Literacy Narrative response

I read the narrative in Norton on pages 23-27. This narrative for those that didn't read it was about a young girl who was asked to name the talents that God gave her. She immediately responded by saying "I am a writer." After the quick response she thought about it. She wondered if she really was a "writer" or was she lying. She has flashbacks about her kindergarden and first grade teacher who were the initial people to tell her that she could really have a future in writing. She always doubted if she was good enough. She was insecure about the fact how slow she wrote and if other kids were better than her. She talked to her mother and was surprised that she actually had written over 30 books by herself. Her mother informed her that she actually began writing when she was only 3 years old. She feels like she should be confident; however, too many doubts fill her wondering mind.

I really liked this because the author did a fantastic job of pulling in the read by quoting the character and letting you actually see the exact doubts she was having. I like to see the actual dialog or quotations of what the girl was wondering or saying. It was also very interesting because it did a great job of breaking down all of the qualities that a literacy narrative contains. The information we learned about literacy narratives were nicely addressed in this story. I feel much more knowledge on the topic of literacy narratives and I am anxious to write one of my own.