1. Tuesday
Jan. 16

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

3. Writing Cycle

4. 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

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

6. 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): Thurs. Jan. 18.

7. 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.

8. Homework
Proposal Memo due in. class (hard copy) on Thursday, Jan.18. 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)