"Literacy" Essay

Initial Prewriting

1.) What do you remember about being taught to read and write? Or, what do you remember about learning to read and write? (Note: These two questions are not exactly the same in meaning.)

2.) What do you feel -- or how do you feel -- about your level of literacy right now? What is strong? What could be stronger?

3.) Have you ever felt that your literacy was a form of "power" for you? Have you ever used literacy to your advantage?

4.) Have you ever felt that literacy has been used against you by others? Have you ever felt diminished or helpless by someone else's literacy?