November 28th and 29th, the sophomore students in Ms. Cruz’s English II classes at C.C. Winn High School were assigned to craft an essay to be reviewed for submission for Scholar of the Month to represent her classes.
In order to stray away from the usual moaning and groaning that comes when an essay is assigned, Ms. Cruz asked students to create a brochure about themselves.
This brochure highlighted each individual’s characteristics, extracurricular involvement, academic successes, career goals, etc.
To ensure students remain focused on achieving one of their near term goals— high school graduation— Ms. Cruz had all students decorate their brochure’s cover with a picture of themselves in a graduation cap and gown. Students had fun writing their Scholar of the Month essays while completing this writing project.
Way to go, Mavs!
