Jimmy Ernst Due-Date- 9-30-10 Date done-9-28-10
Literacy is used every day for a variety of reasons. Throughout my life I've came to conclusions that literacy is everything you do, because everything you do involves reading or writing. literacy was never created, It was always there people just gave it a name. throughout your life literacy is going to be use in everything so you should know the meaning of it.
About 12 years ago I remember my dad reading short story’s to me before I went to bed. Sometimes he read them out of a book other times he told them out of past experiences, or imagination. While this was occurring I started to teach myself how to sound out words so I could be like my dad. My favorite book my dad read to me was a book called “Patrick wants to ride”. The reason this was my favorite book was because it was about a kid who wanted to ride on his dads Harley Davidson but was too short, which was the exact place I was in at the time. Then came my first years in John F. Kennedy elementary school.
While in elementary school I didn’t read much. I was more interested in going outside to ride my bike, or play with friends, although I do remember reading books every other weekend when I went to sleep over my grandmother’s house. One book I remember reading is a book called “The boy who wants to go to the moon”. This book caught my attention because I wanted to go to the moon. My grandmother was the only person who could get me to read. I was so energetic it was hard to get me to sit down long enough to read. Many of my teachers tried, but all failed. After elementary school I started reading a little more, because it was mandatory.
I attended D.D.E. middle school in west Berlin N.J. While in middle school I was introduced to many new books witch created an interest in reading for me. One of my favorite authors in middle school was Dave Pikey. I read most of the books in hi series “Captin underpants”. After that series I started on the harry potter series but never finished any of the books purely out of boredom. The harry potter series just did not keep my attention. Then came the time where I started reading non-fiction books, which kept my attention much better. Although it was not what I was used to reading, It was a good switch. After I switch I never did get back into non-realistic books again. Then came high school.
High school is going great so far. I’ve read speak, Romeo and Juliet, and a couple of other books. There is one series in particular I would like to read though. This series is called twilight. A lot of my friends say it’s a great series of books. Books are not the only thing I read. I read poems, news, and also quotes every now and then. My favorite quote is “losing is nature’s way of saying you suck”. The reason why this is my favorite quote is because it is funny and seems true. Literacy is a key factor to life, and I do believe I am a literate person.
At this point in time I like reading as long as the book is interesting, and can hold my attention. The book I am currently reading is “twilight”. “If literacy was not used in everyday life the world would be stupid”. Between reading street signs, and writing school papers literacy has helped me a great deal. Think about it, if you can’t read you can’t drive, if you can’t drive you can’t get where you need to go, if you can’t get where you need to go you can’t live. Literacy is the Key to life.
