Time Capsule Projects

Students used their five senses— hearing, seeing, feeling, smelling and tasting— to write about the experiences that have shaped their cultural identities. They paired each of their five senses to a personal narrative or story. They identified a memory, the sense it is connected to, its importance and the story behind it. Students have created narratives that are creative and personal.

Students measured, input, and analyze data on their own sleeping habits, and document their findings in their virtual journal.

Through the analysis of a short story and the creation of their own visual representations of their identities, this lesson invited students to consider how the answer to the question “Who am I?” arises from the relationship between the individual and society—the ways in which we define ourselves and the ways in which we are defined by others

Students differentiated between primary and secondary sources, including oral histories.

Students planed, recorded, and shared an oral history from a family or community member (video, recording, or written transcript).

Students analyzed county level data and national/local news coverage of the disproportionate racial health disparities related to the pandemic in Central Texas and the country. They identified underlying causes for the disparities, review different recommendations to address them, and recommend one in writing.

This project explored the power and pitfalls of images. Examining social media campaigns through the lens of critical literacy this project offered students an opportunity to challenge and extend their understanding of bias, the role of the press (and other media makers), and the importance of journalistic standards.

Invent a Law to Benefit Humanity

Students used creativity and innovation to create a law that can solve the world's problems. Students first analyzed how problems in the past have had solutions through policy and law. They then create a list of problems in society, and narrow down to one and suggest it to their congressman.

Students created a playlist for the world at this time. Student playlist explored emotions like anger, sadness, joy, excitmentment to create this list. It was important for students to recognize the healing powers of music and the emotions that can be had. They identified what emotions are felt from their selection of songs and why they chose to highlight these emotions in particular.

This activity required students to first analyze the purposes of different memes and then create their own meme with a specific purpose.