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The life and times of Katherine

GadzinskiMcGeeAP Lit B1

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Letter to Reader

Six Word Memoir

McGee’s Assignments

Bucket List

Additional Assignment

Soul PictureEarly Life Writing

Dear Reader, From the time I picked up a crayon and scribbled absolute nonsense to

now…which I still do the exact same thing and just attempt to mask it (but in reality I’m still the preschooler gripping the crayon with determination to write something beautiful and impressive to bring home to mommy and daddy, but failing miserably when I look back on it years or even minutes later). But who says writing has to be beautiful for other people? Just for me, that’s what I’ve learned. My writing is just for me. Sure it’s taken me a long time to learn that lesson but I now know that I won’t be satisfied with an ‘A’ on a paper unless I know it’s my best; and isn’t that what really matters?

Elementary school was filled with creating books about my best friends and our adventures with our pets. Then middle school came and the seriousness crept up on us, really baring its teeth in high school with essays and papers that challenged us to squeeze out the creativity of our drying sponge of a brain to dribble on to each essay. Not that that was a bad thing. When I look back it was a challenge opposed by our imagination. In one corner of the ring was the prompt, the other: my imagination. It has been my duty to blend the prompt with creativity giving my answer the oomph it needed to entertain.

I’m a performer: that’s my job. Love, Kate Gadzinski

LETTER TO READER

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1. Elphaba in Wicked on Broadway2. Ariel in the Little Mermaid on Broadway3. Shower in a waterfall4. Live in NYC5. Spend at least two years in Europe6. Vacation in Santorini7. Live in a flat in London and talk on my mobile back to my mates in the states8. Actually exclaim “’Tis Big Ben!” upon seeing the famous landmark9. Graduate from UVa10. Find success in whatever career I actually end up with11. Come back to my high school reunion and show up all those who made fun12. Inspire someone13. Actually win an argument against Zack and Mike14. Find my true love15. If I get married it will be in the carriage from Cinderella16. Run a marathon17. Bungee jump18. Walk a day blindfolded19. Open a bakery20. Go to Harry Potter Land21. Meet Idina Menzel22. Be on SNL23. Start a famous catchphrase… my current attempt: “who dis be?!”24. Make my parents proud25. Be happy.

BUCKET LIST

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SOUL PICTURE

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McGee’s Class

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I Want To Be Greencollege admissions essay

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Green Baby scribbling

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Dear Joan, December 8, 2000

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Trucks, toasters, and furnitureFebruary 21, 2001

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St. Patrick’s Day in the classroom

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