Today’s main topics: The process of revision and planning; Discuss the SLLN; View Jamila Lysicott’s video.
Agenda
- The process of revision and planning.
- Discuss the SLLN. This is postponed, but we will discuss options.
- View Jamila Lysicott’s video. Her theme will be evident to many of you.
The process of revision and planning.
Let’s talk about how helpful, or not, the peer review process went. As you received feedback, was some of it helpful and do you plan on incorporating it? As a planning step, take a few minutes to reflect on the revisions you plan on making. Write these plans into an email to me and CC YOURSELF on them. These notes are for you as well as me. Please put “WLLN Draft Plan” in the subject line of the email. You may, if you wish, write the email as a bulleted list.
Let’s talk about revising in general. Does it seem like a waste of time? If so, why? How do you feel about doing multiple drafts? Do you see a value?
Spoken Language and Literacy Narrative (SLLN)
THIS IS FROM THE ASSIGNMENT PROMPT
You will present some version of your language and literacy narrative to the class. The purpose is for you to practice getting comfortable speaking to a group and for everyone to get to know each other a little better. The presentation can take one of many forms but should be no longer than 3 minutes. You can read your favorite lines from your written narrative and explain the significance; or, you might decide to write an entirely new narrative, reenact a moment from your literacy past, or read lyrics that you or someone else wrote that captures something about your literacy identity. Whatever you do, be sure to include the use of 1+ multimodal aide(s) like photos/objects, text, music, or PowerPoint slides. Your SLLN can be delivered “live” in class or you can choose to show a pre-recorded video (just please email video to your instructor 24 hours in advance of class). Remember who your audience is (your classmates and instructors) and tailor your presentation to fit the audience and context of the assignment.
QUESTION: What do you think of this assignment? How might it serve our primary purpose of practicing writing? OR, how might it raise our awareness around our class theme of the “politics of language”?
I have a suggestion: IF we do this assignment, I propose that we honor and showcase the linguistic diversity in this college, city, and society and you do your SLLN’s in whatever language you are most comfortable, or simply the language of your choice. Maybe it is you “mother tongue” or first language? So yes, we may have some SLLN’s in French, Urdu, Arabic, English, Polish, Greek, Spanish, Cantonese…..ETC….I actively encourage this approach.
Jamila Lysicott
View Jamila Lysicott’s video ( Video )
- She addresses quite a number of things in this short video (which is also a SLLN). What is she DOING in her narrative?
