Literacy Narrative

What is a literacy narrative?

• An autobiographical story about literacy topics

• A scientific study on literacy topics

• A biography of a famous author

• A memoir about one's life

What does "literacy" encompass in a literacy narrative?

• Only reading and writing

• Learning non-native languages only

• Only reading, writing, and speaking

• Reading, writing, speaking, discourse communities, civic literacy, visual literacy, digital literacy, culinary literacy, information literacy, etc

Which of the following would NOT be an example of a literacy narrative?

• The author telling us about navigating their childhood in a bilingual home

• The author telling us about how learning coding languages made more sense to them than reading/writing in English

• The author telling us about growing up in a small town and moving to a city for college

• The author telling us about how animated films helped them understand visual literacy and become an artist.

How does a literacy narrative differ from a traditional autobiography?

• It focuses only on childhood experiences

• It includes fictional elements

• It explores the author's relationship with literacy

• It talks about all academic experiences

What role does reflection play in a literacy narrative?

• It is filler to meet the word count

• It distracts focus from the main story

• It helps the reader understand the significance of the experiences

• It is unnecessarily repetitive information

Which of the following is an example of conflict in a literacy narrative?

• Struggling with self-doubt in writing classes

• Facing social prejudices about non-native English speakers

• Trying to find different ways to express yourself through writing and painting

• Having to learn new food and cooking vocabulary after becoming vegan