14 Questions

1. My mom read to me as a child, and would let me read every other page. Eventually I started to read to the entire book to her. Also, Reader Rabbit was a computer game that helped me to read and spell.\

2. I like to read for fun. Also, I took creative writing classes and 3 years of journalism classes in high school. That said, I've written for fun, for school, and for newspapers. Two of my articles ended up in my town's newspaper.

3. I use to write short stories, well I would start them, then for some reason I could never think of an ending for them. Academic writing isn't awful, although I think its much more fun to write for your own personal purpose and not be graded on it.

4. When I opened up my town's newspaper and saw my article(s) in there. My mom hung them up on the fridge and my teacher cut them out and taped them to the board.

5. My earliest memory of reading is when my mom would read to me every night before bed, then let me read some of the pages. My earliest memory of writing is when I would write on huge dotted line paper and try to "draw" the different letters onto the paper.

6. I got a sense of accomplishment because I was able to communicate like my mom, dad, and older siblings could.

7. I was very frustrated with reading quickly. I still am not a fast reader, but I remember always being the last one to finish reading in class. As much as it frustrated me, I felt like I always understanding the concepts of the readings better than the other students. As for writing, I have always loved to write. I always loved writing long, detailed letters to people.

8. When I was younger I would always write long letters to people, or write book reports.

9. Now, my favorite kind of writing is when I write on my own and getting a grade/ being judged on it. My favorite genre of reading is fiction.

10. I love to read, I usually read before going to bed each night. As for writing (academically), I have a hard time beginning to put my thoughts on paper. I feel like I always take a long time writing/ figuring out my intro paragraph.

11. I think the fact that my teachers have always encouraged me to write and helped me become a better writer has made writing a positive part of my life. Also, when my mom would tell me to read before bed each night made my love of reading grow.

12. My mom, my sister, my 4th grade teacher, my 7th grade teacher, the creative writing class I took and a couple of my high school English teachers.

13.  The creative writing class I took and aiding for my English teacher (I sat in on his class everyday and helped him grade tests and listen to the discussions)

14. It reminds me of how much I've grown as a reader and writer. I use to be so embarrassed being the "slow reader" but now I embrace and make sure I have enough time to read the articles.