Literacy Timeline

By ellenfries
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    Literacy Timline

    My literacy development from as far back as I can remember to now.

  • Learning to read and write

    I learned to read and write in Mrs. Miller's Kindergarten classroom at Visalia Christian Schools.

  • Homeschooled

    My parents decided to homeschool in 1st grade.

  • Discovered the Library

    My parents introduced me to the local library, Tulare County Library, which influenced my reading abilities in 2nd grade.

  • Reading Booklist assignment

    In 5th grade, I was asked to keep a reading booklist of all the books I read throughout the year. I read 101 books that year.

  • Pride and Prejudice

    In 8th grade, I read Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice and absolutely fell in love with it.

  • California High School Profficiency Exam

    I took the California High School Profficiency exam and graduated high school, scoring the highest on the English, reading comprehension, and essay portion of the test.

  • Professor Charles Parker and English 1

    My first college English class was at COS with Charles Parker as the professor. He influenced my decision to become a high school English teacher

  • Fall of 2013: British Literature

    British Literature at COS changed my view on what literature classes would be like, and I enjoyed the class.

  • Fall of 2013: "Heart of Darkness"

    "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad was by far one of the hardest books I have read and analyzed in a class. It was a challenge, but in English 4, Proffesor Jane Thomas made it fun and understandable.

  • COS Writing Center Tutor

    I worked in the COS Writing Center as a tutor my last semester at COS.

  • Graduated COS

    I graduated COS with my Associates in English.

  • Transfered to CSU Fresno

  • American Literature

    American Literature was my first introduction to university English.

  • English 105, English 167, and English 156

    I took Myth and Folklore, Modern World Lit, and English 105 in the Spring of 2015.