Corrected essay (corrections are in red font): Synthesis Essay 2 things I’m proud of: Using all my thoughts to build an insightful essay. At first, I was overwhelmed by all the things I wanted to include from my brainstorm and wasn’t sure how to organize them in a logical way. I’m glad I was … Continue reading Synthesis Corrections
I really enjoyed the Dead Poets Society. Analyzing “O’Captain, my Captain” and “O’Me, O’Life” afterward made the movie even better in my mind because I was able to understand the themes and messages on another level. The identity unit opened my eyes to all the different kinds of people in the world and the challenges we face as … Continue reading English 11 Reflections
Topic: discrimination against immigrants A) Our process: We started out by gathering materials we all thought might be useful. We then shared our visions for the project and thought of ways to incorporate them all. Once we’d established a basic understanding of the path we were going to take, we got to work on the 3D … Continue reading Design Thinking
Question: Do you think Joseph Boyden should write stories about the Indigenous people of Canada? Why or why not? Joseph Boyden is an author and should write stories about fictional (or real) encounters with the Indigenous people of Canada— but he cannot claim their identities by writing from their perspectives. These people’s ways and traditions … Continue reading Joseph Boyden
When the Washington Redskins chose their team name, their intent was to epitomise Native American qualities, yet they inadvertently defined what it is to be Native American, made use of a culture that was not theirs to take, and in the process, offended a number of people. Writers and poets like Winona Linn and Rita … Continue reading Redskins Controversy: Why The Washington Redskins Should Lose Their Name (Corrected)
Narrative Essay-2o5vb18 After further revision of my narrative essay, I can conclude that I did a good job of showing the reader how my thinking evolved throughout the story. Next time, I would like to take my writing to the next level by expressing these types of evolutions using dialogue and more descriptive writing.
Persuasive Essay (corrected)-28lug4n Two things I did well in this essay: Transitioning between topics Using evidence to dig deep and provide an in-depth perspective on my topic Two things I can improve for next time: Avoiding informal terms (writing “it is” instead of “it’s”) Reviewing my essay more before I hand it in. There were … Continue reading Civil Disobedience: A Justified Act
In his “speech”, captain Beatty narrows the causes of society’s “evolution” down to technology, mass exploitation and minority pressure. According to him, the gradual reduction of books began, in part, because of the growing population and the sudden arrival of new technologies. On page 54 he says, “[…] The world was roomy. But then the … Continue reading Beatty’s Lecture