Pronouns And Antecedents

For the statements, “I enjoy reading books and I think reading is very important,” Student N circled thumbs-up. This reflects that the student has a positive attitude when it comes to reading. Student N also circled a thumbs-up for the statement, “I enjoy reading at home.” I asked the student if they read a lot at home and they responded with, “I don’t really read a lot at home. I like video games and watching TV.” I was interested in when or if the student reads at home and what they liked about it. Student N talked about how they enjoy reading bedtime stories sometimes. By their response, I could tell that they preferred reading at home when It involved another family member versus reading on their own. The student also gave thumbs-up responses to “I think I’m a good reader and I don’t have a problem finding books to read.” Student N seems confident in their reading and is aware of what they enjoy reading.

Growing up it became apparent to me rather quickly that reading was not an option. Whether or not I particularly enjoyed it, I was going to have to do it – for the rest of my life. It was not until half way through high school that I began to value reading and writing. Before, I saw reading and writing as more of a chore, or something that I had to do. Though now, it is something that I have more of an appreciation for. Reading and writing have become an outlet for creativity, expression, stress, and much more.

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are,” (Cooley). Throughout our lives, reading has impacted us in many ways. Often times books give people different perspectives on their lives. People with high stress levels often find comfort in reading books to take their mind off of their concerns. Sometimes, people just need to take a step back from their lives and relax for a while; therefore, reading is a great tool. In fact, all kinds of books have also helped me become a better writer. There are many different books that have impacted me over the years.

My reading experience has had a lot of ups and downs. I was never an over-achiever in my language arts or reading classes, which has affected my passion for reading. A lot of my opinions about reading have changed even just since this summer. I don’t have any recollection of reading before kindergarten except for learning the letters. Kindergarten was a struggle for me, but after kindergarten to third grade. In third grade I peaked and absolutely loved reading and writing, but it faded in middle school and has been fading since then for me.

The book is written from the author’s perspective. The author uses words such as I, you, he, and she. Pinning down the exact point of

In his essay, Rodriguez shows all four characteristics of expressive writing which are self-definition, emotional responses, the expression of values, and subjective language. Rodriguez defines himself as someone who struggles with the validity of reading and learning to read. He states books were “unquestioned”. Rodriguez asked, “What was the connection between reading and learning? (172)? “Did one learn something only by reading it .“(172) He was made to think he should value books as a friend when he found reading a “chore”. Still, he values the opinion of others and “basked in the praise” by reading for academic approval. His narration of learning to enjoy reading is an emotional roller coaster from the loneliness of reading to the pleasurable joy he learned through experience. Thus the title of the book makes sense,

Richard Rodriguez, in the passage “Remedial Reading” from his autobiography “Hunger of Memory”(1982), promotes active reading as a developer of one’s mind. He justifies his position by describing his initial experiences with reading, specifically his attachment to the reading. Rodriguez’s anecdote functions as an encourager of stubborn minds trying to read and displaying its potential to change their life for the better. Rodriguez uses a very descriptive style that may be too verbose for children but compliments the verbosity with enough explanation of his purpose for his message to be known or ascertained.

1. In works for adults and teens, fiction writers often explore [people] relationship to nature and the environment. People’s

The audience in this literacy narrative essay is widespread because people from different social-cultural groups might be interested, but most importantly people from upper-middle class. Alexie's purpose is to express how anyone don't need to be affluent to learn. He expresses his point well in the literacy narrative essay and his tone is inspirational because he uses positive words such as “loved”, “bright eyes” and “lucky” to give an inspirational message to the reader. Alexie’s main idea in the literacy narrative essay “The Joy of Reading and Writing”: Superman and Me is how Alexie used his own personal experiences to express his point of view, about his love of reading. He learns to read with a superman comic book for the first time when

Based on his argument using a piece of story from his past, the writer conceptually supported his explanatory point of views on how skills can be developed with a passion of understanding the writer’s intention. I believe that the writer of this article addressed fundamental thoughts that should be useful in the process of reading as a writer, and on how to become a better writer.

This chapter is important in a beginning writer’s process because it helps them to understand the basis of writing, connecting with the reader.

No one is quite sure at what exact time reading became more for pleasure than for knowledge, but today, novels are expected to be entertaining and used to relax the mind. What an author cannot do to make their writing entertaining is to sit in their offices all day and churn out page by page of material. Authors must first feel the emotions they describe in order to enable the reader to relate to the text. In order to write an effective piece of writing, an author must first experience and understand their own lives and apply it to their writing in order to be engaging and of use to their reader.

This semester in Writing 115 has taught me a lot about writing styles and different types of essays. Each type of essay requires different tools and appeals in order to attract the reader. I also learned how to write an APA style paper and properly cite my sources in the correct format. But, the most important thing I learned is pronoun-antecedent agreements. Before taking Writing 115, I had no idea what pronoun-antecedent agreements were. Now, I realize how important they are to writing and how big of a difference they can make in the flow of a paper. I would suggest completely eliminating Word of the Day quizzes altogether. To be completely honest, I end up studying the words the night before the quiz and then forgetting them the day after.

Reading has the power to broaden my perspective, expand my mind, and take me on an adventure far away from reality. Unsurprisingly, I am very enthusiastic about reading and it has earned its title as my favorite pastime. Admittedly, before this class, I usually chose to read my favorite genre, fictional novels, and would only read nonfiction books on occasion. This was due to my illusory belief that only a work of fiction would have the power to whisk me off into another world and evoke powerful emotions. However, after the first three lessons, I was challenged to read literature from all kinds of different genres, including speeches. I was astounded by how much I enjoyed all of the different works of literature. They were able to take me on an adventure, regardless of the genre.

The type journaling I used was the A-B-C structured diary to recognize my antecedents. I believe the A-B-C is a great way to keep record of the antecedents and find what behaviors and consequences occur. Journaling the different contingencies that effect my target behavior will help me learn and be aware of the five W’s (who, what, where, and why) that resulted in my self-discouragement (L.Watson & Tharp, 2014, p. 79). The journaling of how I structured it was put into an excel spreadsheet. The spreadsheet contained three columns that were titled Antecedents; Behaviors; and Consequences respectively. Under Antecedents, I would explain the preceding events that would follow my reactions or behavior and its consequences. Examples included: walking