Quarter 1
Students were tasked with writing horror stories as a group. Not only is writing with others a challenge, but they also had to create multiple plotlines and endings. This was not an easy task, and students were only given a few weeks to accomplish this incredible feat.
I hope you enjoy the terrifying and horrendous events in these chilling tales!
Students were tasked with rewriting the story of The Medicine Bag by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve. The original story can be read by clicking on the title and author.
Students were to choose an alternative narrator to tell the events of the story. Students chose various perspectives, including characters who were present in the original, characters who were not, as well as animals, plants, and spirits.
Students were asked to purposefully include dialogue and imagery to create interest for the reader, as well as narrative voice.
This assignment always comes with some sense of difficulty in not only remembering the events of a story, but also creating perspective of a a person we do not know and having to put ourselves in their shoes or position. With that said, each student put in an incredible amount f effort and should be proud of their work.
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Students read stories and completed assignments with the theme of Rites of Passage. In doing so and studying plot elements, the final project for Quarter 1 was to write a personal narrative about a rite of passage they have gone through.
For context, a rite of passage is a milestone in life or an event that has helped someone to grow and mature. Students were challenged with identifying an event and writing a story about it. As with any story, not all events in these narratives are entirely truthful. While the general events and the life lessons are true, some fictional elements were added to create interest for the reader.
Writing about oneself is a difficult task and incredibly vulnerable. I ask that as you read these stories, you read with an open mind and heart, using this as a lense to see how our students have reflected on their life experiences to become the amazing people they are today.
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