I've always been told by English teachers that those who read a lot have better English and vocabulary skills, and I finally understood that when I got into Honors English. I was in Honors English my Freshman year, and every time we had to write a paper, I would do really well. I would do well because I read on my own time, so I have a broad vocabulary, knowledge of different sentence structures, etc. I'm in Honors English 10 this year, with Mr. Laird as my teacher, and I continue my streak of good writing, advanced vocabulary, and clear speech. Mr. Laird is another great teacher, and best of all, he's not as tough of a grader as Mrs. James was last year! In this year's class, it seems to me that we read more advanced, complicated material, like The Tragedy of Julius Caesar and Antigone. Personally, I wasn't a fan of either. However, we read them as a class, and Mr. Laird helped us understand what was going on by explaining what the characters were saying, but in a more current dialect. In Honors English 10, we do quite a few computer projects (i.e. powerpoints), which I like better than writing papers. Overall, I like the higher level thinking required for Honors English and the higher G.P.A. given to the class.
This is the mutimedia project that I did on a hero of mine, Oskar Schindler. I got a 100% on the project, and was very pleased with my final outcome. It was very frustrating to make, but all my hard work payed out in the end. I liked this project, and I would definitely do it again for another class.
This is the expository essay that i wrote at the beginning of the year. I wrote about eating disorders, and I found it very interesting. I liked the fact that Mr. Laird gave us this assignment but let us pick the topic that we wanted to write about. From this essay, I learned a lot of new information about eating disorders.
This is the mutimedia project that I did on a hero of mine, Oskar Schindler. I got a 100% on the project, and was very pleased with my final outcome. It was very frustrating to make, but all my hard work payed out in the end. I liked this project, and I would definitely do it again for another class.