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Journal Entry
August 29- Reading & Writing Process Reflection I have been familiar with the writing process for as long as I can remember and I really enjoy it. In high school, I took Creative Writing 1 and Creative Writing 2 Honors, as well as four years of Honors English. Because of my creative writing classes, I grew to love the writing process. Personally, the prewriting is my favorite part of the writing process because I lik eto just come up with ideas and roll with whatever comes to mind. The drafting and revising process always seemed a little repetitive to me becaue if I reread my work too many times I would end up hating it instead of finding ways to fix it. However, I do realize how important all of the steps are becaue they really help you see what needs to be edited and can help you catch mistakes that you might've missed the first time around. I think having someone else revise your paper is always a good idea, because they're looking at it with fresh eyes and an unbiased opinion, so they might catch mistakes you're blind to. I'm not as familiar with the reading process just because I was kind of just taught how to read. I never really considered the significance of the title or how important the author's credentials were. I would never really focus on pre=reading, but instead I would just read. However now that I learned the importance of the reading process, I realize why it would be beneficial to pre-read and follow the steps. I enjoy passive reading way more because I like reading what I want to, when I want to. I don't love being told what to read because it takes the fun of it away from me. Through the reading process I will better understand everything I read and will get more from the novel than I would've before.
Reflection
The written literacy unit was the first unit we did in class. I think this was a good unit to start off with because we got a deeper understanding of the reading and writing process which was the basis of everything we did later in the semester. We started by answering the ‘Proust Questionnaire’ which was a series of questions written about ourselves. I think this was a good way to start the class because it tells you a lot about us, not just as students but also as people. It also lets you preview our writing style. Our first paper was the ‘This I Believe” paper, and this gave you a deeper look into our writing style. The paper told a story about us and something we firmly believe in, which I think was really important as we started the semester. During this unit we also looked at the textbook where we learned about everything necessary to produce a good piece of writing and also how to fully understand and comprehend what you’re reading. We also took notes in class on literacy and what it really is. We went over the difference between literacy and expertise (being an expert in something is time and willingness to learn and develop the skill). We also answered some literacy questions such as “what was your earliest encounters with language?” and “what is a story that has been passed down?” We did this to help us learn about our own history with language and literacy and to show that everybody has different encounters which can shape how they learn today. I already knew a little about the reading process from high school English classes but I knew a lot about the writing process because I took multiple creative writing classes in high school. It was good to get a refresher on both before the semester started though. Through this experience I learned how it is important to realize that because everybody is brought up differently, everybody has a different perspective on language and literacy. These experiences help shape everybody differently as a writer and a reader. The written literacy unit was a good foundation to everything we did for the rest of the year, and I’m glad this was the unit we started with.