Independent Blog Post: Notice

This is my Independent Blog Post for the theme of Notice. Recently, I took a vacation in Las Vegas, and noticed how different Nevada was from Maryland. I started my film on the plane, and took videos and pictures throughout the trip to document what I noticed: a collection of views, nature, flowers, food, and more.

NOTE: VIDEO ENDS AT 1:06.There are two minutes and 30 seconds of blackness, I tried my best to fix this, but I was unable to.

Harlem Renaissance Brochure

Assignment/Activity Title- Harlem Renaissance Brochure                   Year— Freshman

Skill—  Writing, Research                                  Portfolio Category— Social Awareness

                 

In English class, students had the opportunity to explore the vast artistic ideas and inspirations that sparked a movement known as the Harlem Renaissance. This project required open-ended research and a final product of a brochure that would essentially inform readers about what the Harlem Renaissance was, and how it impacted art, music, writing, and political and social aspects of its time. With this project, starting out with basic researching proved to be harder than it looked. I wasn’t sure of which artists, musicians, writers, or politicians I would be interested in, so I didn’t know where to start. I searched up poems from the Harlem Renaissance period, and found one I was fascinated by, “I Shall Return”, by Claude McKay. I felt that this poem represented strength, nostalgia, and a journey in life.  After learning more about

Thoreau/Crane Essay

Thoreau/Crane Essay (Final Draft)

Assignment/Activity Title—Thoreau vs. Crane Essay                          Year— Freshman

Skill— Writing, Reading                                                  Portfolio Category— Critical Reasoning

            In English class, students had to read two well known books, analyze them in different assignments, and eventually write a organized and well thought out essay comparing the two books, Maggie: A Girl of the Streets, by Stephen Crane, and Walden, by Henry David Thoreau. Crane’s novel explored the life of a young girl growing up in the Bowery of New York City, at the turn of the 19^th century. Henry David Thoreau’s Walden gave a personal account of the author’s two-year stay living in isolation, away from any people or distractions. The two books were very different, and both were intriguing in their own way. The essay required for the two stories to be compared and contrasted over the author’s ideas of self-reliance, work, and