Evolution of Papers:
WARNINg! Instructor Feedback:
Literacy Narrative Before Revision:
Final Literacy Narrative:
Reflection:
Writing the literacy narrative was truly and interesting experience. I never thought I would ever be writing about my own literacy history. It has definitely created a major impact on the way I will write my papers now. Through the use of sensory detail, I was able to give illustrate my memories in a way that would be relatable to other readers. Before, I never thought of using details to intrigue the reader. Now, I am able to create the mental image for any situation that will put the reader in my spot. In my narrative, I went on about how my second grade class was not very helpful to my learning experience. I was able to give relatable content while giving insight as to why it was a struggle when I said that we all got "Good Job!" stickers on our assignments. Who does not want a sticker to show that they did a great job on an assignment? But, this did not help to my literacy development because I was not able to learn from my mistakes. This is the way I will try to write certain papers, such as creative writing pieces in order to give relatability to the audience. This style of writing could even be implemented into research papers to better help the reader understand it's subject.
Revising the paper was not too much of a struggle. In our guided workshops, we worked in groups to give suggestions on how we can improve our papers. Through my peer feedback I was able to see areas in my paper where things were not presented very clearly and were somewhat abrupt. For example, in my introduction, I started my authors statement as though it were just slapped onto the paper. In the final above, I have changed this so that it better blends into the paper. Most of my revisions mainly revolved around my introductory paragraph because that is what I thought I needed the most help on. I added more detail in order to explain things such as why I never had to time to read or write. Just the little things like that should give the reader an insight as to what I was doing otherwise, instead of doing my work.
Overall, I enjoyed writing my literacy narrative because it allowed me to reflect on my own life, which I have never done before in other classes. At first it was difficult for me to start writing because I could not figure out what to write about, but through the brainstorming daybook entries, I was able to get my foot on the paper. I just wrote down everything I could without stopping. Then, I went back an revised. Through the sensory detail practices, I am now improved as a writer.
Revising the paper was not too much of a struggle. In our guided workshops, we worked in groups to give suggestions on how we can improve our papers. Through my peer feedback I was able to see areas in my paper where things were not presented very clearly and were somewhat abrupt. For example, in my introduction, I started my authors statement as though it were just slapped onto the paper. In the final above, I have changed this so that it better blends into the paper. Most of my revisions mainly revolved around my introductory paragraph because that is what I thought I needed the most help on. I added more detail in order to explain things such as why I never had to time to read or write. Just the little things like that should give the reader an insight as to what I was doing otherwise, instead of doing my work.
Overall, I enjoyed writing my literacy narrative because it allowed me to reflect on my own life, which I have never done before in other classes. At first it was difficult for me to start writing because I could not figure out what to write about, but through the brainstorming daybook entries, I was able to get my foot on the paper. I just wrote down everything I could without stopping. Then, I went back an revised. Through the sensory detail practices, I am now improved as a writer.