In the three texts that we have read so far I noticed that descriptive imagery is used a lot. We see in the texts how the author paints a picture in our minds of the environment they’re in. For example, in “How to Read Like a Writer” it starts off with the author describing where he works. He says that his work place was a red brick, four-story theatre which is very descriptive and helps us imagine what this place could’ve looked like. Further, in “The Fourth of July” the author uses descriptive imagery throughout the entire text constantly describing where she was and what it looked like. I think this helps the reader understand the author more because it forces them to interpret the text in the eyes of the author.

Personal experiences are great ways to get started with an education narrative. From all three texts we’ve read all of them were based on personal experiences they had to go through. I also notice that in these texts all of the authors experiences taught them something or made them feel something. Bunn came to a realization about the way he was reading, Olivarez was very curious and somewhat lost until he discovered writing and found comfort in it, and Lorde became very angry when she had the racist encounter, and this could have led to some later realization about her situation. Regardless, something very important to note about these experiences is that all of the authors learned something valuable from them.

A concern I have about writing my own education narrative is that I’m not sure if it would be that interesting or appealing.