A Pleasureable Literacy Experience


Thinking back to my teenage years, I recall a literacy experience which was very satisfying after completing. I was in the 6th grade. I truly enjoyed reading at that time, whether in school or at home. I loved books.This experience is on a book report. However, it wasn't your typtical book report of reading and writing a one page summary and/or response. This involved many steps. First, we had to find and read a book of our choice. Then we had to decorate a brown cardboard shopping bag with handles to emphasize the theme of our book. Inside the bag we had to include three important things that represented the story. I did mine on Little Red Riding Hood. I used red construction paper to cover the bag and added a cut out shape of a little girl's face in the front. I used gold glitter to decorate the title of the book and handles of the bag. Inside the bag I included a small red hood-represent the girl, a small toy wolf to represent the evil and a small basket that represented love.

This was not an easy project for me. However, it has been a very unique learning experience. I felt very proud and satisfied when I completed it. It was even more fun to see the other students' work and decorations. In a way, this activity helped me feel better about myself, in addition to being more creative.