1. Consider Literacy WRA150 The Evolution of American Thought Michigan State University Spring 2006 Suzanne Webb

2. Consider Literacy Reading & Writing The Web & Electronic Media

3. Reading & Writing

4. Reading Our Text: Considering Literacy As examples of our nation’s literacy issues As examples in our own lives Like or unlike our lives? The Web: Scholarly Essays As scholarly examples of Literacy As examples of where we are heading Our increasing writing abilities

5. Writing Writing Essays Exemplification Compare & Contrast Analysis Argument Supporting Your Argument

6. Argument Supporting Your Argument Know your Audience Is there only one? Who Are They? Scholars The General Public Computer Savvy

7. Argument: Audience(s) General Audiences Audience on the web Who is that End-User? Specific Audiences Teachers Fellow Students Potential Employers Graduate School Committees Future Collegues

8. Supporting The Argument Written Essay PowerPoint Slide Show Poster Board Competition Brochures Website Press Release

9. Argument: The Audience Reaching the Audience Touching the Audience Making them Care Convincing the Audience Covering the “other side”

10. Argument: Audience(s) The Hostile Audience Taking a Stance

11. Argument: Presenting Findings Specific Audiences Conferences Presenting Your Findings Presenting Yourself Know your Material Dressing for Success

12. The Web Reading What is Written Legibility Readability Audience Color Font Choice CRAP The Principles of Graphic Design Contrast Repetition Alignment Proximity

13. The Web Reading What is Written Reading What is Left Out Literary Theory Tone Fun Serious Trustworthy

14. The Web It all comes down to… Usability If it’s not usable, literacy declines.

15. Tying it All Together Ethics

16. Tying it All Together Networking Promoting Yourself

17. Tying it All Together The way presentation affects literacy How to Present Yourself To Employers To Collegues To Teachers To Graduate Committees To the World

18. How Will You Be Read?