Here is the link to my Literacy Narrative podcast, Losing My Mindset! Listen to my story about the development of my growth mindset.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CysfBB7TKSKNACKrl3HcH_3RLYaDsIJ-
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Section S-9 in The Little Seagull discusses shifts in verb tense, point of view, and number. I focused on the section about shifts in verb tense. It explained that verb tense can change when you want to emphasize that actions take place at different times. In literary works, preset tense should be used at all times. I often find myself thinking about which tense I should be using and when, so this section was very helpful. For example, in my literacy narrative I used the present tense to describe St. Francis because the school is still the same today. However, I had to switch to past tense when I started talking about things the school did while I was there because I was talking about the experiences I had 10 years ago.
In “Superman and Me”, Sherman Alexie starts his story by stating that he taught himself to read with a Superman comic book at three years old, then follows with a detailed description of his setting, which was growing up on an Indian Reservation in Washington state. He describes a bit about his family, with focus on his father, who loved to read. The development of his father’s character set the scene for his own character development. He describes the conflict he had at school between himself wanting to learn and the kids around him telling him he can’t. Alexie further developed his own character by explaining the process in which he learned to be a skilled reader. He read everything available to him. Finally, he reflects on his own story by saying he is surprised he became a writer. He was surrounded by a suppressing environment but still managed to accomplish what he wanted to.
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