Literacy Narrative Reflections

Creating my literacy narrative really opened my eyes to how literacy has developed in my life. I guess before, I just always took it for granted... It was just always with me. After the first literacy narrative, I was astounded by how much I remembered and how my family had such a profound influence on my development. When we were first assigned this project, I had no idea what I would write about. After I began brainstorming, however, I couldn't keep my ideas of literacy to one specific topic - I was scribing memories, incidents, and dialogues that had existed in my head my entire life. I really enjoyed this part of the literacy because it's a task that no one had ever asked me to do before.

The remix (part 2) was a new and exciting way to look at my paper. I took so much time picking the music and accompanying photos for my movie. And I had never made an iMovie before, so that was even more fun! I love learning new technology, and in that remix it just seemed like the perfect experimental environment to learn a new way to express my thoughts.

Part 3 was my favorite part of the entire literacy narrative because I love creating new, colorful things with my hands. Just sit me down with some glue, scissors, and construction paper and I'll be happy for quite some time. Although I ended up doing the entire thing on the computer, I enjoyed designing my cookbook and trying to make it as creative as possible. I was astonished at what I could think of once I had the topic down!

All in all, the project really opened my mind to new ways of thinking about a concept. It also provided me with the opportunity to analyze my own development, which is something that I never had to do before. I learned a lot about myself from this project and I think it should definitely be continued for the next Writing Center class.