Learning the Language of the Web

    Read "The joy of reading and writing" and " the Malcolm X", closely examine your own literacy experiences, history, habits, and processes. The purpose of this inquiry is for you to get to know yourself better as a literate person and to gain a stronger understanding of literacy in general. As Malcolm X argued, awareness gives power and purpose: the more you know about yourself as a literate person, the more control you are likely to have over your literacy. You will write an essay in which you narrate the story of your literacy development and analyze the story's meaning.