On this page you will find links to all the different documents you will need for this course. Below are links to our calendars, readings, assignment prompts, handouts, worksheets, the syllabus, and the grading agreement.

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READINGS AND VIDEOS | Alphabetical by Author

• Hughes, Langston – “Let America Be America Again”: (Read Online | Download Word Doc | Download PDF)

• Jordan, June – “Nobody Mean More to Me Than You and the Future Life of Willie Jordan”: (Read Online | Download Word Doc | Download PDF)

• Lozada-Oliva, Melissa – “My Spanish”: (Watch Video)

• Lyiscott, Jamila – “3 Ways to Speak English”: (Watch Video | Read Transcript Online | Download Transcript)

• Norton Field Guide’s “Writing a Literacy Narrative”: (Read Online | Download Word Doc | Download PDF)

• Saleem, Safwat – “Why I Keep Speaking Up Even When People Mock My Accent”:(Watch Video | Read Transcript Online | Download Transcript)

• Tan, Amy – “Mother Tongue” (Read Online | Download Word Doc | Download PDF)

• Young, Vershawn Ashanti – “Should Writers Use They Own Language?”: (Download PDF)

• Bibliography of Sources on “The Politics of Language”: Check out this list of sources if you’re looking for additional readings.

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HANDOUTS AND WORKSHEETS | Alphabetical

NOTE: These “handouts” are resources for you to use this semester. We will discuss these as we get to them. The “worksheets” are just that – worksheets for you to fill out. We will discuss each of these in turn as well.

Handouts

• Abstract Handout ( Word | PDF )
• Charting A Text for What It Says/Does ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Evaluating Sources ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Quoting tips ( Word )
• Reading Strategies Handout ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Researched Essay Brainstorms Tips ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Rhetoric and the Rhetorical Situation ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Rhetorical Précis ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Rhetorical Strategies and Analysis ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Source Integration ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Synthesis ( Web | Word | PDF )
• Synthesis Essay Thesis Tips ( Web | Word | PDF )

Worksheets

• Charting Practice worksheet ( Download )
• Labor Logs worksheet (Download)
• Language & Literacy Narrative Brainstorms worksheet (Download)
• Phase 1 Take-Home Peer Review worksheet ( Download )
• Rhetorical Situation worksheet ( Download )
• Self-Assessments 1-5 worksheet (Download)
• Student Questionnaire worksheet ( Download )
• Survey on the Politics of Language worksheet ( Download )
• Synthesis Essay Brainstorms worksheet ( Download )
• Synthesis Practice worksheet ( Download )

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CALENDARS

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ASSIGNMENT PROMPTS

• Phase 1 Prompt: Language and Literacy Narrative (Read Online | Download)

• Phase 1 – 2 Prompt: Translations Assignment (Read Online | Download)

• Phases 1 – 3 Prompt: Self-Assessments Assignment (Download)

• Phases 1 – 3 Prompt: Labor Logs (Download)

• Phase 2 Prompt: Synthesis Essay (Read Online | Download)

• Phase 3 Prompt: Final Portfolio (Read Online | Download)

• Phase 3 Prompt: Final Self-Assessment Essay (Read Online | Download)

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SYLLABUS (Read Online | Download)

GRADING AGREEMENT (Read Online | Download)