1. My yearbooks
-14 years of my life in one stack of books. It's weird to look back through them.
2. A poem on my mirror
-I got this during an art exhibit at my school. I read it almost every day as I get ready in the morning. I love it.
3. My CD's
-I have so many CD's. From Aaron Carter(my 1st grade obsession) to Smashing Pumpkins. I love music and my favorite thing use to be going to target to get new CD's haha now I just buy off itunes or illegally download(shhh don't tell anyone!)
4. My diploma
-I don't even remember graduating. It went by so fast...it's like it never happened. The only reason I know it did is because I have a diploma.
5. My Membox
-My membox is just a box where I put things I want to remember/keep. I have receipts, pamphlets, pictures, bracelets, ect. If my house were on fire and I could only grab one thing it would be my membox.
These 'things' aren't what most people would normally consider to be literacy, but I think they are because they tell a story and can be used to communicate something about myself to someone else.
My Membox
My Yearbooks
Its funny you have a "membox".. i have several shoe boxes filled with little nic-nacs and pictures and such things.
ReplyDeleteBut hey, do you really not remember graduating?
I just felt like in my school there was so much preparation and anticipation for it that it would be hard to forget. Especially for me, I was a big ole baby on graduation day!
I thought your membox was a really cool idea. Its a great way to keep a lot of memories. HAHAHA I almost forgot about Aaron Carter! Wow! that brings back a lot of memories!
ReplyDeleteOne thing I wish I would have done was bought all my year books! I wasn't thinking and only bought them during 5th, 8th, and 12th grade when I should have bought them all! I have a "membox" too but I never thought to call it that! I plan on putting everything in the box into like a scrapbook when I graduate college, but I'm not a scrap-booker! I agree with graduation going by fast! Once I was across the stage everything was a blur after!
ReplyDeleteCaity, I really like your description of literacy as storytelling. This really expands traditional ideas.
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