Professor Raymond Uwait 1101 Literacy Narrative uly 6, 2015 Lot noney Vovge ‘My literacy narrative began at a very young age. My mom was extremely supportive of me, She also always wanted the best for me and she wanted to be there for everything (crawling, walking, and talking), I did not even enter regular daycare until 1 ‘was eighteen months old because she not want me to call one ofthe daycare workers “mom” by mistake. My mom being able to work with me on my reading and writing skills sort of fulfilled her dream of teaching. Thanks to all my mom’s hard work and dedication, I was writing and reading a ite bit by the time I started Pre-K. My teacher's aide Ms, Whitsett sad that I loved trying to help the other children in the clas read and ‘write, She also said that “playing teacher was my froin, ots, Before I was four, we move out ofthe apartment we lived in inside of Greensboro {nto the rural Guilford County Township celled Jefferson. This ural community was ‘ery quietexcept forthe crickets at night, I relly liked that there were cows and horses down the road between my house and school. We left the city because my mother bought a house witha big backyard forme to run and pay outside. Thea tommy Turd omen vas a Soe ait os Sven my Libel noisy with lots of sirens and commotion, Initially there was not a local library, so we #468 ‘commuted on the weekends into town to go the nearest one downtown, We eventually Duilt ourselves our own mini library between schoo! book firs and yard sales with Feacieen discounted books. #hirteem years later the downtown library is still the nearest one to visit. 1 was able to kick start my education early by our move into the county district. ‘The county was starting a new Pre-K program at their school. I was too advanced in ty MEALreading and writing forthe program in the ty and would not have been accepted, but Since there were extra sls valle in he county communi, was able tener the progam Thad some cousins who attended school in Greensboro. They complained sbout not having enough money todo things or go plies, Books were worn and some bad 0 “ie Share books because wen kids ook them hoe hey lost them and erested shorags Gees capens ping pebed. on he Metin, geen Sedes, SOF SD She es They als went to school aera high poverty are and they ran nto silat up ended Her problems as Sherman Alexie $ atip- “Asmar indians a dangerous person widely fared and ridiculed by indians and non-ndians aie. fought with my classmates ona daly basis, They wanted me to sty quiet when the non-indian teacher asked for answers for volunteers fer help. We were Indian chitren who were expected tobe stupid supb set Serato. “Meanvtile;my school ha a ston Parent Stent Organization (PTO) witha huge ds for books and mera, Wealvays aed of he year wih S1O.000SISON9 Ge cay yea, Ifthe teachers needed someting, the PTO worked and find ese to provides, cokve FTA" My second yearn the elementary, the Prnipl was tansfered out ofmy schoo into a ¥o+-oudov® PTO iy school system to help bing up ts test cores, My mom was sdf sete principal eve, because the new on was nexpeione and lef afer ne yea. Accoring tomy mom, “Technology his had an adverse eet in my Hersey moe ute! Tn the being of geting cll phone, would ony call my mom Over ine, tegano text fiends fom school othe point hat I was eting all the time every single day. In the car, while my mom drove us somewhere, I would text someone and not evenseek pay sfention to where we were going, causing me to not know my way’ around Greensboro. [also learned different shorteus such as wy (what are you dain), Us] (atk to you later), and hru (how are you). The abbreviations crept nto my standard swtng and computer us, but ould catch it easier onthe computer ‘The wse of Facebook dia’t affect my writing at first, because Id use corect grammar but that 100 sd Wath vas, Hanh Renior eoee eee, ZO Sr 4d eventualy change as time went on. The only ther form of socal media Ihave wg or curenly is Twiter, and just gotit because Tneded it for magazin cls Thave never relly liked Twiter and have ony posed wit was necessary forthe cls, x ofcourse sed proper grammar Basis ‘The essays by Malcolm and detSkn Alene showed me that it docs not realy mater wher, what you use, or ow you ern to read write, The ability o read and vet lows us“ interact withthe surrounding world and communicate with thers sta effectively” ¢ ‘of Reading and Writing and thi is exactly what Malcolm ‘X was able to do with his vie tton nea ‘writing allows you to have more of a voioe inthe world, 1 made a really strong connection withthe character, Zach He isan Affican- American like me and we both want to goto high places in life. He wants to be a lawyer, PRE ed ‘and I want tobe a doctor. These are both high evel professions and we have both had Lyf arco someone who has negative comments towards our future aspirations in ite. Lily f-af? Bact ed tht ony way Zachcould betes nies thowphaieicee, — Loayes football, because she Seth ‘never heard of a Negro lawyer before."(Kidd 121) As for me, Poctart Ws compren aBoTold me ater he found out that I wanted to be a neurosurgeon and I quote “don't Hee ee mt i be an, look very smart.” Well did not know that smart had a look, but by him saying that just. ince AUmee, tis wort stop wee‘mace me want to work harder to achieve my goal. Another connection {had with the ‘book was when they were making bird feeders with pine cones and peanut butter. Tused te do tha all the ime with my dad when Iwasa chil Cone wie Whersety OF and Bganrsh ConclestonWorks Cited Alexie, Sherman “Superman and Me.” Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 19 Ape 1998, Web. 9 July 2015, Kidd, Sue Monk. "Chapter Seven,” The Secret Life of Bees. New York: Viking, 2002. 121, Print "The Importance of Reading and Writing | Enlighten Me." Enlighten Me. 18 Ape. 2014, Web 8 ly 2015 Aleit, Bheyrmen,© The Sy & Reading and Writing SUyperrean oar M#" Me Quade, Doneld Ed. The writer's Presenoe’ Ht Roel oP Aleadiags, Ett Edition, Basten: Beeler d (SE. Macting 2000. 73-76