What is a particularly vivid memory you have of reading or writing? Positive or negative? What or who has impacted your experiences or feelings toward reading and/or writing?

Literacy Narrative Assignment

A literacy narrative should focus on a time in your life that shaped your identity as a reader and/or writer. This moment can be from any time period in your life and should be told in detail. This should be a compelling story for your readers (myself and your peers) to read. This doesn’t have to be a positive experience. Feel free to share the negative experiences you may have encountered, as these are just as powerful.

Starting Point:

If you get stuck, and can’t seem to figure out how to start your narrative, try considering these questions:

★ What is a particularly vivid memory you have of reading or writing? Positive or negative?

★ What or who has impacted your experiences or feelings toward reading and/or writing?

★ Is there a specific book or text (any form of writing, diary, text message, letter etc.) that may have impacted how you feel about writing? Or that creates strong feelings in you?

★ What were your high school experiences like with reading and writing?

★ What are you particularly passionate about?

○ When did this come about?

○ How did it come about?

You don’t have to answer all of these questions directly in your narrative, in fact, you shouldn’t. These questions should serve as guides to help you figure out what to write about.