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For Phase 1, you will analyze various texts and practice skills like rhetorical reading, narrative writing, and critical self-reflection. Among other smaller assignments, you will compose two Language & Literacy Narratives, one written and one spoken.
Note: 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.
Note: “BB” stands for “Blackboard.”
Note: Work highlighted in blue CANNOT be submitted late or made up.
| Week & Date | Homework Due (due BEFORE CLASS, unless other times stated) | In-Class Goals |
| WK1 W 8/28 | Syllabus Getting Acquainted How to Prepare & Submit Assignments Start Homework | |
| WK2 M 9/2 | Familiarize yourself with Blackboard (BB) & our course site. Complete & Submit to BB the language politics survey. | Getting Acquainted How to Prepare & Submit Assignments Start Homework |
| W 9/4 | Complete & submit to BB the “Questionnaire” View “A Guide to Annotating Texts” Read & annotate Hughes’ “Theme for English B” Sign up for 1on1 Office Hours | Expectations (College vs. HS) Intro Grading Agreement Discuss Annotating Discuss Hughes Intro Journal Entries Assignment Journal Entry 1 |
| WK3 M 9/9 | Read “Rhetoric and Rhetorical Situations” Read & annotate Tan’s “Mother Tongue.” Complete & submit to BB a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Tan (it’s ok if you’re unsure about answers). | Discuss Rhetorical Situation Discuss Tan “Charting” texts for what they do (handout) Intro Language & Literacy Narrative (LLN) Assignment Start Homework |
| W 9/11 | Complete & submit to BB the “Language & Literacy Narrative Brainstorms” worksheet. Bring laptop or print and bring 1 copy. Read Norton’s “Writing a Literacy Narrative” (pages 28-34). | Workshop Brainstorms Choosing Your L&L Moment How to Write Narratives Analyze Model Narrative Journal Entry 2 Exploring Campus – Writing Center |
| WK4 M 9/16 | Complete & submit to BB LLN Full Draft. Bring laptop or print and bring 2 copies. Schedule 1on1 with Writing Center between 9/18 – 9/30 | How to do Peer Review Peer Review How to Revise Start Homework |
| W 9/18 | Complete & submit to BB LLN Revised Draft View Saleem’s “Why I Keep Speaking Up…” View Lysicott’s “3 Ways to Speak English” Complete & submit on BB a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for EITHER Saleem OR Lyiscott. Sign up for Translation 1 presentation | Intro Translation 1: Spoken L&L Narrative Discuss Digital Technologies View Lozada-Oliva’s video. Journal Entry 3 Exploring Campus – Computer Labs |
| WK5 M 9/23 | Submit to BB Translation 1 Full Draft. Bring laptop or print and bring 2 copies. Read & annotate Jordan’s “Nobody Mean More to Me Than You…” Complete & submit to BB a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Jordan. | Peer Review Discuss Jordan Intro Self-Assessment Assignments Journal Entry 4 |
| W 9/25 | Submit to BB Translation 1 Final Draft | Translation 1 Presentation (Group 1) Discuss connections |
| WK6 M 9/30 | Meet 1on1 with instructor & Writing Center tutor no later than this day | Translation 1 Presentation (Group 2) Discuss connections |
| W 10/2 | NO CLASSES | |
| F 10/4 11:59pm | Revise, polish and submit to BB your final draft of your L&L Narrative. | NO CLASS, of course |
