Paper 4

A Partial Literacy Narrative

            A sentence starts out like a lost boy in an amusement park. Afraid, wondering where the rest of his family is. Staring into the vast amount of ideas of where they could be. Confused as he starts to walk around searching, going to back where here started hoping they're there. So many people around him, except his family. He screams for help but no one hears him crying alone, as finally someone comes to aid the young boy. Searching with a partner another group of people come to help. Soon the whole crowd is helping him search. The boy feels almost complete, as he is no longer alone. And finally a smile comes to his face as he sees his family.

            After writing that I have to ask myself, why do I write? And I have to admit; I am not the writing type. It takes a while for me to formulate a single sentence, which becomes extremely frustrating and annoying. For this very reason I choose only to write when I have to. This basically means that I only write for academic reasons. I know that if I complete my writing assignments, I will keep my grades up to maintain a solid grade point average. With that, I will be able to graduate on time with a degree and will eventually earn a high paying job. I also write so that one-day I will become successful because writing is an essential factor when finding a job. I hope that as I continue to write, my skills will become stronger and my language will be more fluent. With great writing comes great success; so although I find writing to be a pain, I will try my hardest to write with the best of my ability.

            Although I may not write for fun, I still have feelings toward my reader. To be honest it all depends on how I feel about the topic. If I don’t have much interest in the topic, I feel my interaction with the reader is strictly business. “You’d think we would have had enough of one another,” since I am forced to write for class all of the time (Collins). I just get straight to the point so my reader can embrace the text. On the other hand if I care about the topic, I will feel more for my reader. I would want to please them with their reading, because who wants to read something that is boring? I want my reader to interact with my writing and be able to visualize what I say. I want my reader to embrace my writing and enjoy him or herself at the same time. “I hate to think of that morning when I will wake up to find you gone” (Collins). The purpose of my writing would be so my readers can react to what I am saying positively or negatively. As long as the reader can joyfully embrace my writing, I know I have done my job correctly. I can’t wait to write another essay “to see your face again” (Collins).

            Writing can only be fun if you make it fun. Do not wait until the night before to begin a writing assignment, because that is not fun at all. In a poem Ron Koertge wrote he mentions, “give up sitting dutifully at your desk. Leave your house or apartment” (Koertge). This is so important when writing. It is almost like nothing ever gets done when you are at home or in your dorm. There are just too many distractions in a place like this. “Not surprisingly, libraries are a good place to write” (Koertge).  Koertge practically took the words out of my mouth there. The most important advice for those starting out is to take breaks during the writing process. “Be like that child. Laugh so loud…” and relax from your work (Koertge). Enjoy yourself while writing.