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New Tech High at Coppell

Critical Literacies 2017-2018

This is the freshman level blended class of English I taught by Mrs. Bence and Digital Media taught by Mrs. Kat Saucier. We hope you enjoy our learners' multi-modal compositions responding to the various invitations to create.

Defining "American"

The American Creed: a statement of the values and ideas we consider to be “American.” It is not officially established, but events throughout American history suggest that the creed is very real. But why is the creed important, and what does it say about this country?

Darkness

This is the digital story about the American Creed that I created in my critical literacies class. I wanted to show what America was really like in a poetic form. I'm glad I got to create this because I got to express my ideas.

Lucy Impacts America

We used Photoshop to create an image of someone we feel impacted America. I chose Lucille Ball because I grew up watching I Love Lucy and knew that the show was a big part of other peoples' childhoods as well as mine.

American Creed Essay

With this essay, we were able to explore for ourselves what it means to be an American, which is impactful for every person. When I write I incorporate quotes to find meaning. So I leave you with this: “Life itself is a quotation” - Jorge Luis Borges

Martin Luther King Jr. Masking

My masking assignment is over Martin Luther King Jr. I will continue to look up to his bravery. He understood the importance of diversity and freedom for all. This man not only stood up for what he believed in but also made a difference in history.

America's Foundation

To learn about the American Creed, we made a Photoshop masking project. This project has taught me a lot about the land I live in. I chose this image because it symbolizes the foundations of our country.

Every American's Creed

My photoshop masking image portraits the bald eagle which is the symbol of America.It symbolizes liberty, justice, fraternity, and equality.

Honest Abe

We had to pick someone from history that represents American Creed. I picked Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln has done so anything for this country so I thought he was an example of American Creed.

Let Dreamers Dream

This is a poem I wrote about the values that America cherishes and exemplifies the rights that everyone possesses. No matter how different you may look or the way you act, everyone is given the right to be treated the same and this is why we should truly value the American Creed.

Shattered Glass

This is my Digital Story over the American Creed and what it should mean to us.

America Is.....

I wrote this poem to show the good and the bad in America. I wanted to highlight the good things about our country but I also draw awareness to the bad things to encourage people to make a change.

What America Means to Me

I made my digital story to capture how much I appreciate what my country does. I also made it as a tribute to people in the military. My brother was in the army so it was a emotional subject. Because I connected with the topic, I think it made it so much better.

American Mentor

I chose an image of Oprah to represent the American Creed because she has been a very impactful person on America. The words I used were, Freedom, Equality, Service and Diversity.

Soldiers

I recently made a digital story over what makes up the American Creed. I knew I needed to discuss soldiers because without them we wouldn't have the freedom to be Americans.

What America is...

America to me is freedom, expression, diversity and equality. I made these words in the shape of an eagle to represent what America means to me.

George Washington Photoshop Mask

This is an image I made to represent our first president, George Washington. With the help of my peers and facilitators, I was able to 'mask' George Washington using the words I believe represent the American Creed.

The Creed of The Past, Present and Future

As we have wrapped up our unit on the American Creed, we wrote an expository essay in which we wrote what the American Creed means to us personally. I wrote that the American Creed encompasses our past, the present, and the future, as well as everything America was meant to be.

This is what it means to be an American.

An American is only truly the embodiment of America if they are exemplary, like George Washington. America is often said to be the embodiment of freedom, but behind the blinds, there is much more which occurs. All Americans strive to live the American Dream, which is even more than what MLK Jr. d...

Home of the Brave

This is a masking project of an eagle filled with the words Justice, Freedom, Equality, Unity made in Photoshop to show the values the American Creed.

The Patriot

My digital story is about the American creed and what it means for Americans.

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Surprise Me

More responses about "equality", "freedom", "patriotism", and "unity"

Surprise Me

American Creed free verse poetry

what is your fate in/ for America.

My American Creed

People can demonstrate their American Creed in many different ways. This is how I demonstrate my own creed with different values as an American Citizen.

How do Words, Symbols, or Rituals Express the American Creed?

How can a simple word represent ones belief on the American Creed? Everyone has a different opinion on what can represent the American Creed, it is just the way how it connects back to one.

The American Ritual

To determine what rituals and traditions define the American Creed, I interviewed immigrants who are recent citizens about their opinion of the prompt.

My American Creed

This slideshow I created helps me describe my American Creed. Four words that help me describe it are freedom, citizenship, culture, and education.

This is America

I chose to show the American Creed through art, songs, etc. For my collage, I chose to use a poem by Rupi Kaur, a newspaper article, two songs including the Star-Spangled Banner and America the beautiful, then I included the American Creed monument, and the Statue of Liberty.

Unified throughout history

I did a photo essay (The website wouldn't let me include my pictures) tp look through major events in US history and talk about what made the country either unified or divided during that time in history.

Writing our Future: My American Creed

My paper talks about the freedoms you have being an American and how you are different from other people.

American Soldiers

My writing peace is about the soldiers in our military that do not get the respect and recognition they deserve. Our soldiers defend are country to keep us safe and for us to have freedom. Our american soldiers risk everything they have to protect the country they love.

Social Issues in America

People are ignorant of many of the social issues that are still happening today. Through these drawings will help you be more aware of these important issues.

This is america

This is a poem about how people view America, but I tell you how things really are here. I purposely did not capitalize the "A" in America to show that are not as great as most people think. The "A" won't be capitalized till we change, hopefully for the better.

Unity Among Americans

A paper about the division Americans are facing.

What is your American creed

What is your American creed?

Lucy Impacts America

We used Photoshop to create an image of someone we feel impacted America. I chose Lucille Ball because I grew up watching I Love Lucy and knew that the show was a big part of other peoples' childhoods as well as mine.

Ukulele of Unity

What does it mean to be American? Well, it takes more than one string to play a note, more than one fret to build a neck, and more than one person to be a band...

My American Creed

Equality?

American Creed by Austin Tremblay

For almost as long as the United States has existed, the American flag has stood as a symbol of the values that its people hold dear. Of these, patriotism, freedom, and opportunity stand out the most to me.

American Creed

My piece is about what it means to be an American.

America

My American Creed

The Sculpting Form of Equality

Everybody deserves to be treated equally no matter their race/cultural background. Everyone should also be able to express their feelings and beliefs in order to help others understand their situation.

Education and America

We as Americans should pay heed to the perspectives presented in this documentary. Instead, our society should be encouraged to focus on unity. In order to accomplish this goal, we need to properly educate the future generations.

American Creed

The document I have created helps to describe what makes me and others the American Creed. Three words to describe the American Creed is freedom, lifestyle, and citizenship.

Patriotism in our Country

My piece is about how I believe the most patriotic thing you can do is recognize the problems with your country and try to fix them.

Proud to be American

My piece is about how we as Americans have freedom and how education and hard work leads to success.

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