Pareto Projects
Set 1
Writing a Novel
From the author's introduction to this project:
Hello everyone, I am Rachel Thompson, a Junior in AP Lang. For my Pareto Project, I have chosen to write a novel. It is a book about a 17 year old girl named Lydia Brown living through the revolutionary war. It shows how the war tears a family apart, and how it affects each and every individual in her family. I hope you enjoy reading it, and leave any comments or questions you have. I can use snapchat (rae_meredithh), or you can email me at rachel.thompson@brewsterschools.org.
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Vegan Advocacy
Disclaimer: This presentation contains imagery and ideas that some people might find offensive.This is a presentation on veganism by three students. They also created this pamphlet, which was distributed in the school.
From Ang, one of the student creators:
I am really happy that I did this project and got to present it to my classmates. I hope I can be more confident in myself so that, if there's an opportunity for me to speak about it somewhere, I won’t shy from it. There are definitely some things I wanted to add to the presentation which I recently realized. However, I’m really happy with the result.
Becoming a Writer
Erin's project is also one of the Medium portfolios featured on that page. Here, you can read her reflection on how this project arose, what she learned, and what she hopes to do next.
A Short Story
Nick's project was a short story. His reflection on the work is below.
Two Projects: One Personal, One Community-Based
Maria's projects have inspired a new shape for the Pareto Projects. Next year, each student will devise one project around a personal passion and a second project around the community. Her first project was to learn Arabic. The second, to develop a club in line with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, can be seen below, above an insightful reflection on the process itself.
Artwork and Reflections
One of the goals of a project like this is to couch a student's passion in the writing- and reading-based logic of the Humanities. Art fits perfectly, of course, and in this project, Olivia wrote frequently about her process. Of the lion paintings, she wrote:
"The lion painting is one of my favorites. Lions to me symbolize leadership and strength, something that is very important to me. Originally when I started i, I didn’t know how good I would do and I doubted myself a lot. But, I ended up doing very well because after awhile I submerged myself in my work."
Her thoughts on the Bob Marley sketch are included as a caption.