On My literacy narrative I did the brainstorming bubbles to
jot down all the different times I could clearly remember learning a new form
of literacy. I then made smaller bubbles off of those with specific details to
narrow down which topic seemed to be the most interesting to expand on. I found it relatively easy to pick one by
doing this.
I feel that peer revision was one of the most helpful tools
I could have used for editing my paper. During the assignment I not only got suggestions
on how to better my own paper, but I also was able to get my own new ideas from
seeing how others did their work. I think the biggest thing I learned from it
was the meaning of when Ms. Simonsen said for us to “show” the events. In
another student’s paper I literally felt as if I was looking into her living
room watching her with her “Hooked on Phonics” videos! I attempted to
incorporate some of those details that she used into my own paper to give it
the visual effect.
At first, after doing the short version of this essay, I was
very worried that if I tried to just expand it that it may become redundant or lose
focus. I actually feel like that happened in my first draft, but after the
revision I felt like I was able to pull it all back together into one cohesive
story. I really liked how many other details I incorporated besides just the
literacy aspect. It showed the “bigger” picture but was still relevant to the
learning of my topic of literacy, which was journaling.
I think everyone’s
essays that I was able to read were very informative, and gave a very good idea
of who each person was. I never thought I would thoroughly enjoy this
assignment, but I really did!
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