My name is Mackenzie Jenkins and I am taking creative writing at Academic Magnet High School. Starting this class in 10th grade this year, I have already grown immensely. Writing has always been one of my strong points in life, and I love the idea of being able to create something new, that the world has not seen yet. Although I can write a decent essay or DBQ, the works of creative writing that I produce stand above the rest because I am not restricted by any boundaries and can explore new concepts and ideas.
My philosophy as a writer is actually enhanced by my experience as an actress and my love of visual arts. In my mind, I can visualize what I want to wright about, as if it were a movie or a play. Then, I copy down exactly what I see on paper. The literary device of imagery is commonly present in the end result of my writings.Three particular works that best demonstrate my philosophy would have to be my six word memoir, my found sound poem, and the journal entry My Ride Home.
In the six word memoir project, we had to write a statement about ourselves using pictures, typeface, and a total of only 6 words. This project captured the essence of my writing style. I see my stories played out on a stage. My memoir displays a picture of me posing on stage all dressed up as a young child. I love the idea of watching a story come to life, like movies. I try to created that with words on a page, just like I created it in my memoir.
In my found sound poem, I had to be short and sweet while showing the sound of my choice, the ocean, in the light that I wanted it to be. Describing the oceans sounds as waves would get the point across, but no one would care. When I hear the ocean, I hear a million sounds blended into one, just like the millions of lives that hide beneath the surface. I had to find a way to sum up these sounds while also being short and to the point. I ended up using an allusion to a beehive, and a personification of the waves to get the meaning across. Although it was a challenge at first, my continual trials proved to be beneficial, and I created a found sound poem that summed up the ocean to me.
In the journal entry, My Ride Home, I made something that was a potentially boring subject, a car ride, into a story that would open the readers eyes to the beauty that we drive by daily. This journal came easily to me because of the imagery I was able to use in the descriptions. I remembered what I felt, saw, and heard. I turned the simple words that I could connect to in my head and made them into phrases that would allow you to see it as if you were sitting next to me.
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Below are some featured writings that exemplify the highlights of my writing career in my creative writing class.
Welcome: Mackenzie Jenkins Creative Writing
My name is Mackenzie Jenkins and I am taking creative writing at Academic Magnet High School. Starting this class in 10th grade this year, I have already grown immensely. Writing has always been one of my strong points in life, and I love the idea of being able to create something new, that the world has not seen yet. Although I can write a decent essay or DBQ, the works of creative writing that I produce stand above the rest because I am not restricted by any boundaries and can explore new concepts and ideas.
My philosophy as a writer is actually enhanced by my experience as an actress and my love of visual arts. In my mind, I can visualize what I want to wright about, as if it were a movie or a play. Then, I copy down exactly what I see on paper. The literary device of imagery is commonly present in the end result of my writings.Three particular works that best demonstrate my philosophy would have to be my six word memoir, my found sound poem, and the journal entry My Ride Home.
In the six word memoir project, we had to write a statement about ourselves using pictures, typeface, and a total of only 6 words. This project captured the essence of my writing style. I see my stories played out on a stage. My memoir displays a picture of me posing on stage all dressed up as a young child. I love the idea of watching a story come to life, like movies. I try to created that with words on a page, just like I created it in my memoir.
In my found sound poem, I had to be short and sweet while showing the sound of my choice, the ocean, in the light that I wanted it to be. Describing the oceans sounds as waves would get the point across, but no one would care. When I hear the ocean, I hear a million sounds blended into one, just like the millions of lives that hide beneath the surface. I had to find a way to sum up these sounds while also being short and to the point. I ended up using an allusion to a beehive, and a personification of the waves to get the meaning across. Although it was a challenge at first, my continual trials proved to be beneficial, and I created a found sound poem that summed up the ocean to me.
In the journal entry, My Ride Home, I made something that was a potentially boring subject, a car ride, into a story that would open the readers eyes to the beauty that we drive by daily. This journal came easily to me because of the imagery I was able to use in the descriptions. I remembered what I felt, saw, and heard. I turned the simple words that I could connect to in my head and made them into phrases that would allow you to see it as if you were sitting next to me.
Table of Contents:
Below are some featured writings that exemplify the highlights of my writing career in my creative writing class.
Featured Journal Entry My Ride Home
Featured Journal Entry Fortune Cookie
Featured Journal Entry The Infirmary
Final 55 Fiction Story
Final Copy Change Poem
Final Free Verse Poem
Final Shadow Puppet Excerpt
Final Six Word Memoir
Ten Commandments