For as long as I can recall, I have been a creator. Before I even received my first essay prompts in school, as a child I already crafted stories to be transcribed by my father, or scribbled down by my own hands, or played out by toy dolls. I never even realized my natural inclination to writing until suddenly, around the third grade or so, my teachers and peers began noticing this peculiar aspect of myself. My essays were read aloud to the class, the teachers instructed me to assist my peers who struggled with grammar, the librarian gave me personal recommendations on which books were a satisfying read - sure enough, my aspiration to be a writer had been diagnosed.
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However, this was the fifth-grade version, a telling of the story that could fit our mentality - and so the story of _Cindy_ was born. _Cindy_ told the tale of its title character, a fifth grader who only wanted to attend the Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Dance, but was discouraged by the Evil Step-Sisters, the local clique of mean girls. They would incessantly bully Cindy for being poor and wearing ugly clothes, so when Cindy attempted to dress up and go to the dance, they ridiculed her into staying home. Luckily, a fairy god-sister appeared in order to fix Cindy up and sent her to the dance to waltz with the most popular boy in school, lose her shoe, recover her shoe from the prince, and live happily ever after. Cindy's story was fantasy, my peers and I found a sort of relation to it as we all understood the issues it touched on, albeit lightheartedly. In addition to being relatable, the play was not much longer than twenty minutes and included enough role for all who desired participation to act in it, notably in a vocal "sound-effects crew" that hid behind a curtain throughout the play (much to our amusement). Overall, my production was much friendlier to our class as it was written by one of us; Cindy more accurately reflected our experiences, attention spans, and sense of
My process of becoming a writer appeared to clearly manifest itself when i …show more content…
However, this was the fifth-grade version, a telling of the story that could fit our mentality - and so the story of _Cindy_ was born. _Cindy_ told the tale of its title character, a fifth grader who only wanted to attend the Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Dance, but was discouraged by the Evil Step-Sisters, the local clique of mean girls. They would incessantly bully Cindy for being poor and wearing ugly clothes, so when Cindy attempted to dress up and go to the dance, they ridiculed her into staying home. Luckily, a fairy god-sister appeared in order to fix Cindy up and sent her to the dance to waltz with the most popular boy in school, lose her shoe, recover her shoe from the prince, and live happily ever after. Cindy's story was fantasy, my peers and I found a sort of relation to it as we all understood the issues it touched on, albeit lightheartedly. In addition to being relatable, the play was not much longer than twenty minutes and included enough role for all who desired participation to act in it, notably in a vocal "sound-effects crew" that hid behind a curtain throughout the play (much to our amusement). Overall, my production was much friendlier to our class as it was written by one of us; Cindy more accurately reflected our experiences, attention spans, and sense of