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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS DEPARTMENT

THE COLOR OF OUR WORDS // How do you decide what to write about?

SAMUEL IM, 10 // JOSHUA IM, 9 // ADRIENE
"I like to write about "I want to write TABAQUERO, 12 //
something about things that "I like to write urban
controversial. I look interest me. The fantasy and create my
on the news and write things I write about own worlds. World
about something that just come to me." building allows me to
catches my eyes." reflect on the real world
and its problems."

FINDING A

CLAUSE //

How has English impacted
you? For many, this can be a Customer is allowed to have objects outside of the margin.
difficult question to answer. In
elementary and middle
school, most of us spent our
English classes creating
projects, group reading and
learning how to structure
essays. In high school, we
TRIM LINE TRIM LINE more engaging and TOP: Looking over and reviewing a practice FRQ, juniors Hannah Snyder and TRIM LINE TRIM LINE
continue to do all of these
things, but with the additive of

thought-provoking stories to
Esther Yang discuss their answers, ready for the AP Lang exam in the spring.
get immersed into, and more
LEFT: Juniors, Sha' Ryhia Frye and Celena Rehedul show the unexpected
collaborative nature of AP English Language, as they give feedback on each other's
opportunities to have a deep,
structured understanding of
RIGHT: Debating AP literature's attendance question, seniors Katie Appelhans
and Hana Chang agree on the superiority of Disney villains!
those stories. Since English papers.
class is a mandatory core
class for all four years of high HOOKED ON BOOKS //
school, our teachers make Our Blackhawks shared which genres
sure we have some fun!
they like to read in their free time-
"AS A SENIOR, I'M
GRATEFUL FOR ROMANCE 39%
ALL MY ENGLISH
CLASSES HONING
MY WRITING FANTASY 34%
AND ANALYSIS
TOP: Stephen Colonna intently finishes his practice SKILLS, NOT
timed write. Timed writes can be hard, but it can ONLY FOR MY NON-FICTION 17%
become easier with time and practice! CAREER BUT FOR
BOTTOM: Reviewing the various ways to craft ADULTHOOD."
arguments, Ayden Watts, 11, practices synthesizing - TAEMIN KIM, 12 SCI-FI 11%
evidence and lines of reasoning.

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