It’s all around us: A Personal Literacy Narrative
The literacy narrative was by far my favorite draft to work on. For the first time in awhile, I enjoyed writing because in this specific project, it came so easily to me. Previous writing assignments throughout middle and high school we’re too formal or restricting and always had a specific topic to write about. Whether it is an essay on a book the class read, or a formal lab report after an experiment, there was always something that made writing so difficult. For this assignment, the topic was about me and my reading and writing experiences. Throughout all my years in high school, never once was I asked to write about myself. Maybe it was because we had to focus on other important things? Maybe they just didn’t care? Regardless, I was pleasantly surprised when hearing of this project because for once in a long time, it was a topic I actually knew about, me.
In this particular project, I believe my greatest strength was practical readability. It was easy to think back and find certain literacy memories that impacted me. Out of the list, I chose those most relevant to me, and was able to focus solely on presentation. Usually, the thoughts came vividly in my head and it was just a matter of putting them on paper and making it sound “right.”
From this assignment I learned the importance of preparation. Ninety percent of the papers I’ve written in my life were approached blindly, without any kind of thought behind it. Often times, these were the papers I’ve struggled the most with. I would spend late nights staring at walls trying to think of something. Through preparation I saved a huge amount of time and as stupid as it may sound, I approached the paper with sincere confidence.
In this particular project, I believe my greatest strength was practical readability. It was easy to think back and find certain literacy memories that impacted me. Out of the list, I chose those most relevant to me, and was able to focus solely on presentation. Usually, the thoughts came vividly in my head and it was just a matter of putting them on paper and making it sound “right.”
From this assignment I learned the importance of preparation. Ninety percent of the papers I’ve written in my life were approached blindly, without any kind of thought behind it. Often times, these were the papers I’ve struggled the most with. I would spend late nights staring at walls trying to think of something. Through preparation I saved a huge amount of time and as stupid as it may sound, I approached the paper with sincere confidence.