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3-4
The picture book "Brown Bear. Brown Bear, What Do You See?" exposed me to understand colors and animals. -
4-5 years old
I remember one of the first picture books that we had read together as a class was "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly". I can remember this book because as we read the book, we sang it together as a class, and even made sounds and hand gestures to the different animals she ate. -
5-6 years old
This specific type of book's structure is often repeated. These books are normally depicting a plot where the main character is learning a life lesson that can connect in some way with the audience(students). Typically these books mirrored how we should act in school, with teachers, or with other peers. -
7 years old
This series was the first series of chapter books that I read independently. I enjoyed this series because I recognized the several patterns in the plot and characters. Magic Tree House(Chapter Books) -
Age 11
The "Warriors"(Novel Series), was the next step I took into reading longer books as well as beginning to use more comprehension in understanding plots, themes, and symbols. -
11-12 age
"Lord of the Flies" was a group book we all read as a class. This book was the first book that I remember writing my first essay on. This book specifically created discussions and different point of view among peers based off of the heavy themes, symbols, and character analysis. -
11-12 ages
Reading "Maus" at this age impacted my view not only for the Holocaust, but it also my perspective on graphic novels. Being able to visually see the emotions through action as well as words changed my view of graphic novels. I had only perceived graphic novels as "just pictures" -
12- 13 age
The Harry Potter series was a series that was very easy to read, however, it had great depth to each book. Much like "Lord of the Flies" the Harry Potter series was rich in themes, character analysis, symbols, and modern connections that I think make it a profound book series to almost everyone. -
Age 16
The play "Romeo and Juliet" was one of the first books that I read with my peers in my honors English class. This specific book lead me to critically understand figurative language such as metaphors, similes, and personification. This experience would not have been the same if I had not read this together with my peers. Without them, I would have been more lost in understanding the specific components to the book. -
17
Heart of Darkness