The Importance Of Writing And Reading In The Twenty First Century

Additionally, having social media and the internet, texting, email etc., also creates more chances of writing. Most parents and teachers think that this is causing a downfall in school and literacy capabilities but in reality its actually helping. According to Thompson (Source G), she believes we are in the middle of a literacy revolution. This generation writes more than any other generation before. Most peoples’ writing happens outside the classroom. It

Growing up in working class family, my mom worked all the time for the living of a big family with five kids, and my dad was in re-education camp because of his association with U.S. government before 1975. My grandma was my primary guardian. “Go to study, go to read your books, read anything you like to read if you want to have a better life,” my grandma kept bouncing that phrase in my childhood. It becomes the sole rule for me to have better future. I become curious and wonder what the inside of reading and write can make my life difference. In my old days, there was no computer, no laptop, no phone…etc, to play or to spend time with, other than books. I had no other choice than read, and read and tended to dig

It’s reviving it- and pushing our literacy in bold new directions.” I think what the author has to say here is very important and many people should understand this. I feel like technology is helping writing grow in a drastic new direction. Technology has taken over the world and I believe it may be for the better. Why? Well like it says in the reading our generation is constantly using technology. Everyday, everyone's using some type of technology and constantly on social media and when you are on social media what do you do? Well, you're writing or you are reading. For example, constantly, when I’m on Facebook, articles appear everywhere and they catch my attention. I start to read them and once I read one I most likely read another one that is linked to it. Reading is a huge advantagement when it comes to writing, because to be a good writer you need to read. Another example would be Twitter, Twitter you are also constantly writing tweets. When writing a tweet you want to write something that catches people’s attention and you want to be grammatically correct because if you don't you will look dumb and uneducated. So Twitter pushes you to work on your grammar skills and write

People claim that new developments have caused kids to be so dependent on their devices, that they can't think for themselves. This claim can also be turned around by saying that technology has given kids more opportunities and chances to learn, and in particular, more opportunities to write (Source 7, Clive Thompson). An example of this is a study done at Stanford University, where it was discovered that Stanford students did a stunning 38 percent of their writing outside of the classroom (Source 7, Clive Thompson). With the developments of E-mail, texting, and social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, younger people are constantly writing in their every day lives. In the past, people would, for the most part, stop writing once the finishes their education. Now however, people are more comfortable, and more used to, writing. And while the argument that technology has decreased level of the vocabulary and vernacular of young people is true in some cases, the increase in writing shown by young people has led to a greater ability to convey information to other people, and a greater comfort in talking to people they don't know (Source 7, Clive Thompson). As Andrea Lunsford says, "I think we're in the midst of a literacy revolution the likes of which we haven't seen since Greek Civilization" (Source 7, Clive

In today’s society one would not be able to communicate effectively with the world if writing was not involved. People all around the world send emails, texts, and letter to numerous amounts of individuals each second. Talking on the phone is slowly becoming a thing of the past while the writing side of technology is taking over. The meaning of writing is changing in society. Writing used to be specifically for academics or the occasional letter to a loved one. As time has passed writing has taken more forms and more meanings. In the world we live in now writing is classified as texting, emailing, instant messaging, and even comments or tweets on social media. Although writing has these multiple new forms, it still holds its academic side strongly. Everything with meaning in turn affects a person’s day to day life. Writing has the effect of making one more intellectual. Writing has become a bridge between communication and the cultures and people of today’s society. It gives way for different options in stating sentences or phrases. (Olson). Each affect should change with age. As a person grows older, their writing styles should mature and take on a more professional aspect.

Learning how to read and write was a challenging task for me as a kid. I believe I couldn’t read until the second grade and that was embarrassing. Being a slow learner made me insecure, which hindered me from building the confidence I needed to succeed and get pass identifying with having a disability. Instead, I was enrolled into a special ed class that I had to leave my regular class to attend. During my special ed class all I could think about was how I couldn’t wait to get back to my regular class so I didn’t have to tell any of my classmate where I was. Therefore, my focus unfortunately wasn’t on learning, like it should have been!

Writing not only reflects on one’s credibility in literacy, but also how America’s school system has failed students at writing in English courses. As a student, I would describe my writing as “honest, but complex”. For as long as I can remember, writing was always a tool that allowed a person to eloquently express his or her opinions, and analyze writing prompts given by teachers at school. Today, most students in English class solely attempt at getting a good grade rather than thoroughly understanding grammar and writing. Moreover, a solution for this would be allowing more English teachers at school to come together to improve the emphasis on proper language learning as well as the value of writing.

As a student. I felt very uneasy before reading it knowing that the level of difficulty would be unimaginable. Though, within the “prequel,” I was already mesmerized by the beautiful writing and kept me captive. Read with an open mind! This Fleeting World also encourages and sets up a wide variety of debates and thought experiments. Which if read within a group of students would be very lively. Thus, audience is meant for those willing to learn big things in little time. Also adding graphics of maps, illustrations of tools and quotes that become more and more relevant the more is read. It’s even better to be able to read the chapter, look at the pictures and not be left with any questions visually. A great summer read for many. A piece made

“As Schools Jump to Tablets, Questions Linger Over Impact on Writing and Reading Skills” was written by Jesse Kirsch. Jesse stresses that technology may be weakening students’ ability to read and successfully execute an essay or paper; however, the main concern is distraction.

It didn’t take long for my attention to be roused, Linda Spencer speaks about writers and inventors in the Introduction to her book, “Writing well in the 21st century: The five essentials” (Spencer, L. 2014. Pp2-3). The example she gives is of an inventor working on an inventions. He doesn’t stop at his first model, typically that model will be revised many times over to get the perfect creation before it is put to use. This brought to mind Steve Jobs, he didn’t stop after he made his first computer. He reworked it again and again until he felt that it was perfect. Then he continued to develop more products, even revising these products over and over again. After a few minutes of thinking on this, I realized what she was meaning about writers working on their own works of art. Yes, they will need to be reviewed, revised, and edited multiple times before it could be called a final project or paper. When she mentions that a sentence can be re written at

I think that writing is a way to for people to express what they are truly feeling on the inside; whether it's sadness, anger, or just pain it's all put on paper. As a writer myself, I love writing about my personal experiences with life, because it helped shape the person that I have become after the experience is over. Whether it's falling in love, or to lose someone who had been a considerable part of my life; it's those little details that make the greatest of difference. With this in mind, what makes a writer is when the person expresses their curiosity and feelings through a voice; for instance, most times my words are there but there's no voice coming out of my lungs.

Using literature whether it is through writing, reading, or listening is very important in the everyday life of people not only in the United Sates, but all over the world no matter what language is used; the idea of literature is the same everywhere. No matter where it is, school or a workplace, literacy is needed in order to make sense and interpret all of the different types of information we are exposed to everyday; information that may come from things like instructions, e-mails, reports, flyers, applications, medication instructions, and so on. To be able to take advantage of available options we must continue to receive and share knowledge, and also rely on our literary skills. We need to be able to earn a living, contribute to the workforce,

In the generation of technology children such as I do not know all of our literacy skills yet. It used to be that when kids were growing up they finished all of their literacy skills in 4th. Grade. Right now we are still learning what then would be considered basic or easy just one generation ago. In this world overcome with technology we still need our literacy skills such as handwriting, reading, and comprehension. Technology is exposed to kids at the age like 7 or 8 now and it causes huge distractions from learning. All of these are important and so many kids at my age have not even gotten close to mastering all of these skills and we must learn them before it’s too late, before we enter the real world.

Reading and writing are two of the most important tools in my life, because without them I would not have an education. They form the basis of a class; for example, completing a lab in chemistry would not be possible without following a written lab procedure. These two skills are taught at such a young age, and as education advances students must continue to strive to reach a higher level. I can remember in elementary school, we were always pushed to reach the next reading level once we had successfully mastered the one we were on. It was always a competition for my sister and I to be at a higher level, I usually won. Even though I was excelling in reading it was the complete opposite for writing. It is something that has never come easy

Reading and writing are both important; you can’t have one without the other. They are skills that are increased constantly due to little things that most times are not noticed. Whether it is from a book to a poem, there will always be a way that it helps out your school performance. Reading and writing in general only helps absorb information, and enhance leisure or school related writing tasks. It has also made life itself so much easier because reading and writing are so beneficial for school and for life. How much you read and write today, will somehow affect your future job, family, position, or even your salary.