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Vue 1 Sonny Vue Professor Camargo English 1101 Literacy Memoir Literacy Sponsors The first thing that

comes to mind when I hear the term, sponsors of literacy, are my English teachers, my mother and father, and books that I have read throughout my lifetime. As a freshman in college, I am still developing as a reader and a writer. My goal is to work my way towards becoming a better writer, which will prepare me for the working world and to write future essays for classes. Literacy is used everywhere and I believe that having great literacy skills will benefit me in the long run. If not for literacy, how would history be documented and how would communities and people learn to become more educated? First and foremost, my parents are definitely my biggest literacy sponsors; they have always encouraged and motivated me to complete my schoolwork and to strive for higher education. This encouragement stems from my parents wanting their children to have a bright and successful future. Both my parents graduated with high school degrees and started working in manufacturing companies. My parents married at a young age and both struggled to raise my family. Their hopes were for my siblings and I to live the American dream through education and experience. My parents would push me to complete my weekly assignments because repetition was the key to learning the material. Without my parents pushing me to do my best, I

Vue 2 would not be where I am today fulfilling their dreams along with my dreams of obtaining higher education. The ability to learn how to read and write was a process I learned through my English teachers from elementary school through high school. I remember constantly being quizzed on vocabulary words, concepts, and themes from the assigned readings. This constant quizzing shaped me to become a sharp student. I also had to write many essays about cultures, my vacations, interests, and history, etc. Writing these essays and receiving help from my teachers on how to enhance my papers by making it informative and detailed became the construction of my basic writing skills. Although, my English teachers did play a role by assisting me with my writing skills and my reading comprehension, they also contributed by enhancing my communication skills. Similar to my parents, my English teachers were also great motivators. Those who read many books appear to always have a nerdy bookworm stigma associated with them. However, as a child, I enjoyed reading and did not once believe in the above stigma to hold true about myself or others. If anything, reading books contributed towards vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills that would be applied to writing. Reading is not only significant but vital in the fact that it develops essential skills for increased literacy. Books like The Magic Tree House series and The Series of Unfortunate Events Ive found interesting which encouraged me to read and learn. Reading leisurely did not include the pressure of writing a paper, or the continuance of being forced to memorize certain words and their definitions. It was a fun and a great way to develop necessary skills for writing. Conversely, over time reading books became a chore, specifically in high school. High school textbooks such as the English literature contained some of the most uninteresting information; and as a high school student I ended up dreading chapter after chapters of bland context. I had to oblige myself to read all the

Vue 3 required materials in high school to receive a positive consent of a high grade. After high school I never got back into reading due to my horrible experiences with dull high school textbooks that I found no interest in. After reminiscing about what literacy sponsor means to me and who my literacy sponsors were, I came to realization of how important they were in my life. Not just in literacy but life in general. Without literacy, simple tasks or skills such as navigating, ordering food at a restaurant, and communicating to others would not be possible if I did not have my literacy sponsors guiding me. Whether the experience was of a positive or a negative one, my literacy sponsors affected me in one way or another, and I am grateful to acquire such experience and knowledge.

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