Diagnostic Writing

The purpose of the diagnostic writing exercise is to help me get to know you and your writing style. You can organize your response in whichever way you like, in as much space as you find necessary (1 page minimum!), as long as it follows this prompt:

Please construct your own literacy autobiography that gives a detailed and specific account of the various ways that you encounter language both in school and out of school. For this essay, you may wish to construct a chronological literacy narrative where you describe your experiences with how your literacy practices reflect language usage, or you may wish to provide a non-chronological analysis. In either case, you'll likely address the following questions: What are the differences between the way you use language at home and how you use it in school? What types of literacy practices do you use to read and write in both settings, and how do they reflect your choices in using home and school language?*

Guidelines

Due: Thursday, July 3rd @ 9:35am

Length: 1 page minimum (~600 words single spaced)

You can compose and submit this essay in a variety of ways.
1. Write on your blog and email me the url
2. Handwritten response turned in during class
3. Type in a document and email me the attachment
4. Type in a document and turn in a hard copy during class


*Perryman-Clark, Staci. "African American Language, Rhetoric, and Students' Writing: New Directions for SRTOL." CCC. 64.3 (2013).