

* Essays (including drafts) that do not meet the length or source requirements will receive half credit. * We will practice different strategies through small assignments building up to this essayyou are expected to use those to help you with your final draft. * On this assignment sheet, all chapter numbers refer to the Norton Field Guide unless otherwise designated by TSIS (They Say I Say).

Assignment Overview
A literacy narrative is an essay genre that explores our experiences with reading, writing, and/or language. The personal story (narrative) shared in a literacy narrative can explain feelings towards reading or writing, or as Amy Tans Mother Tongue demonstrates, a literacy narrative can explore how even when we all speak the same language, we speak it differently with different people in our lives. Like Tan does, for this assignment, you will explore different types of English you speak depending on your different roles. For example, pretend you are the parent of a four -year-old whose first pet has just died. You probably explain to him/her, Max has gone to heaven and avoid words like dead. When telling a fourteen-year-old, though, you can probably say, He died. This happens more often than we realizeyou can walk up to your closest friends and say, You wont believe what he did this time, and they will immediately know who he is (whereas a stranger would say, Who?). For your essay, select two to three versions of English you speakthese will be your thesis statement, and you will spend a body paragraph on each version listed in your thesis. You will sup port your claim with specific examples from your life see details below for what strategies you should employ in your essay.

The Rhetorical Situation

See Chapters 1-5 for details on each of these aspects: Purpose: Audience: Genre: Stance: Media: to demonstrate that there are different versions of any language (other purposes are up to you) college students who are studying language use Literacy Narrative (see Chapter 7) up to you but make sure you portray it correctly for your audience Printed academic essay in MLA format follow those requirements

ENG 101 Bolton Essay Assignment: Literacy Narrative

Essay Requirements/Guidelines
Introduction Use one of the following types of introductions (or ways of beginning): o Connect your subject to your readers interest or values (see Chapter 30) o Start with something that will provoke readers interest (see Chapter 30) o Start with an anecdote (see Chapter 30) Strategies Use each of the following strategies at least once in your essay: o Dialogue (see Chapter 38, Norton Field Guide) o Narrating (see Chapter 40, Norton Field Guide) Conclusion Use one of the following types of conclusions (or ways of ending): o End with an anecdote (see Chapter 30) o Refer to the beginning (see Chapter 30) Organization Since this is an academic essay (see Chapters 6 and/or 31), you are expected to follow those requirements and expectations: o o o o o o o an interesting, original title that is relevant to the essays content a thesis statement at the end of the introduction paragraph topic sentences that connect to the thesis statement transitions/pointing words (etc.) to help connect ideas adequate support (and examples) for each topic sentence an appropriate and effective conclusion (and so on)
You will be graded on how effectively you include (and understand) each of these requirements, along with the general structure and format of the essayyou will receive the specific grading rubric when your draft is returned!

There are additional handouts and links on D2L that will help you construct this essay (and dont forget to refer to the smaller, practice assignments you have done in class or at home). Its your responsibility to consult D2L and/or seek additional help if you need it.

Remember, hang on to all work you complete in class (and out of class, too) for this essayclusters, outlines, etc.so you can submit them with your Portfolio!