If you’re in Prof. Vee’s Uses of Literacy class, you’re in the right place. Welcome! (If you’re not in the class, you’re welcome to read this blog, but only enrolled students may post to it.)

For your blog assignment due Thurs, Aug. 28, you must first register (using a pseudonym other than your Pitt ID, along with the password I gave you in class no password is needed; my password plugin seems to have been broken so removed the requirement). You must provide an email address when you register. As the administrator of the blog, I can see your email address, but not your password. You may use a non-Pitt email address if you prefer. Then please send me an email (adv17@pitt.edu) to let me know what your pseudonym is so that I can give you credit for your posts.

After you have registered, compose a new post of about 200 word telling us one of your earliest or most vivid memories of literacy—learning to read, being frustrated by not reading, etc. How has this experience shaped your literacy life today? How does this experience connect with your definition of literacy that you provided in class?

Then post a response to *two* of your peers connecting to their story and their definition of literacy.

This will help us get to know each other a little better, but it will also give you a chance to practice posting and commenting on the blog. Good luck! See you again on Thursday.

Register for the blog!