Narrative

We were given a paper to write that was about a positive or negative experience we had with language. I chose to write mine about a book I read that made me want to become more of a reader that what I was. Originally, I was never fond of reading books. It could never really grasp my interest and attention. I was more of a movie fanatic than I was a reader. I could never figure out if it was just because I thought reading was boring, or if just never read a book that captured my attention. In 7th grade, when I was introduced to the novel Milkweed, I did not feel the same way about reading and books. Milkweed followed a little boys story during the time of the Holocaust. Not only was the story well told, The Holocaust also played a part in me liking the book. I always took an interest on learning about that subject. I actually enjoyed reading the book from the beginning to the end. Reading a book that caught my interest made me want to see what other books could do the same. So from there the cycle began and I jump started into reading.

Blog # 2

The latest narrative that was assigned to read in English was called Between The Drafts. This story shadows some of Nancy Summer's personal experiences. We had a group discussion about the main focal point of the story, which was authority. We also related this to our narrative essays we soon have to write. Our narrative is about language, and language also played a big part in Between The Drafts. In the story, Nancy's parents spoke a native tongue of German, which ironically, had not been taught to their daughter Nancy. Nancy had a problem with authority. I could tell that Nancy only valued her own authority, and wanted to learn information in her own way, as did her parents. I gather this from the part in the story where she was about 8yrs old and she wanted to learn Italian after being sweet-talked by an Italian waiter. So her and her mom bought a tape and played it in the car. Nancy did not accept that way of learning. She felt the lack of authority she had and personal experiences she had with the information given on the tape. So in our narrative, we were showed to tell our own story stemming from our own experiences.

Sean's first blog

Yesterday in my English class, my fellow class mates and I discussed an assigned text we were supposed to read. Each student took one note card and wrote two questions on them. We went around the room and the class answered the questions as a whole.  This was called Superman and Me. It was written by Sherman Alexie who was a well-known author. The title describes the authors relations between himself and the famous Superman. Sherman wanted to save his fellow Indian people through education, as Superman also saved people with his super natural ability. This text portrayed one of the stereotypes that has existed over the years, which can  relate to alot of readers of the story. Everyone, including myself  has more than likely had at least one stereotype they had to face, whether it be something small or a serious situation. How you handle the situation is the most important factor in times like those. As Sherman Alexie portrayed in Superman and Me, one of the best ways to fight that is through education. It is vital to have and acquire that. The best part of an Education is that none can take that away from you.