Author: Drew

In my literacy narrative: Lighting the Reading Spark, I tell a story of how a trip to my grandparents’ house helped kickstart my reading and writing journey. The simple act of my grandmother buying a book for me and my brother during our trip to visit them in the summer of my third-grade year was much more powerful than I could ever imagine. It completely changed my view on reading, school, and even myself.   I found writing this narrative very enjoyable. By using the free writing style, I was able to put raw Ideas to paper without any guidelines. Going through the prewriting exercise was especially helpful through this process as I was able to encapsulate the same feelings that I had during the trip to my grandparents. I was able to think back to a very positive time in my life when I had no worries or responsibilities.   Through this literacy narrative, I realized how one small moment can influence who I am. This trip from third grade, which I thought nothing of at the time, sparked my interest in reading which also allowed me to become a more confident writer. Before this trip I had thought that writing was just “not my thing” and that I simply wasn’t born with the ability to read well. But I see now that at that moment it just hadn’t clicked yet. I’ve come to realize the same can be true in other areas of my life as well.   The most powerful sentence in my narrative that I think will stand out to readers is “I don’t know if it was the book or the atmosphere I was in that made this moment so memorable”. To me, this line really captures what my narrative is about – It’s not just about the book, but the feeling and the environment that truly made this moment so memorable.