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Over the centuries, writing has become one of the most efficient methods of communication among people and civilizations.

In the present time, writing is even more widespread than ever. With the rise of technology and social media, writing will always be a glance away. Even though writing has evolved along with technology, the method of teaching it has remained the same for centuries.

I personally believe that schools of all grade levels should implement technology in order to keep up with the ever changing world of writing.

Get it through your head people, writing is HARD. Whether you’re writing an essay or a love letter to your significant other, writing will never get any easier. You might think that writers have it easy, but this is not always the case.

Even the most amazing and experienced writers have trouble whenever they start on something new. As Anne Lamott says in her Shitty First Drafts “Even after I’d been doing this for years, panic would set in.”

It’s sometimes good to take a step back and remember that you’re not the only one that has a hard time with their writing. Remember that even the most skilled writers sometimes struggle too, so don’t hold back and start writing, no matter how shitty it might be.

The Literacy Map is a good way to map your advantages, disadvantages, and te help you think you’ll need by the time the fall semester rolls around. 

The form of this project could end up looking like anything. It could be a Prezi PowerPoint (avoid Microsoft PowerPoints or other similarly tradition PowerPoints), video, drawings, a series of original memes, or anything else that helps you and your audience get a sense of your literacy access. 

Whatever you create, make sure your map means something. For example, a writing process map made of a series of polaroids because you think your writing happens in these quick and visual snapshots of ideas is a cool connection. An audio journal of a reading because you read out loud has a deep meaning. So think about what form makes a DEEPER SENSE for the processes you're investigating.·      

While you have a lot of leeway in regards to what the map looks like, the map should also teach us about you in the following ways: 

1. Gives us a clear sense of the type of literacy you want access to. Are you interested in knowing how to write in your major? Read literature with a deeper understanding? Utilize an effective time management plan? Give us a clear sense of the type of access you’re looking for. 

2. Help us understand what type of learner you are. Are you a visual learner? Audio learner? Hands-on? Show us your learning style and talk about how that has helped and/or hurt your literacy access based on past learning experiences. 

3. Give us a good idea about external factors that have helped and/or hurt your access. Think in terms of the Brandt article when thinking about this. Who were your literacy sponsors and how did they help or withhold access? What about other external factors? Race? Economics? Gender? Other external factors not covered by Brandt?

You will be posting your map on your literacy profile. You will need to post the following things: 

1. The actual map

The reflection profile is a space for you to begin your literacy journey. Remember, literacy can mean all sorts of things aside from basic reading. You may want access on how to write field reports as an engineer, conduct research in your field of study, memorize information for tests, or any other advanced or basic skills you think you will need in the long or short term. The profile needs to tell the story of why you want access to this type of literacy and reflect on your past experiences with this literacy in the following ways: 

1. Obstacles  

2. Advantages

When thinking about your obstacles and advantages, tell these memories like a story. We all love compelling narratives, so do your best to draw us in with your personal experiences. Remember, you are writing this for a general social media audience, so don’t feel like you have to be overally formal. The following three areas are the final portions of the rubric you’ll be graded on:

1. Make sure the type of literacy access you want is stated clearly. 

2. Write in a way that a general social media audience will find entertaining and interesting to read. Feel free to use plenty of memes, gifs, and images to enhance your point. 

3. Meet the criteria of an effective social media profile that your small group established on the first day of class.

#EqualPayDay has been among the most popular trending tags in Twitter. The purpose of this hashtag is to raise awareness on the discrepancy between men’s and women’s wages via the use of screenshots presenting statistics of the wages of men vs women. For this reason, this hashtag falls under the first characteristic of a discourse community as it has a broadly agreed set of common public goals, which is to bring to light the fact that there is a difference between the wages men and women receive are different.

People across the country have been trying to spread word of the movement. The goals are to 1.Raise awareness that there is a glaring difference in income received due to gender and ethnicity and 2. Gather support for this movement to make something about it. Individuals across the nation have been using statistical data and comparisons to back up their arguments.

To be entirely honest, my question is kind of vague, but it’s:

“How can gaming affect the way one writes?”

In my research paper, I’m going to try to focus on gaming and how its prolonged effects can “make or break” you when it comes to your academic performance, specifically writing. I’m going to be using myself as a point of study/reference for this paper considering that I play video games a lot and have always wondered if it can really affect the way one writes in a positive or negative manner, especially when it comes down to how much one plays or what they’re playing.

I asked my peers on what they thought of this and they said that I should go more into detail on who my audience is going to be and what the purpose is exactly. They also said I should specify which games I’m planning on using...like is board games, video games, etc. And whatever it ends up being, to specify the genre as well.

I thought this was all great advice and I plan to take it to heart when I begin writing this essay.