Date: Mon, 6 May 1996 19:11:15 -0400
From: TERRY IRONS t.irons[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU
Subject: Ling Bio and Ellen Johnson
I am excited by the assignment as Bethany describes it and plan to use it
in the future. A recent comment said the assignment elicited too much
about family and not enough about language. Why is that a problem?
My colleagues in Rhet/Comp use a similar assignment that I have never
found attractive. They ask students to write what they call a Literacy
Narrative. I don't know the whole of the assignment, but I understand it
is common in current comp pedagogy that has self-awareness and a Freirian
agenda as its content. Students write a narrative about their
development as writers. I have often looked on the idea with some envy,
but have never really seen an appropriate context. The way Bethany
describes the assignment may help me to find a context.
On a side note, which was the real purpose of the e-missive, can anyone
provide me with Ellen Johnson's current e-mail address? I understand she
may be changing jobs (she took one before we could hire her!) and I need
to contact her before she moves.
Terry Irons
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