Thursday Sept. 7

Today’s Agenda The Writing Cycle Invention Strategies Literacy Narrative Example White Buds on an Apple Tree Proposal Memo template. Examining Literacy Logs and making connections to larger themes

Writing Cycle

Invention Strategies Freewriting Brainstorming Web Listing Outlining Ven Diagrams Constructive criticism Research Mapping Remembering Using Artifacts Story-Telling Reflection Creating points of significance Analysis Pulling in references to other people’s work Journaling

Example Essay You can find the example essay, White Buds on an Apple Tree on our course website in unit one.

The Proposal Memo You can find the template for the proposal memo on the home page of our course website. Copy and paste the template to a word document and then type your proposal. The Proposal is DUE (hard copy in class): Tues. Sept. 12

Literacy Log Analysis The document for this assignment is located on our course website in unit one. It is entitled, Literacy Log Analysis Questions. This is for participation points this week.

Homework Proposal Memo due in. class (hard copy) on Tuesday, Sept. 12. You can find the template for the memo on the home page of our course website. Reading: Amy Tan, Mother Tongue. (Pp 26-32, Reading and Writing Literacies text)