RedShellf Destiboard

Part 1: Write the Reflective Notes (1-2 pages)

Consider the following prompts to guide the writing of your biliteracy reflection. These are just guide questions, and they do not all need to be answered.

- What do you recall as your first literacy event(s)?
- With whom did these take place?
- Where did these take place?
- In what language(s) did they occur?
- How did you learn to speak, read, and write in your first language?
- If applicable, how did you learn to speak, read, and write in your second or third language?
- How were these experiences similar or different?
- Do you enjoy reading now? In what language do you prefer to read?
- Do you enjoy writing now? In what language do you prefer to write?
- What are your experiences with multimodal texts?
- What experiences do you have with multiliteracies?
- Take what you know about reading and writing and apply that knowledge to yourself. How were you taught to read? How were you taught to write? What support did you need? What support could you have used?
- If applicable, how are your literacy skills stronger in one language over the other?

Using the social practice theory of literacy (Hamilton, 2000) that we studied in class, consider the following elements of literacy as you write the essay:

- Participants: Who is involved in an interaction with a text?
- Activities: What participants do with texts (this is not just reading or writing; it can include displaying it, passing it on to others, hiding, or even erasing it).