The Reality of Reading and Writing (Draft)

Looking back on it today, I vividly remember sitting there upset because I was that one kid who really struggled when it came to reading. Although, I was good at writing. My whole 1st and 2nd grade I struggled bad, and it set me back a grade. As the years went by, around 3rd grade I started to get better with writing and reading. This is because at my school we had a thing called “Author of the Year.” This gave kids all around the school the opportunity to draft a story and be picked. I never thought it would go anywhere, but it did. I ended up winning and it took a positive impact on me. I believed in myself when it came to writing and this led me to also winning the 4th grade one to. When it came to fifth grade, I was picked out of my whole class to submit a poem I was working on months before. I was so happy, it made me feel accomplished. This really helped me with my reading as well, I remember just sitting there for hour re-reading the poem in my head, I was so proud. When I was young really wanted to be a writing, but things changed.

Growing up after that, writing came past as easy, but reading not so much. I got to the point where I was so bad at reading, I was put into intensive classes. Even though I was not so good at reading, this did not stop me from writing. I absolutely loved writing argumentative essays; they were by far my favorite thing. It made me feel as if I had a voice that everyone heard, and it truly did make me happy. Not only that but I would love going though articles and finding my evidence. My whole life I was told to pick up a book and read it, but I could. I just was not interested.

After Middle school, things started to get so much better. It is crazy to me when I look back, as to how far I have grown from those days. Ive learned so much about reading and writing that I find it fun to accomplish. Starting in ninth, I felt like I was constantly reading when it came to things like murder mysteries, romances, and horror books. My writing only got better as well, right now I am at my highest point when it comes to writing. This is because, I have learned crazy amounts of knowledge when it comes to writing this year. This has every single little thing to do with ENC1101.