2.1 Narrative pre-write

After defining, discussing, and identifying what makes one effective, you have a developing understanding of literacy narratives. Your second major project asks that you synthesize multiple sources to create an argument. Your sources for this synthesis will be at least three literacy narratives, the first of which is your own from Module Zero. Go back to your diagnostic essay about a learning experience you struggled with or a letter to a teacher or a text that shaped you.

Now, decide what big ideas you focus on: did you write about resilience? Trial and error? Surviving timed tests? Choose two or three themes and search for them in the

Identify which literacy narratives you will synthesize (at least three and no more than five including your own).

Share the MLA citations for the narratives.

Summarize each narrative

Identify at least two commonalities that the literacy narratives have.

Identify at least two differences among the literacy narratives

Share a working thesis for your literacy narrative synthesis (for help with this,

You can find specific prompts to help you).

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Initial posts should be at least 100 words. Replies should be at least 75 words. Reply to at least two of your classmates.

Read at least one of their literacy narrative choices and find one commonality or difference that they did not point out that you notice. What do you think is one claim they can probably make based on their thesis?