Thursday, February 8, 2007

My Literacy Narrative

I think I did a good job at getting my ideas onto paper for this assignment. It wasn't difficult for me to write about this topic because my dad had a lot to do with how I came to enjoy reading. I liked having the rough draft due a week ahead of time because I felt very prepared when I sat down to make my final corrections. If I was to improve my work, I would probably work even more on the formatting of the piece. While revising my story, I found that some parts of each paragraph would be better suited in other places. To correct this, I did my best to make the necessary changes, but I'm sure I could've done even more to make a clear and concise piece.
To get ideas for this topic, I simply sat down in the library after class one day and started writing. I usually write this way. Words and ideas just seem to flow for me and I get a lot accomplished that way.
Also, I usually always just start to type on a computer rather than writing ideas or a draft out on paper. I can't write fast enough to get my ideas out on paper before I forget what my idea was to begin with.
I didn't use pictures in this story because it wasn't required, but if I had to choose any picture that would represent my story at its best, I would take a picture of my dad in his office surrounded by his thousands of books.
The in-class workshop in which we had someone else revise our piece was somewhat helpful. I didn't really change that much based on what my reader had to say, but the person's input and compliments about what I did well were really appreciated.
I don't really know what I would change if I could go back and do it all over again. I put a lot of time and effort into transitions and how well my story flowed together as it is, but I'm sure I could have improved even more in these areas.

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