1. Michael Burnett Mrs. McGee AP English 12 About Me Dear Reader The list The WorksAbout Me Dear Reader The listThe Works

2. About Me Homepage Homepage I am Michael Burnett and I am a senior at Kellam High School. I will be attending Virginia Military Institute in June to wrestle and get an applied mathematics degree. I plan on commissioning with the Army and being a Ranger. Surfing and wrestling make me who I am as a person today and they are my outlets where I can express myself. I have an awesome, supportive family with my mom, Penny, my dad, Fred, and my brother, Jason. I am very into volunteering for Special Olympics because my brother has Down Syndrome and it means the world to him to see people there for him.Kellam High SchoolVirginia Military Institute ArmySpecial Olympics

3. Dear Reader Homepage Homepage Dear reader, This portfolio is revealing me as a writer for you. I am going to show you my attempts from elementary school where I had just as hard of a time writing it as you probably will reading my hand writing. Then I will take you through my rough but almost there writing of middle school. It is not very creative but I tried my hardest. Then you will see the big difference that took place in high school where I learned techniques and got a little more creative. I think you will easily be able to see the transformation and I hope you enjoy this display of my forward progress as a writer.

4. The List of 25 things I want to do before I die Homepage Homepage Box Mark Bonner, Get rich, Go to VMI, Win a NCAA wrestling title, Live homeless for a summer, Own a house in Costa Rica, Have a pet squirrel, Have a pet ferret, Swim with a Great White shark, Kill a deer with my bare hands, Blow up a deer with a grenade, Wrestle a bear, Be in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Surf with Rob Machado, Go watch the Olympics, Go to a Pink Floyd laser light show, Meet the band members of The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Vacation to California, Have a Dalmatian, Get diesel( or try), Go base jumping in Mexico, have an underground room in my backyard, Get good at some musical instrument, Fly a helicopter, and Shoot a bazooka

5. The Works Homepage Homepage Six Word Memoir Soul Picture The Third Grade Journal Fifth Grade “How Too” paper The Fourth Grade “The Fade Kidnapping” Memorable Wrestling Match VMI entrance essay The writing process displayed The Hemingway essay

6. Six Word Life Story THE WORKS THE WORKS I hide my empty candy wrappers

7. Soul Picture The Works The Works

8. Some of My Third Grade Journals The Works The Works

9. Fifth Grade “How To” paper The Works The Works

10. Fourth Grade “Fake Kidnapping” Paper The Works The Works

11. Memorable Wrestling Match The Works The Works

12. VMI Application Essay the Works the Works

13. Writing Process Displayed The Works The Works To start my writing process these are my steps

14. The Hemingway Essay The Works The Works