Visual Essay by Brynn Wheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns My Literary Journey en-us 2021-09-20 04:15:58 UTC 2025-12-22 12:06:37 UTC hello@padlet.com Pre-K: I force my parents to read this to me every night until I can read it myself. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752909015 2021-09-20 04:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752909015 3rd grade: I fall in love with Reading. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752911616 I go to the library every day after school.]]> 2021-09-20 04:26:24 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752911616 Baby Years: I played with these fridge tiles. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752916145 I was creating artwork with letters at first, then eventually creating words.]]> 2021-09-20 04:29:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752916145 6th grade: My Mom and I have a running game of Scrabble in our living room. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752916562 We are very competitive with it.]]> 2021-09-20 04:29:32 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752916562 6th grade: I move across town bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752920384 We find scrabble tiles in our new house before we move in and see it as a sign.]]> 2021-09-20 04:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752920384 Pre-K: I begin dance classes and sing around the house all the time. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752924848 I loved being on stage :)]]> 2021-09-20 04:35:31 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752924848 2nd grade: I decide I want to be a teacher because of my second grade teacher, Ms. Karas. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752930909 2021-09-20 04:39:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752930909 8th grade: I read The Giver and The Outsiders in reading class. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752935821 I love them so much that I was purposefully absent the day we watched the movie because I was afraid it would ruin the book for me.]]> 2021-09-20 04:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752935821 High School: I fall out of love with reading, seeing it as a chore or a task. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752938294 The books we had to read seemed pointless to me and the workload was too high for me to enjoy them.]]> 2021-09-20 04:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752938294 Freshman Year of College: I start reading for fun again, going to the columns and sitting on the quad. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752939584 2021-09-20 04:45:49 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752939584 4th grade: I start journaling. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752940571 I would write about my life, write songs, make up stories, and create lists.]]> 2021-09-20 04:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752940571 Sophomore Year of College- Present: I begin bullet journaling. bodiewheaton https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752942700 I decorate my journal and write one good thing about every single day.]]> 2021-09-20 04:47:56 UTC https://padlet.com/bodiewheaton/dg4wm0chjf5h8dns/wish/1752942700