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I watched all four of the literacy narratives, and they really put things into perspective for me on how I want to do my own literacy narrative. They were all good, however, I really liked John Rapp's literacy narrative. It really popped out to me when I started watching it. The music was interesting and it made me want to keep watching. It's important to have good music because if you're watching a movie and it has "blah" sounding music you're not going to pay attention. Every song in the movie kind of "fits" together too, I don't know how, but it does. The visuals weren't too much, and they were relative to what was going on, and I thought it was clever to have both his own family pictures, as well as pictures probably found on google or something. I also liked how he kind of made his wording funny and the whole project as a whole made me smile. The writing in the project was good to because nothing was too long, and it didn't distract me from the movie either. His coloring was on key too! Black is a good neutral color to use, because it really does match with everything. John's project really made me wish that I had stuck with playing the violin haha, because he made music look fun, and I think that's also an important aspect when you're making a literacy narrative. Another reason why I liked this narrative was because it wasn't too long. I think his project was a perfect length, because if I were to watch a 5 minute video, I don't know if I could pay attention for that long. I really enjoyed the fact that he had an unhappy face in the beginning and slowly it became a happy face! Which went along with the theme of the literacy narrative project, overcoming a conflict and never giving up. In John's case it was overcoming having no friends, gaining friends, and doing something he loved (music). So all in all, it was a good literacy narrative project!

Literacy Narrative Topic

I have finally decided on my literacy narrative topic. I really had no idea as to what I wanted to do. But then it finally hit me, what do I really love, enjoy, and can not live without? Food! Yes, I absolutely love food. Everything about it, the smell, the taste, the texture. I love fried food, baked goods, protein, meats, veggies, fruits, pasta, anything and everything. There is no food that I have tried and didn't like. I remember the first time I actually fell in love with food, because I have obviously liked food. I was watching Rachael Ray's cooking show, 30 Minute Meals (http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170791372l/71806.jpg), one afternoon after school. It was the first day of sixth grade, and I came home and was flipping through the channels looking for something to watch, and I had come across Rachael's show. I hadn't ever watched it before, and I became quickly intrigued. I'm not sure if it was her enthusiasm for food or the fact that she could make anything in 30 minutes, or how good everything looked, but I knew from then on I wanted to know anything and everything I could know about food. I used to try to cook all the time, I wasn't very good at it in the beginning, but I tried so hard and I never gave up.However, I was lucky that my house didn't burn down, that's how terrible I was at first. And for a while, I wanted to become a chef because of Rachael Ray, until I realized that cooking and eating was kind of just a hobby for me. Still to this day I am constantly watching The Food Network,(http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/index.html) but not just Rachael anymore. I love The Iron Chef, Chopped, Emeril, Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, (http://www.foodnetwork.com/diners-drive-ins-and-dives/index.html) The Food Network Challenges, Top Chef (on Bravo TV) basically anything that has to do with cooking or food. I also started trying different kinds of foods that I never would have thought about trying in a million years, and I liked everything. Food has opened my mind up to so many different cultures, Asian, Middle eastern, French cuisine, southern cooking, Thai food, and so on and so on. It has made me less ignorant to the different cultures in the world and has expanded my thinking. I now want to visit so many countries and try all the food that I can. I want to not only eat their food, but try to learn how to make it. Food has helped me realize what I want in life, I want to travel and expand myself as much as possible. It has really made me who I am today, and I am grateful to the fact that I will not give up until I have learned everything there is to know about food.