Bri Lafond
M.A. Composition, emphases in Literature and TESL/Applied Linguistics
Formal Paper One: Literacy Narrative
This page will collect some online resources that you can use to help you complete your first formal paper for English 1A: your personal literacy narrative. Please contact me if you have trouble with any of the links.
Paper One Prompt
Need another copy of the prompt? Click the link to the right for a .pdf version.
Norton Field Guide to Writing
This is the site I highlighted in class. The Norton Field Guide will give you pointers on how to develop your Literacy Narrative, including pre-writing activities, diagrams, and examples.
Click here to go to the
Norton Field Guide to Writing
The Literacy Narratives of
Black Columbus
I showed y'all this site on the second day of class: it defines what a literacy narrative is and provides a few questions to help you get started thinking about your own literacy narrative.
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Literacy Narratives of Black Columbus
National Writing Project
This is the other site I showed y'all on the second day of class: it lists different kinds of literacies. This may help you consider what kind of literacy (or literacies) you want to highlight in your own narrative.
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National Writing Project