Genre: 9th

Student: | Grade Level: 9th Genre: Fiction | Date: October 25, 2011

LARRY H

Oscar Wilde is known for his plays, his social criticism and poetry, as well as his fables.  One such fable, “The Happy Prince” was a particular favorite of Larry’s, and he decided to write his own version of the story.   The assignment required matching Wilde’s syntax exactly, as well as following the thematic arc of Read more…

Student: | Grade Level: 9th Genre: Personal Essays | Date: October 20, 2011

HANNAH H

First Day of High School   My alarm clock went off at 6 o’ clock in the morning, the sky still pitch dark. While I got ready for school, the just-woke-up-drowsiness, like fog, faded away. The worries I had built up in my mind about entering a new school came back to me. For the past few Read more…