Personal Literacy History

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Personal Literacy History

• EDR 514
• Roberta A. Boyea

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Awwww

• Werent we supposed to include pictures?
• Not sure what the purse was about?

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Encyclopedias

• I was not read to as a child
• My mother was not much of a reader, writer, or
  speller
• Bought us encyclopedias, though

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Scholastics

• 1st books I remember getting
• My mother let me pick two each time
• I was so excited to get nice, new books
• I remember Curious George, Clifford the Big Red
  Dog, Harry the Dirty Dog, Frog Toad,
  Charlottes Web

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Book Reports

• 4th or 5th grade started writing them
• I asked my friends to tell me what a book was
  about
• Introduced me to VC Andrews
• 1st series I ever read!!!

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Dabbled with writing

• Around 10 years old
• Used to write little plays and stories to
  entertain family friends
• Convinced that I was going to be famous

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High School

• Friend gave me a book
• Linda Lovelace
• Mother picked on me that my eyes got real big and
  my mouth dropped open
• I was traumatized and stopped reading for a while

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College

• Worked in the library at SUNY Canton
  Plattsburgh (ohthe books)
• Several expository writing courses, liked the
  descriptive aspect

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Later.

• Between college and getting a real job
• Started writing short stories
• Have quite a collection
• Sent some in to online publishers nuttin

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Masters

• MALS degree
• More practice writing
• Ultimately want to become published
• Returned for MST (professional student??)
• Enjoy breaking this down for people

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Presently

• Like books so much that I opened an online book
  store in 2007
• Read every night
• Bring books with me when I go away
• Jot down writing ideas while reading

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Influences

• Step-father read often
• Encouraged me to read and do well in school
• 10th grade English teacher, Mr. Harrigan
• Enjoy school enough to return (twice)

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Action Plan

• Mindful that there are many different kinds of
  students
• Continuing education
• Encourage students to ask questions and search
  for answers