Literary Mantra

My literacy mantra is closely related to ‘in order to understand you must read or listen’, whenever I speak to someone who disagrees with me I do not want to argue but instead I want to debate with them. What information do they have that I do not have? If they end up having information that I respect and believe then I am willing to change my perspective or possibly come to some type of agreement. Literacy is all about learning and if you are willing to learn from anyone (obviously with caution) then you will be much better off in this world.

 

Almost every child learns in a unique way, but as a teacher, it is completely necessary for you to attempt at identifying the most effective way for each student. It is also important to draw interest to literacy in many different ways but especially by including topics that they will enjoy. 

When I was learning in elementary school, I learned best through seeing how the teacher thought through a process, and then I modeled around that. My teachers for creative writing would often tell me to think about something that I did in the past that I was proud of and then branch off from there. Once I realized that creative writing can be everything that you wished the original story included, I was instantly interested in this style of writing.

 

For argumentative writing, I was always very interested in learning new things and then meant doing research whether it was formal or informal. In order to properly write an argumentative paper then you must have an opinion. Creating an opinion was always very easy for me and made writing an argumentative essay very interesting and amusing. I would always be aware of the audience that I was trying to sway to my side, but I also was aware that there were people who would always disagree regardless of whatever I said to them. 

 

As a teacher in the future, I want to be able to motivate my students to write about things that interest them and to be creative with how they write. If the writing is not making you excited about the possibilities then maybe you can change the topic or brainstorm other things. We all have our own unique experiences or ideas that can translate into excellent writing.