The assignment starts with students finding an object (a lost article of clothing, a key, an earring, someone’s shopping list), which they will then use to develop a short piece of fiction. Their goal is to use the author’s tools of characterization, plot structure, sensory imagery and...
Students will write a comparative essay critiquing the literary styles of two authors and their use of fear as a thematic focus. They will support their central claim with evidence from at least one film from class, one story from class and one film of their own choosing. Through the study of...
In this task, students will use their understanding of how natural selection leads to the predominance of certain traits in a population and the suppression of others to explain the frequencies of traits in a bacterial population and to consider the impact an antibiotic has on a bacterial...
Students will write or film a response discussing their relationship with the environment, how they view sustainability, and how their background and experiences brought them to those views. Students have the option (but are not required) to discuss these topics with a family member as part of...
Students will write an essay that analyzes how Stephen King uses literary devices such as symbolism, character development, and conflict to develop a thematic idea about the loss of innocence or the ways in which the experiences of our childhood contribute to our development. They will conduct...
In this task, students will answer the essential question: How can humans best balance our own interests and needs with the health of the environment? Students will understand how humans impact the sustainability of the Earth, how humans can effect change through individual actions, and learn...
