Seniors will be creating digital multi-genre projects as a culminating project after The Kite Runner unit. Students will be choosing a topic based upon the question: How does a specific aspect presented in Hosseini’s The
Kite Runner have relevance in today’s culture, political scene,
society, etc?
The project outline can be seen in the following PowerPoint.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Kite Runner - Jeopardy Review Game
Click here to practice your expertise on The Kite Runner.
As a reminder, you need to gather all handouts you feel might help you on the final exam. However, all handouts must be hand-written and original in nature...NO PHOTOCOPIES WILL BE ALLOWED!
As a reminder, you need to gather all handouts you feel might help you on the final exam. However, all handouts must be hand-written and original in nature...NO PHOTOCOPIES WILL BE ALLOWED!
Friday, February 8, 2013
Composition - Exceptional Storybirds
After studying the elements of short stories, students in Composition wrote their own creative stories using storybird.com. Students were instructed to fully develop the plot line, the characters, the setting, and the conflict, all while adhering to grammar and conventions of English. The stories featured below were exemplary in some manner.
Carly Andregg's "A Day at the Zoo"
Olivia Smith's "Candy Dreams"
Taylor Schaefers' "Learning to Let Go"
Alicia Otto's "A Wish Gone Bad"
Dustin Kelly's "The Haunting of the Evil Scientist"
Colin Connelly's "The Little Boy Wished"
Nicole Breitbach's "Mr. Cuddle's Adventure"
Savannah Plagman's "Steve's Adventure Around the World"
Jasmine Staebler's "Love Never Fails"
Josh Werges' "The Sneaky Leopard"
Dayton Einck's "Jimmy Spark, Kid Super Hero"
Carly Andregg's "A Day at the Zoo"
Olivia Smith's "Candy Dreams"
Taylor Schaefers' "Learning to Let Go"
Alicia Otto's "A Wish Gone Bad"
Dustin Kelly's "The Haunting of the Evil Scientist"
Colin Connelly's "The Little Boy Wished"
Nicole Breitbach's "Mr. Cuddle's Adventure"
Savannah Plagman's "Steve's Adventure Around the World"
Jasmine Staebler's "Love Never Fails"
Josh Werges' "The Sneaky Leopard"
Dayton Einck's "Jimmy Spark, Kid Super Hero"
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Personal Narratives: Spring 2013
The sophomores in speech class have created podcasts detailing personal narratives. The narratives are diverse and have had significant editing done to increase interest. Please take a minute to listen to a few of the samples below.
Friday, February 1, 2013
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