arizona university narrative

PurposeThis assignment is intended to help you learn to do the following:For this first major assignment, you will compose a double-spaced 2-4 page literacy narrative. A literacy narrative tells a compelling story of the author?s journey to become the reader, writer, and/or thinker that they are. In this short essay, you won?t be able to tell that whole story, so instead you should consider focusing your narrative on some particular memory, experience, or mentor that, once described, will shed meaningful light on your past experience and present identity.In the first two modules of the course, you will work with your class to identify the conventions that distinguish literacy narratives as a genre and the rhetorical strategies that move readers when such stories are told. You should draw on this knowledge as you draft your own literacy narrative.Literacy NarrativeLiteracy NarrativeThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReasoningProficientThe literacy narrative tells a developed, appropriately focused story that sheds meaningful light on the student as a reader, writer, and thinker.AcceptableThe literacy narrative tells a mostly developed and focused story that sheds meaningful light on the student as a reader, writer, and thinker.UnacceptableThe literacy narrative tells a story that is not appropriately developed or focused. Little significant light is shed on the student as a reader, writer, and thinker.35 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGenre ConventionsProficientThe literacy narrative elegantly and inventively draws on the major conventions of the genre, including but not limited to description, a thoughtful plot arc, and dialogue.AcceptableThe literacy narrative effectively draws on the major conventions of the genre, including but not limited to description, a thoughtful plot arc, and dialogue.UnacceptableThe literacy narrative does not or only modestly draws on the major conventions of the genre, including but not limited to description, a thoughtful plot arc, and dialogue.15 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeReader EngagementProficientThe literacy narrative demonstrates that the writer has thought carefully about the audience?s needs, expectations, and values. Content is organized and arranged in a reader-friendly way.AcceptableThe literacy narrative demonstrates that the writer has thought about the audience?s needs, expectations, and values. Content is mostly organized and arranged in a reader-friendly way.UnacceptableThe literacy narrative does not demonstrate that the writer has thought about the audience?s needs, expectations, and values. In general, content is not organized and arranged in a reader-friendly way.15 ptsThis criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeStyleProficientProse is clear, cogent, and correct. There are no major errors that affect meaning.AcceptableProse is mostly clear, cogent, and correct. There are some minor errors, but these generally do not affect meaning.UnacceptableIn general, prose is not clear, cogent, and correct. There are many errors, several of which affect meaning in a substantial way.10 ptsTotal Points: 7