Holiday Potlucks!

The students is English 20F and English 10F decided to have potlucks today. We celebrated the holiday season and took the opportunity to build the community feeling in our class. We also got to celebrate each other's cultures with a lot of different types of food! Needless to say we had a great time... So good that we had visitors from other classes come to enjoy the food was us!! Happy Holidays to everyone!

War Presentations

The students in English 20F started their presentations today in class. Over the last week of classes, students formed groups, brainstormed what they were interested in learning more about on the topic of war and then decided how to present their information. This is all part of the novel study on the book Generals Die in Bed. Great job everyone!

I AM Poems

As part of our Fitting In Unit, students in EN10F wrote I AM poems to express some of their qualities, interests and hopes. 

Long Term Goal Planning

The students in Family Studies completed a time line for their goals. Students were asked to choose ten goals and present them on a poster. It was very interesting to see what students want to accomplish in their lives! 

LEAF (Women's Legal Education and Action Fund) Presentation

Representatives from the LEAF program presented the NO means NO program to the EN20F class this week. LEAF's website describes the program as:

This is a legal education program that teaches youth about their legal rights and responsibilities related to sexual assault and consent through creative and interactive activities that address power imbalances, gender stereotypes, and their connection to violence in relationships. 

Macbeth

Currently students in EN30SLH are reading and viewing Shakespeare's Macbeth. We have been using the online resource, Oxford Next to help understand the material.

Amazing projects for The Hunger Games in EN20F!

The students in EN20F did a wonderful job completing projects on the book The Hunger Games! Students were challenged to create an idea for their project completely on their own. Great work!

The Kite Runner Final Project in EN30SLH

The culminating activity for our unit on Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner was making our own kites! Students had to make a kite with an important symbol, character, turning point, and theme from the novel. Additionally, the tail of the kite had to show the main character's path to redemption from the beginning to the end of the novel.

EN10F Romeo and Juliet Comics

As part of our unit on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet  students made comics depicting important scenes from the play. Students were given the opportunity to choose the physical characteristics of the characters as well as the setting. Students were also required to provide a summary of the events of the scene; both demonstrating their comprehension. Great job!