Daily Writing #3- January 25

One place that I has influenced my literacy narrative was my schools

chapel in elementary school through middle school. We would host all kinds
of events in the chapel. Sometimes we would have spelling bees, plays,
rehearsals, etc. Every year we would perform a Shakespeare play which
involved memorizing and practicing lines for countless hours. Sometimes we
would be required to write poetry or songs and perform them together on
Fridays. My friends and I seemed to always be writing or composing
something for the chapel. And even if we were not participating on stage,
we were spectating from the audience as others performed. Nearly
everything we did involved the chapel and that is why it is one of the most
influential places on my literacy narrative.
A connection I had with our Malcom X reading was what he said about
college. He talked about college primarily being a status symbol. Malcom X
did not go to college and was probably more educated than most college
students. It reminded me that I am here to learn, not just to gain the status
of being in college. Many distractions are the reason so many students do
not get the right education and I am trying to limit those distractions.