2.1 What do you believe

I believe that a reader that reads fast and only has to read a particular reading once to understand and retain the information. The reason I believe this is because I don't think I am a good reader. I can read well but sometimes I have to read things more than once to completely understand what it says. I also am not a very fast reader. I'm not really slow but I'm no speed demon either. If you can read fast and understand everything the first time that makes you a fast and efficient reader.

When I was very young my mom or my dad would always read me green eggs and ham before I went to sleep. I remember how I loved that book so much I refused to sleep until it was read to me. I would never want to go to sleep in general I guess. I would always want to keep playing Lego's or watch more TV. My mom would always say how I was tired, but I never seemed to feel tired. This probably happens with a lot of young boys.

I don't think I am a good reader but I also don't think I am a bad reader at the same time. As I said previously, I don't read incredibly fast but I do read at a decent pace. The other reason that I would say I am an OK reader is because sometimes if I don't completely understand a passage in a text book or novel I sometimes reread it to fully understand what the author is trying to say.

1.4 A moment in the past

When the first of April was around the the corner I couldn't wait to go ride my dirt bike. When I was young my family lived out in the country. My dad wouldn't let my brother and I ride our dirt bikes until April because the ground was to wet. The day finally came and I am so excited. Early in the morning we were up before my dad and got dressed on our riding gear and the bike didn't start. I spent like three hours trying to get it to start even though I had no idea what I was doing. Finally I started the mini bike. I rode around and around the yard. I rode for what it seemed like forever and loved every minute of it. This was one my favorite times of the year, after chirstmas ofcorse. This is still my favorite past time although the bike and I have grown.


-I think I would have tried to make it flow better if I had to read this outloud and maybe write slower so that all the sentances make sense. I think that this writing experience let me reflect on a very fun time of my young life and helped me free my mind of trying to write perfect and just write what comes to mind.


- As i look back on the moment, I now realize that I can fast write. Before I thought that I needed to anylize every sentance after I write it. now it is easier for me to find things to say when I free my mind and let the words just come out. I think that this tecnique will help my overall writing and not make me as stressed about writing papers.

- When I looked back on my fast write and found significant passages I found that the fast write was easier to write than the paragraph that followed. there was more direct thought about the thingsi said. This took me more time to think about what I am going to write.

1.1

I believe that practice is the key to a writers development. When a person practices writing they are eventually going to get better. They will find different mistakes that they have made in their previous writing. They will also find their strengths and weaknesses. I am not a very strong write. I have always struggled with writing papers.
The belief that I disagree with is the one that says the best way to develop as a writer is to copy another writer's style. If you were to do this you would not be a writer at all you would just be a writer copying another writer. when you write you need to be yourself and express your idea's. When you copy someone else you are just copying them not writing at all.
I had to borrow a book so I only had a few minutes.