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THINK OUTSIDE
THE BOX
ENGLISH CLASSES USE PROJECTS TO FURTHER
UNDERSTAND LITERATURE

After completing their study of various works from the

romantic genre, students in Ms. Dawne Houck's English 3
Honors classes were tasked with completing a project to
compare the elements of different styles of romanticism.
"We made a contrast between light and dark romantics. To
Customer is allowed to have objects outside of the margin.

represent that, I used a white and black paper with quotes to

show the difference," Jones Kendall (10) said.
Classes were given creative freedom regarding the medium of
their product. Some students designed digital projects, while
others elected to create physical representations.
"I really enjoyed artistic projects because they allowed me
to sit and think and to express what I learned in the most
creative way possible," Audrey Butler (10) said.
As they began the project, students referenced many of the
works they studied throughout the unit. Using quotes from
various stories, students compared the two styles of
romanticism.
"I had to review all the essays and materials we had done
in class in order to figure out how the two styles contradicted
each other," Kendall said.
The project allowed students to better recognize the
distinctions between romantic sub-genres, which improved
their comprehension of course material.
"After looking at the lights and the darks of romanticism
side by side, I was able to understand a lot more about how
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human imagination was valued at different times in history,"
Butler said.

PAGE TURNER During

independent reading time in
English 2 Honors Pre-IB,
Lydia Creech (9) reads a

ARTS novel. Creech preferred

books that tackled tough
subject-matter, such as 'All
Quiet on the Western Front'.
"It didn't shy away from what
AND CRAFTS was going on or glamorize
anything because it was so
raw, which I really liked,"
Creech said.
In English 2 Honors, Journee Photo by Cate Campbell
Green (10) creates a mask
for a project regarding folk IN THE ZONE In English 4,
tales. "Projects were very Chris Wallace (12) completes
interactive, which made them an assignment. Through
different and more fun than class projects, Wallace
essays. I also enjoyed that expanded his world-view and
there was a lot of group work understanding of other
involved," Green said. perspectives. "Essays helped
Through class projects, us understand how other
Green and her classmates people thought and how they
were able to delve deeper saw things," Wallace said.
into literature and form Photo by Tyler Pool
connections between texts.
Photo by Sophie Keiper

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