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Before even starting school, I remember having/playing with spelling-related toys. -
In my first years of schooling, including pre-k and kindergarten, I remember practicing spelling/writing with my parents on the daily. I owned multiple practice books. -
In these years, I remember being obsessed with the child author Mo Willems' stories (particularly the 'Elephant Piggie' books) and writing my own stories based on my interests at the time -
After my previous obsession, it transitioned to another. This time, it was 'The Magic Treehouse' novels written by Mary Pope Osborne. I remember reading over half of the series, being proud of myself for such -
In freshman year, I took my first college-paced high school English class at my previous school, ESUMS. I remember writing many essays that year and feeling like a ton was lifted off of my shoulders after passing my final. -
After moving schools for sophomore year, I decided to take my first true AP class, AP English Language.