OU FIRST-YEAR COMPOSITION WORKSHOP

LITERACY ESSAY EXAM PROMPTS

Literacy Essay Exam

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Instructions: You have 50 minutes to answer two of the following questions. Good luck!

1. Explain Knoblauch’s critical literacy and analyze another essay from the readings by using this definition. Be sure to show how the essay illustrates Knoblauch’s use of critical literacy.

2. Using Knoblauch’s terminology, identify and explore the different forms of literacy that appear in another essay.

3. Politics, power, and ideology are important keywords in Knoblauch’s essay. Discuss how these terms impact literacy in another essay.