Jose A.

Chavez
Literacy Autobiography Self Assessment
When re-reading my autobiography I liked the flow it had to it, it is organized and well put
together.
I want to improve some language or words I used because some words seem out of place.
1. Yes, my autobiography is more than one thousand words.
2. I believe I do include important instances in my life for the audience to understand and
maybe relate to my literacy journey.
3. I do think about where I started from with learning English to now but I do not include
my thoughts on a college level literacy class, which I should include.
4. I have read it over again and checked for grammar and if the sentences make sense but I
am just waiting on peer reviews.
I do have an introduction and I think I have a good hook. My purpose of writing the introduction
was to just start right away from where it all began.
No, I do not have a thesis, I wanted it to start like a story rather than an essay, but I should have
leaned more towards an essay.

I have seven body paragraphs

● Topic Sentences:
1. “Growing up speaking two languages has always been a challenge for me.” - The main
idea is to explain the difficulty of growing up speaking a foriegn language.
2. “Elementary for me was magical because that is where I found my passion for reading…”
- This paragraph had a transition in grades so the topic sentence does not pertain to the
entire paragraph
3. “Unlike elementary, high school was more difficult due to not having reliable English
teachers.” - The paragraph was based on explaining how the teachers were not reliable so
it makes sense.
4. “Half way throughout my third year, Covid came and cancelled school which caused me
to lose more of my education” - I go on to explain how covid cancelled my education so
it adds up.
5. “Like some seniors would say, our senior year was stolen from us…” - I go on to explain
more about my senior year and how it impacted my education which goes with the topic
sentence.
6. “Throughout my entire education, I mainly focused on improving my English…” - I
explain how I struggled with learning Spanish with only focusing on English.
7. “When I first started school, I enjoyed learning and the academic atmosphere…” - I
conclude with my overall thought on my literacy.

I end on a leading thought but yeah I could have summarized the essay at the end.