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After analyzing my subject's artifacts, it becomes clear that their literacy sponsors; parents influenced his literacy practices and habits. Growing up, reading was a part of his household, and he enjoyed reading earlier in his education but then dissociated from reading when he didn’t find books that grabbed his attention. In addition, my subject mentions his personal experiences and feelings towards writing which is why he only writes when it’s necessary for instance texting. My subject describes how he disliked writing because he had a difficult time creating writing. This behavior relates to Yancey, “Writing in the 21st Century” because it describes the significance of composing, and the lack of materials there is to teach how to do it properly in classrooms. This emphasizes the role teachers have in what students learn and inherited from their teaching, addressing the importance of teachers being prepared. However, my subject isn’t letting his previous setbacks determine his abilities but being open-minded to improving his reading and writing skills to be satisfied with his work one day and share it with his English teacher. This point further connects to Parrot’s “Some People Are Just Born Good Writers” where she argues how consistency is key to improving writing and getting better at it, writing is a process of development and it’s not only for “geniuses” this is a misconception because struggling is part of the beauty that contributes to creating a piece of writing. Struggling is realistic and it’s how top writing is created.

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My subject is the definition of an average to slightly above average student. They have had literacy present in their life a lot more than others and they love to read and write. Reading was at some point really interesting for my subject but as time went on it became somewhat of a chore for them. This being said there have been certain instances where, like Yancey stated, the outdated way of teaching got to them. They started to get tired of writing, which was something that they used to enjoy and the only thing that made it better was meeting a certain teacher. The teacher was an example of what Yancey said about creating new methods of teaching curriculum since they lit up the fading fire in my subject. Another interesting find was that my subject was on the often and sometimes category and the connection there is with Miller and Schulz. Miller and Schulz argue for the creation of set courses to help make the transition from high school work to college level work a lot smoother. They also argue that students should receive help and resources that they can access easily for their first year. This will help retain and prepare a lot more students.

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While analyzing my Subject artifacts I came to a realization that my subject came from a background that loves reading while other people came from a background that hates to read because of the environment they grew up in. Kathleen Yancy stated that “whereas people tend to remember reading for the sensual and  emotional pleasure that it gives them, while others tend to remember writing as an isolation” (Pg 2). I used it as an example because I felt like it connected with my subject because my subject went back to a core memory where she loved going to the library as a kid, which helped her grow as a reader. However my subject does struggle with writing not because she’s bad at it but lack of excitement. She needs to fully understand the assignment for her to get hyped and write about it or it just gets boring and doesn’t feel like doing it which makes me think that my subject is isolated from writing. I do feel like my subject struggles with writing like a majority of high schoolers because Highschool writing was following rules. Strong mentions that teachers “Don’t expect their students to think, but rather that most students themselves do not approach writing as an opportunity” (Pg 1). I feel like high school students were meant to follow certain rules where they didn’t get to write how they wanted to because it would be wrong in the eyes of the teacher. By doing this I feel like people started to hate writing or get bored of it because writing should be creative thinking on how you can improve instead of following certain rules which can bore people like my subject.

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By reading my subject's artifacts, I came to find that they enjoyed reading as a kid, however, they disliked writing. As my subject continued to grow, so did their passion for reading, as well as their love for writing (they are even working on some writing projects!). I was surprised seeing this, as I had thought they would have hated writing still. This reminded me of Carillo's main claim in her book chapter "Reading and Writing are Not Connected": schools should give the same level of importance to reading and writing because they help reinforce each other in the subject. This makes me think that my subject began to like writing the more they read, and the imagination from that reading turned into creativity for writing. My subject further told me that they were inspired to write by things they read, heard, and experienced, which helps further support Edward's and Paz's claim in "Only Geniuses Can Be Writers" where they claim that in order to become a better writer, you should allow yourself to be influenced by those around you and experiences. Yancey constantly states in "Writing in the 21st Century" that people have been writing for centuries as a form of communication, to not only express ideas but occurrences and entertainment as well. My subject shows how Yancey is right about this because they tend to write a lot in order to express their feelings and creativity as well as help spread imagination.

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My subject and their literacy background

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My subject and their literacy background

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My subject’s artifacts reflect how their background in literacy shaped their behavior, and practices. This is reflected in Yancey’s “Writing in the 21st Century” Yancey, explores how reading and writing should be embraced, inside and outside of the classroom, and goes even further to add, ‘around the world.’ My subject is a prime example of what happens when reading and writing aren’t prominent outside of the classroom. My subject struggled (but persevered) with literacy in the first grade, because they were not being connected to literacy at home. This phenomenon is also presented by Shenk in “The 32-Million Word Gap” Shenk presents the idea that literacy only develops as the child’s environment grows. My subject’s environment did not develop until the first grade when the demand to evolve rose. It affected them because they did not have the right behavior and practices to keep up with their environment, in this case, it was being in first grade, and keeping up with the curriculum. It wasn’t until their first-grade teacher not only believed in her abilities to catch up but also put the effort to not “fail” their student. Their first-grade teacher would teach my subject in their home so that my subject would be able to learn the habits, skills, and practices of what it was to truly experience literacy inside and outside the classroom.

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My Subject, Yancey, plus One More (Warner) = Connections in the Parlour

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My Subject, Yancey, plus One More (Warner) = Connections in the Parlour

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My subject loved reading and writing growing up. She had to read the bible because her parents told her to, and she wrote poems in a journal to express her creativity. Yancey explains how reading is associated with positive feelings of hope and aspiration while writing is often associated with disappointment or solitude. Additionally Yancey describes how writing became associated with testing and this formed the impression that writing needs to be perfect to pass the test. This pressure on students made them think of writing not as a fun creative activity, but as an assessment of their skills in writing. My subject further mentions that since high school, she stopped enjoying writing and reading because the topics discussed in class were boring to her. My subject also explained that she associates writing with stress and the scores she gets. Her values in high school carried on to college and this made her more anxious about writing. These ideas correlates to Warner's claims that student writers feel that they are lacking. Warner emphasizes the flaws of education system because it does not provide resources or advocate for better teaching methods to help prepare students, so they can meet the university writing standard. Warner also mentions that educators in high school and in early education should teach students to forsake the mindset of creating the "perfect" paper. They need to learn that the values in high school and the values in college differs. Colleges want critical thinkers and writers, and in order to do so, student writers have to sacrifice their expectations of perfect writing. As writers continue to think past getting the A grade for a paper, they will become critical writers with open minds.

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Analyzing my Subject's Artifacts, I gathered how socioeconomic and personal challenges are a staple in their reading and writing journey. My subject has a negative experience with reading and writing growing up, and personally, it’s one thing I didn’t really think about. How our mental illness can affect our reading and writing, it’s one thing being forced to read and write and not wanting to do it, but it’s another thing not being able to. In the Miller and Schulz article “University Literacy: A Multi-literacies Model” they talked about institutions using the same assessments and approaches, and they don’t take into consideration, not everyone will perform the same. They don’t target everyone's strengths, and it’s not because they aren't intelligent, it’s because of their background and not having the same resources. Although writing in my subject's childhood was encouraged at home and in school, there were still barriers that prevented growth to happen. In most households, parents don’t really understand there could be another reason why their child isn’t on the same level as other kids, and this could be due to their socioeconomic situation. In Yancey’s article report “Writing in the 21st century” she talks about how we associate reading and writing with negative emotions, some experience  self-esteem issues because of the high expectations. We as students are constantly being compared, whether it be in class or with our siblings, and this can lead to negative feelings about reading and writing.

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A practice that my subject would consistently do every summer which caught my attention was that my subject's mother would take her children to a public library where my subject and her siblings were part of a summer reading program. This specific practice that my subject would continuously do throughout each summer made me realize that her ability to read was encouraged from an early age which is something that David Shenk had discussed throughout his article. In Shenk’s article, he had run an investigation about the differences between the learning abilities of children from different socioeconomic backgrounds. In this case, my subject's practice of going to the public library every summer reminded me of the main points that Shenk had highlighted in his text because it shows how the exposure to vocabulary or reading can have an impact on a child. Therefore, my subject was able to attain certain reading skills through this program that she continuously attended. As for the relationship between my subject and the main points that Yancey explained was that she would address the improvements made in writing over time which resonates with my subject because it shows how throughout the years my subject became better in her reading abilities. To emphasize my subject’s practices connect to what both Shenk and Yancey address in their texts because it shows that through time there will always be improvements in your capabilities with reading or writing and that this form of learning is a constant effect that is never-ending.

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From the information I've been able to compile, I feel that it is safe to say that many students heavily dislike writing. While reading seems to have had a bit of better connotation amongst students (with there being a more even split of enjoy vs detest when it comes to reading) writing, on the other hand, seems to be widely regarded as a chore and much more difficult than reading. While reading has been encouraged from a young age, writing has always taken more of a back seat. See in Dr. Yancey's article, where she argues about how many schools wouldn't even deal with writing as a subject, relying heavily on reading as a form of communication when it comes to passing on knowledge along with ideas and values of the time, whereas writing was very a very uncommon practice for students at the time. As such, writing is a much newer teaching topic than reading, meaning that the "Reading Like a Writer" methodology is a connection that has only happened very recently in the grand scheme of things. I feel that this makes writing a very important part of our learning process in the current era of composition, where now we have the ability to read and write at the same time. This is important because it means that the two topics can be taught hand in hand much better than they were able to be in the past, meaning that, in my opinion, the old way of thinking is on its way out and reading like a writer is on its way in.

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A practice that stood out to me the most throughout reading through my subjects artifact would be my classmate's practice of reading due to being told that would better their writing. This act really reminded me of Mike Bunn’s, “How to Read Like a Writer”. With this act, my classmate was using their reading skills in order to later apply that to her writing. She was most likely trying to analyze the different skills that the author was using in their writing and taking note of the different writing tactics they use in order to present their story. Even though my classmate does not like writing they would use their slightly more like towards reading to aid them in later applying what they learned from the author into their writing. Although not completely clear like Yancey’s examples of social writing and collaboration platforms like Instagram, Yancey’s idea of writing being social can still be seen in my classmate’s act. Although not directly going to the author and talking to them, they are still collaborating with each other. My classmate is still semi-having a conversation themselves with the author's text through analyzing their writing styles. Through the author putting out their work to the public people like our classmates could not only read it to enjoy it but also apply it to their writing practice.

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Analyzing my subject I gathered lots of information on his background, behavior, and practices. My subject detests reading he even stated that,"It feels like a chore." From the statement we can conclude that reading is something that is not enjoyable. Why do many students neglect reading? It is due to the constant high expectations teachers have on their students. Since we can recall most students in high school take writing assignments very seriously and only follow the rules and orders the teacher has assigned them. They take assignments as a "duty" rather than an opportunity  to think outside the box and explore the unknown; afraid that they will get marked down if they do something different. Warner would say that many students are armed with a set of rules coming out of high school. The students are afraid to forget the rules they were taught because they have been engraved into their minds. I believe Strong would agree with me here because in high school we are strictly taught the ``correct" way to write. In high school writing can be used in a way to test our knowledge without really knowing if we actually understood the text. In Yancey's article she claims that reading is a way to control people and writing is a more liberal way of expressing one's thoughts. Another point of Yancey is that today's writing is vastly different from what we wrote before. A major influence has been  technology and social media. "When it comes to writing in text messages it's super fun because you want to text people, however writing for classes like English class can be hard." My subject feels as if he is being  compressed by  regulations and limits that have been put into him caused by  the failure of education.

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Consider your Subject’s Artifacts and all you learned about your subject in the process of completing your analysis of their artifacts. In about 200 words or so, connect Yancey and a minimum of one other source text from class to the literacy background, behavior, or practices of your subject. Try to be as specific as possible!