(AG) Lemony Snicket captures the hearts and minds of children at a young age, but how can people in the real world continue the excitement of reading beyond that one author? As the first generation of my family in America, I had a difficult time during my beginnings of reading and writing. Throughout my years, I’ve shown a bit of improvement. I understand that incorporating this foundation is the key to opportunities and understanding. Despite that I sometimes still struggle in this genre, I don’t want to stop developing myself to becoming a better reader and writer. (Thesis)The importance of literacy has been instilled in me since a young age, and although I did not recognize its importance then, I strive to reap the benefits of it now as
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My reading skills were sufficient and I was motivated to attain a lot of reading points. My initial inspiration was competition. There was a classmate I was encouraged by who was a bookworm. She was an intelligent student that intimidated me with her knowledge. I couldn’t help, but stick around her. I was secretly trying my best to catch up with her intelligence. She was always reading lengthy and complex books that can accumulate large points. In my AR program, there was a set of points a student must read to reach a certain rank. The points from lowest to highest was 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, and 200. Reading up to 200 points is known as the King or Queen. My classmate was reading a couple of books that made her achieve higher points easily. As for me I had to read a handful of books or more to catch up. I realized to collect more points, I had to be consistent. I was reading one book after another and trying my best to remember how the story goes just to ace my book …show more content…
Near the end of that school year, I was abled to gather 195 points. There was an award ceremony where all the students in my elementary had to go to give award to student’s achievements. I was set third place of the top three readers in my school, and I was acknowledged as the top reader in my homeroom class with 195-points. My bookworm classmate was in second place and was considered a Queen. I was disappointed that I didn’t made it to my 200-point mark, but it made me appreciate myself more. Those were the days where I had considered my reading performance was at its peak. In high school, I reached a turning point. Although I wasn’t reading a lot for enjoyment, but I soon learn to admired the importance of reading and writing. I wanted to learn and expand my knowledge of things. I have recognized reading benefit intelligence and other positive aspects of myself. Thanks to the internet and media, I noticed I enjoy reading articles, blogs, subtitles from movies, and so forth that peak my interest. I wanted to research and become a life-long learner on many things. In conclusion, I’ve realized reading is an essential skill for success. It has taught me self-improvement. Reading is vital to deepen my understanding of topics and knowledge. Even though I still have a lot to learn. My memories and experiences promote growth so I can advance
My reading skills were sufficient and I was motivated to attain a lot of reading points. My initial inspiration was competition. There was a classmate I was encouraged by who was a bookworm. She was an intelligent student that intimidated me with her knowledge. I couldn’t help, but stick around her. I was secretly trying my best to catch up with her intelligence. She was always reading lengthy and complex books that can accumulate large points. In my AR program, there was a set of points a student must read to reach a certain rank. The points from lowest to highest was 25, 50, 75, 100, 150, and 200. Reading up to 200 points is known as the King or Queen. My classmate was reading a couple of books that made her achieve higher points easily. As for me I had to read a handful of books or more to catch up. I realized to collect more points, I had to be consistent. I was reading one book after another and trying my best to remember how the story goes just to ace my book …show more content…
Near the end of that school year, I was abled to gather 195 points. There was an award ceremony where all the students in my elementary had to go to give award to student’s achievements. I was set third place of the top three readers in my school, and I was acknowledged as the top reader in my homeroom class with 195-points. My bookworm classmate was in second place and was considered a Queen. I was disappointed that I didn’t made it to my 200-point mark, but it made me appreciate myself more. Those were the days where I had considered my reading performance was at its peak. In high school, I reached a turning point. Although I wasn’t reading a lot for enjoyment, but I soon learn to admired the importance of reading and writing. I wanted to learn and expand my knowledge of things. I have recognized reading benefit intelligence and other positive aspects of myself. Thanks to the internet and media, I noticed I enjoy reading articles, blogs, subtitles from movies, and so forth that peak my interest. I wanted to research and become a life-long learner on many things. In conclusion, I’ve realized reading is an essential skill for success. It has taught me self-improvement. Reading is vital to deepen my understanding of topics and knowledge. Even though I still have a lot to learn. My memories and experiences promote growth so I can advance