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Read First Memorable Book
As a story before bed, my mother read me the story "Love You Forever" by Robert Munsch. -
Read First Memorable Poem
In preschool, I read my first memorable poem, which was the nursery rhyme "Hickory Dickory Dock". -
Read First Book By Myself
In first grade, I read the first book on my own, "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss. -
Completed First Piece of Writing
My second-grade teacher, Mrs. Gibson inspired me to write a story about my first time hunting, where I was with my father when he killed a turkey, which was very exciting for me to see. -
Read Favorite Classical Book
In 5th grade, I read my favorite classical book, "The Rifle" by Gary Paulsen. At the time, I knew that it was a good book, but didn't know that it would later become my favorite. -
Read "The Hatchet"
The one book that I heard everyone in 5th-grade talking about was "The Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen. This was such a popular book that it took me almost a month after hearing about it to finally get a copy at the library. I read it and liked that it talked about survival and the outdoors, that I started basing my narrative writings around some of the same concepts. -
Learned Formal Writing Style
In 6th grade, I was fortunate enough to have Mrs. Klein. She taught me how to write formally and properly. I still use many of these writing tactics today. -
Refined Formal Writing Skills
Two of my 8th grade teachers, Mrs. Shrift and Mr. Branas helped me to refine and perfect my formal writing skills. -
Explored Different Writing Styles
In 9th grade, Dr. Mock brought me into exploring many creative writing styles with her assignments. -
Read Shakespeare for the First Time
Dr. Mock explored the writings of Shakespeare with my class, which contributed to my writings that year. -
Read "Macbeth" by Shakespeare
Ms. Yevchak picked up where Dr. Mock left off and started off 10th grade with reading and writing about one of Shakespeare's works. -
Read "The Great Gatsby"
To finish 10th grade, we read "The Great Gatsby" and explored its meanings. -
Read "Animal Farm"
As part of my 11th grade year, Mrs. Livermore explored the meanings of the book "Animal Farm"