Dear Parents and Guardians,
This has been an amazing first year at Nipmuc, both for my students and for me. The students synthesized all they learned to produce the highest quality work of the year. In Communication and Literacy, students created their own comic books as a culmination to our Hero’s Journey and graphic novel units. The students created the story and the art for the first editions of their books. 20 Time came to a close, and students were able to present the amazing work they’ve been doing this year. Students shared their work by giving TED talk style presentations about their projects and sharing what they learned through this unstructured project. English 9 closed out the year with To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prize winning story of prejudice and coming-of-age in Depression era Alabama. Students practiced the formal writing process, making claims, using outlines, finding and analyzing evidence, and giving and receiving feedback. They also had the chance to create some amazing mini-projects in reaction to the famous trial scene. They were able to “climb into a character’s skin”, as Atticus says. And just like that, the year is over! I am so proud of the work all my students achieved this year, and all the opportunities they took to take the work into their own hands. I hope everyone has an amazing summer (I’m looking forward to warm weather and nice books!) and I will see everyone in the fall. All the best, Rafi Diamond
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