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I remember my teacher reading the abc's out loud to the class, and making everyone in the class repeat after her. -
During 1st to 2nd grade I remember moving on to chapter books like Magic Tree House and feeling excited that I could finish longer stories on my own. -
During this period I began writing my own short stories in class for various assignments, often about things I liked doing or funny made up characters. -
During this period of time I began reading book series like diary of a wimpy kid, I survived, and the who was book series. -
During this time I began reading different fantasy novels. At the same time, my writing shifted from simpler stories to longer essays, with paragraphs and evidence.
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I began reading class novels like The Outsiders and historical. Writing my first real analytical essays with introductions, body paragraphs and body paragraphs, and conclusions. I learned about thesis statements and supporting evidence. -
Reading in harder classics like The Great Gatsby. Practiced annotating texts and writing more polished essays. I started to see literature as a way to explore bigger themes like the American dream.