Homework Due Monday, Sept. 20th
**No Class Wed. Sept 15th**
- ***Draft of Project 1 Due Mon. Sept. 27th***Â
- Read Jose Antonio Vargasâ piece âMy Life as an Undocumented Immigrantâ and respond to the questions below. Please respond to AT LEAST ONE classmate’s post!Â
- What did you think of this text? Explain!Â
- What is it mostly about? Write a 2-4 sentence summary. Be specific. Refer to the text itself. Use quotes even!Â
- What is the genre of the text? What is the tone?Â
- How do Antonio Vargasâs experiences influence his literacy development (reading, writing, speaking) and the development of his identity? Be specific. For example, how does an experience impact the way he speaks or his experience in school or at work?
- Why do you think Antonio Vargas wrote this article? Who do you think is the intended audience?
- What challenges did Antonio Vargas face? How did he overcome those challenges?
- What experiences and/or people affected Antonio Vargas the most? Explain.
Category: Module 1 – Literacy Narrative (Page 3 of 3)
Homework Due Monday, Sept. 13th
PLEASE Comment on or reply to a comment of AT LEAST ONE of your classmate’s!Â
- Read âMother Tongueâ by Amy Tan, write a response to the questions in a comment below.Â
- What did you think of this text? Explain!Â
- What is it mostly about? Write a 2-4 sentence summary. Be specific. Refer to the text itself. Use quotes even!Â
- What is the genre of the text? What is the tone?
- Amy Tan writes, âRecently, I was made keenly aware of the different Englishes I do use.â What does she mean by this? What different âEnglishesâ does she use? When does she use them?
- What does Amy Tan mean when she uses the term âmother tongue?â  Â
- What was Amy Tanâs perspective on her motherâs English as a child? How does it change over time? What influences led to her shift in perspectives?
- Why do you think Amy Tan wrote this article? Who do you think is her intended audience?
- Think about your relationship to the languages in your life. Describe at least two different languages or forms of language that you use either in speaking or writing. For example, when you text or email vs. when you speak. Or when you speak to a family member vs. a friend. Or a professor vs. a friend. Does it change depending on your audience? How? Why?
2. Write a micro-autobiography (60 words or less!) Possible ideas – examples – a 10 word memoir, a poem, a Haiku, an online bio, a dating profile! Post in the comments below.Â
3. ***Draft of Project 1 Due Mon. Sept. 27th***
Week 1 Wednesday Homework Assignment
DUE Monday, Aug. 30th
For Part 2 and Part 3 please reply to this post in a comment. Make sure to include your NAME !
PART 1Â Â
COMPLETE the Technology Survey. Here is the link.
Technology Survey
PART 2
READ: these 2 short âTipsâ pieces
- âTips for Online Learning Successâ  https://www.nhcc.edu/student-resources/online-learning-d2l/tips-for-online-learning-success
- âOnline Discussions: Tips for Studentsâ https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-teaching-excellence/teaching-resources/teaching-tips/developing-assignments/blended-learning/online-discussions-tip-students
ANSWER: the questions
- Write a 1-2 sentence summary of each of these pieces.Â
- What are 3 tips that you learned that you might try this semester? Why?
- Did you find these pieces helpful? If not, why? Explain!Â
- Was there anything you would like to learn more about? Explain!
Part 3:
WRITE: Introduce yourself!
- Start with one word that describes how youâre feeling about this course as we get started. No need to explain, but you can if you want to.Â
- Talk about your worries, concerns, reactions to the readings and/or to being an online student⌠whatever you want to. No censoring⌠except keep it kind of clean, please ;-). And
- Add a picture that means something to you, and explain why you chose it â why does it mean something to you?
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