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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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?

The Patriot

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

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.

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.

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.

Shattered Glass

During our American Creed project, we all made a digital story to represent our personal idea of what the American Creed means to us. I saw the American Creed as a representation of Patriotism, Equality, Unity, and Freedom.

More responses from Texas

Surprise Me

Be An American

Being an American is having leadership, honorable, and righteousness. Having the freedom and aspects of living life.

What does it mean to be an American?

To be an American is to have unlimited possibilities, be different and unique, and to unite with your community.

American Creed Essay

I will be explaining what it means to be an American.

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.

What Does it Mean to Be an American?

What it means to be an American to me.

My American Creed

This is my expository essay, and it is what it means to be an American.

An American Creed

“Whatever you're going to be, be a good one,” said Abraham Lincoln. America: a growing country with many people. A diverse community with many ethnic groups. Being an American citizen is about serving our community and country in a way that benefits all of us.

What does it mean to be an American?

I wrote this essay about what it means to be an American? I responded to this question. I had two examples that I have talked about. They are freedom, individual rights, and communication. I explained about these three words in this essay.

A New Day

This is my expository essay about what it means to be an American.

Because of Freedom and Liberty

The United States of America. The country that gave my mother numerous opportunities that were not present in her homeland, and the country that sealed for me the birthright of freedom and liberty.

American Creed

My thoughts on being an American.

My American Creed

What does it mean to be an American? It means having freedom but abiding with the responsibility that comes with it.

More responses about "diversity", "equality", "freedom", and "service"

Surprise Me

My American Creed

This is a description of my American Creed.

Freedom is Happiness

A collage of pictures summarizing my ideals of freedom and what I believe it means to be free. Descriptions for each picture are also included.

American Creed Argument

If you want to be able to have individual liberty and opportunity, you are going to come across struggle. We live in the land of the free but in order to have this, there will be struggles that come along.

One Step Closer

As a second generation Indian immigrant in America, the push and pull of cultures has both defined and created conflict in my identity. My American Creed is about accepting all parts of myself and expanding that idea of celebrating diversity to the larger society.

Creed of Rights

My American creed is that anyone and everyone should be able to do what they want, regardless of societal limitations. But, as you'll see, even I'm limiting myself with my current creed. Let's change that.

United Women of America

Ever wonder what challenges women face in America? How about minority women? In this website I will do an analysis of the beliefs of six very different women and sum up their personal experiences and in short essay.

Differences

America is built on immigration, and these people that move here all have their own stories, that's what America is all about.

Family, Community, Service, Education, and Religion

I have created a presentation based on my family's American creed. After extensive and in-depth conversations with my parents, I have learned a lot about my family history and I am excited to share.

Shattered Glass

During our American Creed project, we all made a digital story to represent our personal idea of what the American Creed means to us. I saw the American Creed as a representation of Patriotism, Equality, Unity, and Freedom.

Restoring Our Beliefs

My grandparents have told me countless stories about them immigrating to the United States when they were seventeen. Their stories taught me about how important America's values of opportunity and equality are, and they now need to be revitalized.

The Melting Pot

America is a melting pot of people, beliefs, and dreams. Everybody has dreams, and everybody wishes they would come true. I believe that America should be a place where the opportunity to follow your dreams is available to everyone.

My American Creed

What does being a american means to me..

Diversity & Equality

Diversity and equality go hand in hand. One's culture can determine how much they are open to the issue of diversity and being different and how, other than those who are open minded, there still are people who cause conflicts due to their biases.

The Reamble

My piece is a black out poem with the Preamble of the constitution.

American Creed Project

The project I did was a poster. This poster shows shared traits of American Citizens.

What is the American Creed?

Everyone's idea of the American Creed is different. This piece discusses my personal opinions on what I believe America stands for and how we can set aside our differences and truly symbolize the ideologies that many believe America stands for.

American Creed

My poem is about how America is full of opportunity and you don’t have to agree with everyone. How you have the same chance to accomplish your dream as everyone else, as long as you put in work. Where you can have your own opinion and practice your own religion. key: opportunity

What is Your American Creed?

When I think about my American Creed, I think of overcoming adversity and rising above the statistics set upon me based on my situation.

American Creed.

Blocking each other's paths through following your own is never going to allow for a mobile American Dream, which will never repower the America that once was.

My American Creed

Freedom is important because having freedom allows us to learn from our mistakes. It was also one of the reasons why this country was founded and is why we have so many people who want to come to this country because other country don't have the same freedom and rights as we do.

Equality as the American Creed

Our project symbolizes complete equality through all aspects of America. Equality is spelled in different languages to represent how language and ethnicity should not cause discrimination. The other words demonstrate what separates people from having respect for one another.

Connected American Creed across the country

From the original colonists who created the foundation of American Creed, it spread throughout the country, the ideals passed down through their descendants, and shared with new Immigrants as time passes.

Spangled

I gathered these images of friends, family, students, and acquaintances to try to put a face to our American diversity. I used the flag as my theme, as it is such a unifying symbol for Americans, often regardless of their creed.

Daphne cobb's American Creed

For my american creed assignment I chose to make a word collage. Each word is one that I feel represents being an american.

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