Caitlin Willis
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Ms. McGee
AP English 12
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Reflection on my writing
Bucket List
Six Word Life Story
Written Assignments From Class
– Research Paper: Hot Air Balloons
– Essay Test: Heart of Darkness
Additional Assignment
– AP Psychology Research Paper:
Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
Creative writing
– Poem: Hot Air Balloons
Soul Project
Artifacts:
– 1. Short story written in 5th Grade:
Welcome to Planet Earth: A Survival
Guide
– 2. Short story written in 3rd Grade:
My House
– 3. Poem written in 7th Grade: Sammy
Sodium
Table of
Contents
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where you will
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Dear Reader,
As you can see from my artifacts, my writing style
has changed completely since elementary and middle school.
I consider myself to have been very creative and open
minded at that age. I rarely had trouble coming up with
something to write about because of my vivid imagination.
Whether if it was designing my own house, writing my own
mystery, or creating a survival guide for aliens, the
younger me had endless ideas.
In middle school, the writing continued but the room
for creativity slowly ceased. By eighth grade, the
majority of our writing assignments were answers to
prompts or research papers, most of mine following the
required five paragraph format. Writing, which I had once
enjoyed, became boring and redundant.
In high school I learned to write a solid paper that
was not only informative, but also had style. Learning
new concepts such as diction, syntax, and figurative
language has helped me perfect my writing into what it is
today.
Sincerely,
Caitlin
Click here to listen to my recording!
25 Things To Do Before
I Die
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Get a tattoo
Swim with dolphins
Go bungee jumping
Run a marathon
Complete a triathlon
Be an extra in a film
Send a message in a
bottle
8. Ride a camel into the
desert
9. Scuba dive off
Australia’s Great Barrier
Reef
10. Go up in a hot air
balloon
11. Attend the Olympics
12. Set foot on each of the 7
continents
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25.
Learn a second language
Climb an active volcano
Go to a music festival
Sky dive
Participate in the Polar
Plunge
Buy an island
Visit the Great Wall of
China
Take an African safari
Go to Amsterdam
Meet Lil’ Wayne
Shower in a waterfall
Ride the world’s biggest
roller coaster
Ride an elephant
A KID
NOW,
HELPING
KIDS
LATER
Hi, I’m Sammy Sodium,
Sammy Sodium
So don’t confuse me with Potassium,
My symbol is Na,
22.9898 g/mol is how much I weigh,
I was discovered in 1807 you see,
When Sir Humphrey Davy first isolated me,
In the periodic table, I’m number eleven,
Shortly after Nitrogen who’s number seven,
I am part of the alkali metal group,
So can I get a whoop whoop?
My coloring is a silvery white,
If you mix me with chloride, I’m quite a
delight,
I am present in abundance in the stars and sun
And I have an oxidation number of one,
In many minerals I can be,
I am by far the best element wouldn’t you agree?