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Tracing the ABC's
Back in kindergarten I used to trace the letters of the alphabet in order to learn how to write them properly. This was my real first experience of proper writing. -
My First Book with a Swear Word
I remember in second grade I was reading a book with my reading group and saw a swear word (damn). I got up and told my teacher. This was my first time reading a book with more advanced vocabulary. -
Tsunami Research Paper
In third grade we were learning about natural disasters. I chose tsunamis and I had to draw pictures with each page. This was my first ever research project. -
The Wizard of Oz Book
In fourth grade the whole class had to listen to our teacher read The Wizard of Oz. This was extremely boring in the moment. Looking back on it now it was a lot of fun and I wish I took those moments more seriously. The book was actually pretty good. -
My "Ugly" Experience
In sixth grade we had a summer reading assignment. I decided to not read it and within the first week of school my teacher told us to talk with a group about the book. I was clueless and once she realized many of us didn't read the book, she gave us more time in class to read it. I learned my lesson... -
Learning MLA
I remember being really confused about MLA formatting. I also hated writing so much just for one paper. I now look back on it being thankful for doing it because without it I think I would have failed 9th grade. -
My First Narrative
In 8th grade I was introduced to narrative writing. I found this part of the class very fun and enjoyed writing. I remember we had a narrative project and I wrote about a made up person in his perspective named Todd. It was based on the movie "Dodgeball". This helped me become a more creative writer and a better writer. -
My Experience with Fahrenheit 451
I hated this book in 9th grade. I did not understand it and then I had to do a project on it. I wrote a summary of the book and also made a book cover for it. This made me realize I won't enjoy every book I read, but I can still use it to improve certain qualities of my reading/writing. -
10th Grade Slavery Essay
This was one of my last essays in Mrs. Plumey's class. I got a 100% on it and was very surprised. I enjoyed writing about history, so it was easy to write the essay. Getting a 100% really showed me how much I improved from the beginning to the end of the year. Plumey's class helped me a lot with grammar and the overall formatting for essays.