The literacy narrative was a very interesting assignment. I felt it gave me freedom to recount my literacy past. The wide scope of the assignment allowed me to not impose restrictions on my writing and therefore compose a very detailed account of my past. It was easy for me to see how important the preliminary literacy profile aided in the composition of the final narrative piece. The drafting of my literacy profile allowed me to recall many past experiences and outline them with detail without the necessity of flow. This I would say is one of the most efficient ways to composing any literary piece—via a preliminary outline.
Another important component of writing this piece was the think-aloud protocol implementation. I found that the practice of voicing your thoughts out-loud when composing was fundamentally helpful and contributed to the flow of ideas and greatly reduced time spent pondering on what would come next in the paper. As my first major graded paper in the course, I expected the grade to be very dynamic as I uncover the components or criteria the instructor uses to evaluate the writing piece. I was very satisfied with my grade but I can improve by just a few points to achieve a perfect score.
I thoroughly enjoyed this assignment because it allowed me to reflect on my past experiences that shaped me into the writer I am today. You'd think that simply recalling past experiences does little to contribute to learning new concepts but I found this to be false. Perhaps I didn't learn anything new but gained perspective and an angle when analyzing my literary experiences such that I acknowledged my strengths and my weaknesses. With this information, I became aware and therefore better prepared for what materials and concepts the course would introduce, and how these new concepts can strengthen my weaknesses in my writing and bring a new level of balance into my literary skillset.
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