First Grade, I was able to created my own Christmas List(6) without any instruction or help from anyone. My handwriting has shown improvement without the use of school standard lined-paper. I have shown that I am capable of using the proper letter format and my spelling is once again improving. This is to the continual instruction of grammar, spelling, and handwriting during school.In Second Grade our class was split into different reading groups. I feel this idea is wrong because those that arent in a higher reading group pay more attention to that particular group than what is going on in their own group. This was a problem for me. My report card shows my reading grade dropped to a G for Good. I began to loose interest and my literacy took a turn for the worst.By Second Grade we were given an assignment to use the words on a worksheet and write about Columbus Day (8). I barely wrote any of the words that were supposed to be used and made up some of the story of Columbus voyage. My teacher began to notice my abilities were slacking. Therefore, she stuck me into the highest reading group and I began to perform much better. In my writing of If I Wrote The Constitution (9) both my handwriting and spelling improved again. Soon I began writing longer paragraphs like, The Missing Cents (10). Here my imagination is running away with me in a story over a lost quarter. Yet, in the end of my story I am once again rushing for completion and it doesnt sound reasonable.In the Third Grade we were taught how to write in cursive. I was so excited to show my family how well I could write in a Mothers Day Card (11). We also learned how to spell words by having a Weekly Spelling Words Sheet (12) followed by a test at the end of the week. In these assignments we had to write each word three to five times each, use the word in a complete sentence, and write a definition of the word. We also began incorporating computers into our education...
