A literacy narrative is a story about your experiences with reading and writing. For this journal entry, think back to your earliest experiences with reading and/or writing. You might think back to when your parents or some other adult used to read to you and how you felt about that, or possibly some of your experiences in school learning to read or to write. They may be positive or they may be negative experiences or some combination of both. Share a brief history of your earlier experiences and then connect those experiences to who you are as a reader and a writer today. 

How did they shape you and why do you think they shaped you that way? 

Have those experiences affected how you see yourself as a student? 

If you feel that they have shaped you in a negative way, how might having a growth mindset lead to changing the way you see yourself as a reader and a writer?