Here is some of the work of students, recently, who have done well – I encourage underclassmen at GCA to go to the individual student blogs on the lower left to see the advice they have written for you. Some have written how to apply to college better or how to have a smooth senior year, or even just how to be a good student. They have written about their experiences both inside school and out, and things they enjoyed learning.
Both Arielle and Coleen have agreed to let their graduation speeches be posted here. Coleen was the salutatorian so she SPOKE FIRST.
and Arielle was the valedictorian, or finished first in the graduating class, and SPOKE LAST at the graduation ceremony on June 2nd.
Congratulations to all graduating seniors! We will be thinking about you and praying for you.
Jill – Langston Hughes
Karen – e.e. cummings
Coleen – John Steinbeck
Yumi – F. Scott Fitzgerald
Claire – Sandra Cisneros
Arielle – Tennessee Williams
Michelle – Sylvia Plath
Sharah – Ray Bradbury
Joanna – Virginia Woolf
Molly – George Orwell
Book – George Bernard Shaw
Oscar – Li Bai
Gordon – Leo Tolstoy
Allen – Robert Frost
Josh – Ernest Hemingway
Kevin – Edgar Allan Poe
Kate – Washington Irving
Ken – Nathaniel Hawthorne
Calvin – Maxine Hong Kingston
Paul – Elizabeth Bishop
George – William Carlos Williams
Alvyn - Douglas Adams
And here are a few good honors book reports, in case you would like to see what they look like:
Book - Things Fall Apart
Claire - The Lord of the Flies
Arielle - The Bell Jar
For more writing topics or good reading material that is often related to posts the students have made on their individual blogs, see below.
1. If you had some time off without
worry about finances, from 6 months to one year, what would you do with the
time? Would you prefer to focus on developing the mind through reading and
learning, the body through physical exercise and exploring, the spirit by
helping others and getting involved in a worthy cause, or the heart by
improving social skills and working with people or meeting more than the usual
number? Is there a place you would like to spend the time, an activity you
would like to do, or someone you would like to hang out with?
2. If you had three to six months to
develop one skill well, and you could work on it all day without worrying about
finances or tuition, what would you learn? Would you learn independently, or
seek assistance of a teacher or go to a traditional school? Imagine whatever
teacher or school you want has no choice but to accept you and you can go
anywhere in the world for up to six months to either hone a skill you already
have or develop a new one. What would you choose and why?
Choose one of the following articles, summarize it, and then offer your own opinions.
7 Things Most College Students Don’t Know They Can Get For Free
7 Ways to Save Money in the Most Expensive Cities
10 of the Most Affordable Healthy Foods You Can Buy
American Universities are Addicted to Chinese Students
The W.N.B.A. Should Bring the Basket Down, and Fandom Up
7 Ways to Save Money in the Most Expensive Cities
10 of the Most Affordable Healthy Foods You Can Buy
American Universities are Addicted to Chinese Students
The W.N.B.A. Should Bring the Basket Down, and Fandom Up
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI've just come across your blog and though I'd reach out and offer you some materials.
Together with several friends we develop a flashcard app called VocApp. It's mainly intended to be used with languages, but I've used it to compile a list of prominent American writers and their major works. You can find it here: http://vocapp.com/20th-century-american-writers-flashcards-200929
Please feel free to share it with your users if you find it somehow follows the general line of your blog's content.
I'll be looking forward to hearing from you!
Wishing you a lot of inspiration for future blog entries,
Camille