English Writing Guide
From OpenStax
Attribution
This guide is adapted from the Writing Guide with Handbook by OpenStax.
What is a literacy narrative?
- The Writing Guide: Literacy NarrativeLink to the online, interactive chapter on Literacy Narrative.
- Literacy Narrative Chapter 3 from The Writing GuideAs a PDF for downloading or printing.
Topics Covered
- Identity and Expression
- Literacy Narrative Trailblazer: Tara Westover
- Glance at Genre: The Literacy Narrative
- Annotated Sample Reading: from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
- Writing Process: Tracing the Beginnings of Literacy
- Editing Focus: Sentence Structure
- Evaluation: Self-Evaluating
- Spotlight on … The Digital Archive of Literacy Narratives (DALN)
- Portfolio: A Literacy Artifact
- Lecture Slides for Literacy NarrativeAs a PDF for downloading or printing.
- How to Write a Literacy NarrativeGuide with exercises to assist you in writing a literacy narrative.
Examples
- Digital Archive of Literacy NarrativesThe DALN is an open public resource made up of stories from people just like you about their experiences learning to read, write, and generally communicate with the world around them.