I ended the personal narrative on this note, heightening the drama of having to eat soggy buns in a way that made the story very humorous and gave it a twist that no one saw coming. I went from attempting to write a serious piece to writing a personal narrative that verged on satire. I could not explain why this happened but knew that in using my artistic sense and sense of literacy, the story that I intended to produce was insufficient and I needed to take it in a direction that would be natural, compelling and still true to life -- and if that meant the story would be "less serious" as a result, so be it. My story ended with me crying out, "Soggy buns! Oh no! Why did this have to happen?" When my teacher read the story, he was so impressed he read it aloud to the class, saying, "This is the best story I have ever read by a student!" I was proud -- but also very embarrassed for receiving so much attention.
The lesson I learned that relates to literacy is that the way we intend to use language may not always be the most effective means of conveying something authentic. We should be willing to make changes to our pre-conceived notions and be willing to go to new places with language and literacy. I did and that moment stayed…
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