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I began my reading journey at the fresh age of 4 during my stay in a children daycare/preschool. There we learned to spell our names and were exposed to many literary content in the forms of kids books. At the time I didn't speak much English as my first language was Spanish but little by little I understood my surroundings. -
Moving forward in time, I was exposed to even more books because of this new program my elementary school offered. The deal was that if you read 5 books and logged them all down on a paper slip, you could redeem the slip for a personal pizza. Because of it, I began reading books such as "Captain Underpants" or "Cat in a Hat" -
I remember at some point I was pulled aside from class to attend these enrichment's with another teacher. These sessions included article examinations where we would read an info-graphic and have to recite as much info we around a question she would provide. -
Carrigan was the point in time where the books I was familiar with were thrown out the window. I was then required to read books in higher grade level such as "Freak the Mighty" -
After the whole Covid-19 outbreak, I had graduated into middle school where I met my past language teachers. Mrs. Ferraro was my 8th grade English teacher and she's the one that introduced me to poems, memoirs, books I actually cared about reading. She had such a sweet soul and genuinely cared about teaching and has passed off some of her good characteristics on me. There we read books such as "A Long Walk to Water" or "The Outsiders". We also began writing proper essays in that class.
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My Freshman year was a doozy, and I remember much of it. My English teacher at the time was Ms. Alajjin (She no longer works here). The reading curriculum was way different than what I was used to too. We spoke tons and read a lot of dystopian futures where authoritarian power existed and controlled the masses. Books such a as "Fahrenheit 451" or "Animal Farm" which portrayed corruption and dystopian like settings. -
After settling down and accustoming to the rigor intensive courses of High school, I was then sent to my next English class with Mrs. Plumey. There we spoke of events in the past and spoke our opinions on certain topics revolving around the world. We also read way more rigorous books such as "The Scarlet Letter", "The Crucible", and "The Catcher in the Rye". These books were made to mirror Old America and The Crucible was made to portray the Salem Witch Trial. -
I have been in this class for about a week and I already like how the class revolves around discussion. I am most interested in how the rest of the year plays out. This year is by far my most rigorous schedule and I hope to combat it as best as a can. I have already read a book for this class titled "Between the World and Me" which portrays the shared fears across all African Americans who scare to lose their body's. I am excited to see what comes next...