Why Is Homework Important To Me?

After taking the literacy survey I asked my dad why he thought reading was important. He gave me a look that said I’ve told you this a million times and said, “Reading is the key to success.” This is a common truth. However, the real question is, if reading is so necessary, then what can I do to master it. After twenty-one years of life I cannot say that I know all there is to know about reading and writing, but I can say that through my experiences I have learned to love reading and it has made all the difference.

It seemed that learning to read simply could not come fast enough. When we went to the library, I would read any book that they told me I could. Reading on the bus, in my room, during class, anywhere I had enough space to read and my book with me. I loved the concept of visualizing the characters in my mind and watching them interact with one another, and for that reason, the only books I usually read during this time were fiction. Whether it was realistic or not, or if the characters were male or female, I would follow the story wherever it went, and I loved to see where it would take me. Some of my first books that I read were the Series of Unfortunate Events and I found myself sympathizing with the Baudelaire children as they had to fight against Count Olaf; or I travelled through the land of Narnia with Lucy and found myself standing under the lamppost. My interest in reading had soared in elementary school, and I was free to read as I pleased.

Reading is a basic skill that students develop and improve throughout their whole life. There will always be room to improve a person’s reading skills; whether they be nine or ninety, one’s brain will always be building and making new connections and like Jonathan Seagull, one should strive to improve.

My dad was always interested in plays and poetry, as well as reading about history. My mom was a very good student in highschool and throughout college, so she read many books and appreciated the literature she was introduced to over the years. Naturally, when they had me, their firstborn, literature would soon become a part of my life. I had to ask my mother about how I first learned to read, or how I was first introduced to literature at all, because I don't remember something so long ago. She said "I read to you even when you were in my stomach, so maybe I was just reading to myself, but I know that I read to you every night. After you were born too, and probably even a few years or so after you'd learned to read on your own." So, the idea of literature has always been a part of my life, since I was in my mom's stomach. The older I grew, the more I loved to read. The reading of bedtime stories became a nightly routine. Although we had an extensive selection of children's books at my house, it seemed that we were always getting more. I was enthralled by the movie Beauty and The Beast, so one day my mom surprised me with the book version. I was only 2 or 3 at the time. I would make my mom read that book over and over to me every night. I made her read it to me so much, that I eventually memorized it. I was only 3, so my mom thought that I was some sort of toddler genius, until she

The criteria that can apply to me that measure my effort, work and so on I have put into this course would be that I have consistently done (or attempted) all of the assigned homework. My homework was always turned in on time. I have printed off all of the

1. The teacher established a mathematical goal to focus learning. In the beginning of the reading it said “Mr. Harris wanted his third-grade students to understand the structure of multiplication and decided to develop a task

It was called the Kindle. By this point, I wanted to read every book I could get my hands on. Eventually, I did not have enough space in my room to keep all of my books. The jet black Kindle that I received for my birthday gave me an electronic way to easily store and transport all of my books. At this age, I had been reading chapter books for a few years now, but I wished to expand my horizons. I wanted to read the complex books that I saw my older friends and cousins with, and the Kindle gave me an easy way to store these larger books. Ergo, the first book I got on my Kindle was a large novel called Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone. This book opened me up to a new type of reading experience, reading a series of books. At night and during meals, I would sit with my Kindle and read continuously. Sometimes, my parents would ask me to wash the dishes or do the laundry, and I would not hear them due to my total immersion in the novel. In one instance, I stayed awake until around 11:30 p.m. because I could not bear to stop turning the pages of the novel. All in all, reading a series of books for the first time assisted me in connecting with characters of novels in ways that I had never thought possible. Reading a series of novels like Harry Potter gave me the opportunity to immerse myself into a new and exciting world like never

Ever wonder why we need homework in middle school when it just takes up our time? To most people world wide homework just takes time away from thier video games and social media, but to others homework helps them understand a topic more clearly. Now that we are in middle school more and more people think that teachers should stop giving out homework.

First of all, homework causes material being taught in class the next day to have greater relevance and is easier to understand. Students who don’t do their homework tend to not understand the material being taught the next day as described in the article, “Why Homework Matters: Top Five (5) Reasons You Probably Should Do Your Homework” by Michael Bromley. According to the article, “If you don’t do your homework, you will most often not know what the teacher is doing in class the next day. (Bromley 2)” If you did do your homework, you would better understand the material being taught the next day. If you don’t do your homework, would fall behind the students who did do their homework. Also, you would have an extremely difficult time catching

In High School, your parents were always there to see that you succeeded and accomplished your goals. As soon as you arrived home from school, your parents would ask how your day was and following that question was if you had any homework. At that time, you would be instructed to complete it. If you dared to ignore their warning, you may risk getting all of your privaledges taken away until you complied. So you you preceeded to do your homework. While you completed your homework, you silently wished that you had the freedom to do as you pleased. In College you have the freedom to make all the decisions in your life. There is no one there breathing down your neck to make sure you completed your homework. No one to take away your belongings as collateral. You are on your own. For many first time students, this is a terrifying thought. Many feel that the requirement to live on campus is a terrible

This project is honestly a lot like the real world, people with less money don't get as many benefits as the people who have more money and can actually afford to pay for things that make life alot easier. For instance my family who had more money easily had enough to get what we wanted to make our egg safe a lot like the real world and how people have money to keep their child safe.

However, I digress. I grew up in Pasadena, California, being raised mainly by my great-grandmother. When she reached ninety years old, her health began to decline, at which point, I began to take care of myself, my mom, and her (my great-grandmother); I was eight. I have learned a lot about being responsible for myself because of that. During that time, my only vise was reading. I would spend hours at the Hastings Branch Library, which resided across the street from my house. I read everything I could get my hands on, sometimes checking twenty-five books out at one time; I am a fast reader and I would get through probably half of those books in a day or maybe two. I read to escape my troubles, to be anywhere other than where I was. Books were

Since I was a younger girl, I have had reading in my home. My earliest memory of reading was when I was about ten or eleven years old, I started getting to Lurlene Mcdaniel books. All of her books were about love and would usually end tragically is death. I still do not know why I loved reading these books, but I remember going with my mom to the library and almost finishing my book before she was ready to leave. I read almost every single one of her books at that time. I also had some stories being read to me when I was younger but that was rare in my family.

It wasn't near a big library, but it was massive compared to us. Everyone would go for all the Ripley's Believe It Or Not books so we could just look at the pictures. I remember always pretending I was reading and just thinking all through elementary school. I never really found any interest in reading just for fun or just to entertain myself. The only time I got soul pleasure out of reading was when I was at home on my dad's computer playing my most favorite game in the whole world, Reading Rabbit. Looking back now I wish I still had that game because I really got a kick out of it and wouldn’t mind playing it again to see why I liked it so much.

Question 10 in Unit 2 examines the text a step further in order for students to analyze the text beyond comprehension. Unit 2 Question 10 refers to CCSS, (CC.4.R.I. 7): Integration of Knowledge and Ideas: Interpret information presented visually, orally, or quantitatively (e.g., in charts, graphs, diagrams, time lines, animations, or interactive elements on Web pages) and explain