American Dreams and Six-Word Memoirs

Although we are only days into the school year, it is clear that the Class of 2014 is full of intensity and imagination. 

One of the first assignments of the year was to compose a six-word memoir, inspired by the video "Six-Word Memoirs by Teens." Here are a few glimpses at what the students shared in the class compilation of memoirs: 

The full compilation may be viewed through the students' Google Apps accounts. 

Throughout this year, a concept that students will return to time and again will be that of the American Dream. We will explore how the American Dream materializes as myth and reality in the course of our study of American literature. The best way to begin was to explore what the American Dream means to us as individuals. 

The full compilation of student collages may be accessed via the student Google Apps accounts. 

Now that we are entering the second cycle, we are working on composing multi-voiced narratives, inspired by the summer reading book, The Joy Luck Club.  Some excerpts from these will be shared in the next post.  

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Throughout the year, this blog will serve as a wonderful way for the students in all sections of English 11 to connect with each other and with their families, and to share the important work that we do with a larger community of learners.  Stay tuned!