Literacy Narrative Essay

As a child, I have always been fond of reading books. My mother would read to me every single night before I went to bed and sometimes throughout the day. It was the most exciting time of the day when she would open the cabinet, with what seemed to be hundreds of feet tall, of endless books to choose from. When she read to me, I wanted nothing more than to read just like her. Together, we worked on reading every chance we had. Eventually I got better at reading alone and could not put a book down. Instead of playing outside with my brothers during the Summer, I would stay inside in complete silence and just read. I remember going to the library with my mom on Saturdays, and staying the entire day. I looked forward to it each and every week.

Mrs. Plot, one of the hardest English teachers in Murray County High School, was my teacher that year. She was a very determined and driven teacher that did not tolerate her students to fail her class, even if they were lazy. I had heard horror stories from her former students, but she was nothing like they said she was. She was the only teacher that I have connected with all throughout school. I looked forward to her class every morning because she always made learning fun. Mrs. Plot gave out good advice about English, but she also gave me personal advice and was more of a friend to me. She always knew what to say to me when I had problems. She motivated me to do better with my writing; we went to a journalism class together every week that year. Mrs. Plot deepened my love for reading and writing. Without her, I would not be the kind of student I am today. On every assignment in her class, I got the most feedback and it helped me out a lot. It took me a long time to become a decent writer, but with her help she sped up the process. I put all of my effort in every single paper I have written, especially for her

Many that would discourage me as I walked through the door for the first time. None of my teachers would teach me how to write like Mrs. Plot did. It is so hard going from an encouraging teacher that cares for you, to a teacher that is only there to get paid. In my opinion, English is the most important class to be taught.To teach English you should have to be more qualified because it is not fair to the students to fail the basics of all subjects and miss out on practicing how to write. I struggled in my writing classes because of the way my teachers decided

to teach. They would not give feedback and did not make class interesting. Students are not engaged when they have to sit through lectures every class period. We need hands-on activities, or projects to help us understand the concept we are learning. I have trouble speaking in front of large groups, but maybe if I had the right teachers I would not have a problem with that. Having lazy teachers may be fun at the time, but in the long run it makes you fall behind every one else