Literacy Profile

When I was three years old, my mom bought me my first "chapter book."  It was about 200 pages of pretty average-size text (she was a little ambitious back then).  But giving me that book was one of the best things she did for me.  Since then, reading has always been an important part of my life.  I don't know if I can say I prefer one type of literature over another; I really enjoy everything.  You can hand me a grocery list and I'll find it interesting.  I have a big place in my heart for Harry Potter and forever will.  I started reading Twilight before every 12-year-old in the world did and I loved it then, and I still do. For a lazy day at the beach, I choose Jodi Picoult or Nicholas Sparks.  Their books, while predictable (**cough cough Nicholas Sparks cough cough**), are so easy to get lost in and it's always nice to have a good cry over a book every once in a while.  I read I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max last summer; if you're looking for a good laugh, I strongly suggest that book.  However, if you don't like crude humor, keep it at Barnes and Noble.  Classically, Shakespeare is my man.  I read Macbeth in high school and fell in love.  I really enjoy a lot of books that I know I will be teaching in the future (i.e. To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, The Great Gatsby).  My ultimate goal as an individual and as a teacher is to help someone find an appreciation for reading and literature.  I really want my students to appreciate the work that so many people put into these texts over time.  Who knows -- one of them might be writing the world's next masterpiece.