ENG 1100 MOD 1 Timeline / Rubic

Literacy Narrative-2019

Literacy Narrative and Timeline: This assignment includes two parts: an informal essay and a timeline.

See Chapter 6 in Evergreen for more information on writing a narrative essay – to narrate.

Basic Expectations: 1. Essay – Minimum 2 pages double-spaced, maximum 3 pages, 11pt. font.

2. Timeline – minimum 10 entries, maximum 15, dates, titles, positive or negative experience

3. Complete self-graded portion of rubric; total the points for both the essay and timeline

Topic: Your history as a writer and reader

Audience: Your instructor and your class peers, others of your choosing

Genre: Informal essay and timeline

Format: None. Really, it’s not a trick. No formal format. Use the white space how you decide.

(ex. APA/MLA) Include your name and the date somewhere.

Action: Interview (optional). It is recommended that you talk with someone who knows your past, present, or fto help remember your literacy history or hear ideas from someone else’s.

Just for fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLBEFvMkQCo

Part 2. Timeline description and details : If you do the timeline first, it could inform your writing. If not, no problem. They don’t have to be closely tied. You may construct it in whatever format on the page that makes sense to you.

Include 10-15 events, each including the following descriptors:

- titles of books or writings or some sort of identifier

- your age or some time reference

- and whether it was a positive or negative experience

Example: This draft is messy and incomplete, but can give you some ideas

Teeny, Tiny Lady/w/Aunt Adah Stuart Little Made greeting Freshman Comp

Age 5, fun play with words Age 9, he was small like me cards for relatives last paper was the

Age 4-10 best I’ve ever written

Positive Amelia Bedelia

Age 6

Negative

Teeny, Tiny Lady Scarlet Letter, adult Freshman Comp

Age 5, parts of it Tried twice to read, struggled

gave me nightmares couldn’t get anywhere