1. "Most Beautiful Work Award" - I am most proud of my tragedy essay. I put a lot of work into organizing it right and making sure my ideas got out in the essay. I've always been afraid that my writing will be confusing in its order and organization (because when I start off I spill all my ideas out), but after this essay I've learned to trust myself to wisely organize an essay or other piece of writing. I also like the ideas I came up with in the essay about how the definition of tragedy changes with the times (the Greeks loved their rulers, so it was tragic when rulers were revealed to be flawed; we hate politicians nowadays [unless they're truly beneficient to the people], so our focus lies on what happens to the everyday commoner).
2. "Lesson Learned" - One particular pointer I've found helpful is to pad quotes with explanation. I've started to notice that it's really helpful when reporters do this in articles, even if they comppletely repeat the point that was made in the quote. I've started doing this in my writing, too. I feel I've also gotten better at analyzing writing for a specific point--like in our inquiry projects. Although it can detract from the simple joy of reading, searching text for answers to a question can also add a lot of depth to the reading experience.
3. "Lessons I'd Like to Learn" - To feel ready for college, I'd like to go deeper into analyzing writing. It would be interesting to discuss quotes from the "great minds" of the past couple thousand years, sort of like what we did with Socrates.
I don't know if this is part of the senior curriculum, but I would love to do some creative writing. I think we all have ideas that are waiting to turn into an awesome story.
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