Gerald Graff

Write about subjects of your own choosing, so long as they approach these subjects through “academic eyes” (paragraph 17).

Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism” In his final paragraphs, Graff offers a proposal: write about subjects of your own choosing, so long as they approach these subjects through “academic eyes” (paragraph 17). Write an argument for this proposal.

Write a 3 1/2 – 5 page essay discussing your own story about how you became literate (i.e. a literacy narrative).

Readings from The Norton Reader associated with this theme (choose one or more to quote from): “Learning to Read and Write” by Frederick Douglass p. 190 “The Sanctuary of School” by Lynda Barry p. 186 “Hidden Intellectualism” by Gerald Graff p. 197 “Blue Collar Brilliance” Mike Rose p. 202 Assignment: Write a 3 1/2 – […]

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