Everyone has someone to admire, or someone we look up to, someone who inspires you as an individual. In my life my family's main priority was our education, since my parents never had the privilege to continue with their studies and pursue a career. Throughout school, my mind was always focused on doing the best I could, but the subject I struggled the most was in English. I was never a great writer, and when I had to read and analyze a book, I never understood the purpose of it. While reading, my teachers taught us to look at the author’s diction, and to find the purpose the author was trying to portray throughout the piece, but I never did. It was hard for me to read a piece of literature not only because I found it quite boring, but because it was hard to dissect every sentence and find and what was important.
I found English class to be somewhat boring and not necessarily useful. I saw it as something as simple as words on a piece of paper, and I didn’t understand what great importance a piece of literature held. I was clueless; to me, English was a class easily I could blow off. In class, we would only write and share our opinions about the book we read. I would tell myself I could both write and read, but I was wrong and that I realized when I started third grade. I came to realize that reading was no joke and that it was the base of knowledge all thanks to one great individual my 3rd grade teacher Mrs. Friedman.
Unlike all my other teachers Mrs. Friedman was different she was special. She found reading both fun and interesting. She always told me that reading was a way to use my imagination and enter a whole new world where everything was both exciting and perfect. In every story, novel anything she read she found inte...
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...x than words on a piece of paper. Reading strengthens our brain connections and actually builds new connections. Reading teaches us about the world. Through reading, we learn about people, places and events outside our own experience.
The day of my high school graduation Mrs. Friedman was present, and within her lap she held a small present wrapped in orange paper with a large bow on top that said class of 2013. That after graduation she handed to me and said she knew I would cherish and keep forever. When I opened my present it was a book and tears fell from my eyes. The book was called “Ten Little Indians” a mystery play in three acts by Agatha Christie. This book is my favorite mystery book. Its special and symbolizes my love for reading, and appreciation to my teacher. Mrs. Friedman without a doubt was my inspiration to read she showed me the love of reading.
The author talking about a funeral had a very long lasting affect on me. The author purpose was to make me understand that I should always do the right thing. Using his example of her old teacher, and how she did not want to go, but in the end he realized doing the right thing makes others happy. There were also instances of her saying that she did not want to make her condolences or go to the funeral in general, and I feel anybody can relate to that instance. If I ever have a love one pass away, I hope that all my friends and everybody who knew they would come to the funeral because it truly does mean the world to the family that is going through this.
In the article 10 Benefits of Reading, the author Lana Winter-Hebert of Lifehack.org explained why reading is a mental exercise and can improve your mental ability. My reading habits are fairly frequent. I read a lot of magazines and online articles, but I never miss out on a good novel. The atmosphere of a bookstore or library is so comfortable and that drives me to read more, too. I am currently reading two books; The Name of This Book is Secret and If I Should Die Before I Wake. Considering I am constantly reading as recreation or school-wise, I think I read enough.
One day everything changed. My new teacher told everyone to line up. I followed at the end of the line to a place right down the hallway where I discovered my lifeline for third grade. The library. I had always loved reading little books and getting read to ,but I had never gotten to check out a book in my own name. I was ecstatic. I found a book that interested me. “Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus.” I immediately checked it out and took it home I couldn’t wait to read it. Little did I know I would have trouble and it was a lot harder than I thought.
Living in the Southern United States during eighteenth century was a difficult time for African-Americans. Majority of them were slaves who received manipulation, sexual abuse and brutally whips to the spin. They were treated this way in order to stop them from gaining hope, knowledge and understanding of the world. Some African Americans managed to obtain these qualities from books and use them to escape from slavery. Frederick Douglass, an abolitionist who wrote an autobiography, from which the excerpt "Learning to Read and Write" explains how he developed literacy. In the excerpt, an African American slave banned from learning to read and write, breaks the law in an attempt to free his mind from the restricted beliefs of his master. One significant idea portrayed from Douglass's ordeal is that reading and writing is a vital skill that benefits humanity.
Over the years I have spent working on my education, I have encountered numerous teachers who have had a significant impact on who I am as a person and how I conduct myself. One such person was an English teacher of mine Mrs. Schwartz. She was my teacher for honors English 10 and advanced placement English 12. Mrs. Schwartz was always a very kind woman. She always encouraged us and pushed us to do our best. She was like a mother figure to those in her classroom; it was obvious she cared about each and every one of us and how to help us reach our educational potentials. I still remember when we were assigned our end of the year portfolio, I chose a short story by Neil Gaiman to analyze. Unbeknownst to me, Neil Gaiman was a favorite author of
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
Special Speech Outline Template TITLE Amy Gowan General Purpose: (to entertain, to inspire…) Specific Purpose: Central Idea/Thesis: INTRODUCTION I. Attention-Getter & Introduction A. Who has had the greatest influence on your life? For many of us, a special teacher probably comes to mind. B. Throughout my career as a student, many teachers have come and gone and have been loved and others not so much, but none have had a greater impact then Mrs. Story, my third grade English teacher. C. Certainly, all of us have had teachers who awakened strong emotions in us, both positive and negative; today I would like to pay tribute to this remarkable lady.
Some people love English and writing papers while others hate it, but what does not kill us only makes us stronger. I feel without a doubt that English class has made me a better student with the help of my English instructor. The knowledge that I have learned will help me with future writing assignments or even writing tasks in near further with my career. However, English class would be last on my list of classes to take at college, but it is possibly one of the most important classes a person has to take. Everything I have to write revolves around the English language and it's important to grasp that idea. My growth in this class shows itself in three phases the beginning, the middle, and the end of the semester.
When I was younger, I didn’t like reading much at all. I always questioned my teachers what was the purpose of reading; I never got an answer from either teacher until I was in the seventh grade. Starting junior high school was different from elementary. In seventh grade, we were in our reading class for two hours a day. I asked the teachers why didn’t we have the privilege to stay in our other classes for two hours; I never received an answer from my teachers.
In my freshman and sophomore year of high school I had the same English teacher. Her name was Ms. Watkins and she was a graduate from Longwood. She made reading hard more interesting. Dante’s Inferno, and then she had us build a level of his version of hell out of food. After everyone shared what they had created we got to eat it. We read Jane Austin’s, Pride and Prejudice. Shortly after we finished reading it the book called
Reading was never something I fussed about growing up. As a child, I loved genres of realistic fiction. I was hooked on The New Adventures of Mary Kate and Ashley, Goosebumps, The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes, Judy Moody, and especially, Zoobooks and Highlights magazines. My mother was always ready to help build my reading and writing skills. She took me to the library constantly to feed my passion for books and knowledge. I loved exploring the shelfs, organizing the books, and filling up my library cart. I tried keeping a diary in elementary school to keep track of my outings with my parents and grandparents to museums, zoos, movies, and libraries. This flash of writing enthusiasm was spun from books I read in the 4th and 5th grade that were
Reading aloud helps a child’s memory, curiosity, and it builds their motivation (“Importance of Reading Aloud”). “Reading aloud introduces the language of books which differs from language heard in daily conversation, on television, and in movies. Book language is more descriptive and uses more formal grammatical structures”. Children learn many things while being read to. The more books that are read to children, the more their vocabulary expands. Reading to children can introduce them to different literature they might not find on their own (Koralek). Another essential skill that children need is the ability to listen, which they learn while being read to (“Importance of Reading Aloud”). Not only does reading give children the ability to listen, it gives them the ability to understand how stories work. “The more a child knows about and experience the joys of reading before kindergarten, the easier it will be to learn to read,” (“Why Reading to Children Is Important”). Reading is fun and the more it is done, the more children will enjoy it
Nowadays, many people think reading is not necessary, since there are so many sources of information and types of entertainment, such as TV, cinema and the Internet. I believe they are wrong because reading is very beneficial in many ways.
One positive element of reading is that it gives children the opportunity to develop their thoughts on books, which strengthens their cognitive development and encourages deeper thoughts.
Being literate is a very important skill to possess. Everywhere you go there are words to communicate something. Having the ability to communicate simplifies your day-to-day interaction with the world and opens up a cultural world. When reading a book, you are swept away into a different setting and plot, and mesmerized by the characters that are portrayed.