English Question

Purpose

The purpose of this assignment is to get you thinking critically about how your past experiences with literacy and language impact your current values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices around literacy and language. It is based on the threshold concept that Writing is impacted by identities and prior experiences.

Often, to move forward with writing, we need to understand better whats been impacting us. For this assignment, we aim to look to the past to understand the present and make way for the future, as the goal of ENC 1101 is to prepare you for future writing. We will be doing so by using concepts of writing studies scholars to re-see our history through one or more of the following threshold concepts:

Writing is impacted by identities and prior experiences.
Writing is a process and all writers have more to learn;
Good writing is contextual
People collaborate to get things done in writing [

Task

In this assignment, you will describe a few key moments of your own literacy history and analyze your experiences using two or more of the literacy/language concepts covered in our readings. You will use this analysis to make a specific, arguable, and thematic claim that answers the question HOW have your PAST literacy experiences impacted your PRESENT reading and writing values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices?

For this essay, I am asking you to do four things:

Describe three or four important literacy events from your past or recent present; these moments should help illustrate a common theme about who you are as a reader and writer today
Analyze your literacy moments using two or more course threshold concepts
Support your analysis by connecting examples and quotes from these course concepts (i.e., the readings, specifically Brandt, Fishman, or the student examples from Stylus) to your descriptions
State your current values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices of reading and writing and explain how the literacy events youve described above have shaped your current reading and writing identity

Your main claim or thesis statement should be an answer to this question HOW have your PAST literacy experiences impacted your PRESENT reading and writing values, beliefs, attitudes, and practices? Use your descriptions of literacy events and analysis/ connections to course concepts to support this claim.

For your examples from your own experiences, you might choose:

a specific event that was somehow important in your development as a writer and reader
a series of related events
or a phase or period of your life in which certain people, places, or things figured prominently.

Critically, you should connect these past experiences to concepts of literacy and threshold concepts by using textual support our readings this semester. Consult the examples from Stylus for good ways to blend narrative and academic writing.

Format and other Information

4 full pages minimum (though it can be longer), not including Works Cited or any appendices you may include, 12-point Times New Roman font, double spaced, 1-inch margins, typed, doc or docx and mention NSYNC at least once in the essay.
Name and page number in upper-right header; have an appropriate title.
Final essay must follow MLA or APA format

Criteria

Rubric for Literacy Narrative
Criteria	Claim & So What	Literacy Examples	Textual Support	Rhetorical Strategies	Additional Requirements (Citing, Formatting, Mechanics)
“A” Level-Exceeds Expectations
“B” level-Meets Expectations; Good
“C” level- Meets Expectations; fair
D level Does not meet expectations; needs improvement
“F” level-Does not meet expectations

Rubric

Literacy Narrative (1)

Literacy Narrative (1)
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTheme and Claim	30 ptsFull MarksShows keen insight and a clear thesis that argues a specific claim. All aspects of the paper work together to move from introduction, to evidence, to conclusion, with theme kept at the forefront.20 ptsAbove AverageExcels in some areas but deficient in others; manages to almost perfectly complete the assignment, but has minor drawbacks. 15 ptsMet ExpectationsCompletes the assignment, but does little else to inspire critical thought or consideration of claim.0 ptsNo MarksFails to meet specific criteria of the assignment.	30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStrategic Storytelling	30 ptsFull MarksStory is cohesive and does not dwell too long on meaningless aspects. Details are descriptive and meaningful, and real thought is put into organization and arrangement of details to tie in to overall claim of the paper.20 ptsAbove AverageExcels in telling a clear story, but may be deficient in areas such as organization, conclusion, or other areas that prevent it from achieving full marks. 10 ptsBelow ExpectationsFails to meet the basic requirements; does not relate a coherent story, or fails to tie said story to course concepts in a meaningful way0 ptsNo MarksFails to complete the assignment even partially.	30 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeTextual Support	20 ptsFull MarksMakes use of at least 2 texts from the course in a meaningful way, blending them with the story and thesis.10 ptsMet ExpectationsUses 2 sources, but does not perhaps excel in their use. Sources may just be in the paper but not productive, or the paper may lack meaningful integration, or used at least 1 source very well, but forgot to use 2. 0 ptsNo Marks	20 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCiting/Formatting	20 ptsFull MarksPaper has flawless APA/MLA, or at least contains errors so small they are not worth noting. Must have proper paper formatting, in-text citations, and a discrete Works Cited or Reference page with correct citation formatting.10 ptsMet ExpectationsShows basic understanding of MLA/APA requirements, but contains numerous errors that prevent full marks. Common issues include paper formatting, presentation, spacing of paragraphs, lack of Works Cited/References, or improper formatting of citations. 0 ptsNo Marks	20 pts

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