Past projects 2
NBCT Librarian
Funded Mar 27, 2018Students are preparing for their final performance acting out Orpheus and Eurydice in our Greek Amphitheater. These 4th/5th grade students have been in Socratic Seminar analyzing the myth, using textual analysis on their peers' different ending to the myth, and improvising dramatic tableaux for their book talks on multicultural myths.
Our 8th graders mentored the 4th/5th graders on climate change, creating a Powtoon and then explaining the thesis, analysis, and supporting evidence on their academic article.
Our 10th graders have created websites for National History Day on the Berlin Wall, The Armenian Genocide, The Crimean War and Women's Rights.
These students have learned how to nerd it out!”
With gratitude,
Ms. Enszer
This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple.AP Literature Seeks Tantalizing Texts for Literary Merit
Funded Jan 17, 2012Thank you so much for providing the tools needed for success on the AP Literature Exam. Students were able to learn literary terms, take practice exams, and hone their study strategies not only for the exam, but to prepare for college.
Students in the AP literature class attended tutoring after school, bringing their Kaplan guides to study key terminology such as scansion (iamb, trochee, anapest, dactyl) and annotation strategies on model student essays. Groups formed where students quizzed each other using flash cards on Biblical allusions, prosody, and figures of speech. Competition fueled questions between Pape and Angel such as âWho was Odysseus?â
Budget cuts have hit California schools hard, laying off teachers, leaving students grappling for supplies, and harboring large amounts of stress in the system. The students and I are so appreciative for the gift of these tools. Passing the AP Exam means college credit, which equals hundreds of dollars saved to that student. Literature shares the human experience, allowing us to understand each other.”
With gratitude,
Ms. Enszer
This classroom project was brought to life by Wasserman Foundation and 19 other donors.