6 word memoirs

In preparation for a unit on narratives, students practiced the art of writing super short personal narratives made up of 6 words only! Enjoy their reflections below

Elements of Art and Photography

As part of ELA, students engage in analysis of artwork and photography. In order to analyze photographs from WWII, 7th graders reviewed the 7 elements of art (line, texture, shape, form, color, space, and value). Here they show what they learned in their own artwork.

A day in the life of a child in a refugee camp

Inspired by our novel 'Journey to Topaz' students first researched a refugee camp that exists in the world today, and then wrote a fictional narrative of a life in the day of a child living in the camp. The outdid themselves with their descriptions of the setting and the feelings of the children, mashallah!

Zaatari Camp, Jordan (Bita Bonakdar)

Zaatari Camp, Jordan (Zoya Raza)

Zaatari Camp, Jordan (Fatemah Khan)

Matamoros, Mexico (Aala Rezaian)

Matamoros, Mexico (Shanzay Iqbal)

Moria Camp, Greece (Sura Salak)

Dadaab, Kenya (Hyder Mirza)

Perspective in poetry: An inanimate object on the day of Ashura