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Creative Works

Posted June 22, 2012


Nicholas created a detailed PowerPoint on French Culture. He covered a number of cultural topics such as the French National Anthem, French poetry, a French film and more! If you would like to see this great project, click here.


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German Cultural Assignments

Posted June 21, 2012

Tobias did a fantastic job on both of his cultural assignments in his German 11 course. He wrote both PowerPoints all in German! Very impressive!

If you can read German and you would like to see Tobias's assignments, click here for his first assignment. Click here to see his second PowerPoint.

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An Essay on the Red Army Choir by Jacob

Posted June 20, 2012

Jacob wrote a very interesting paper on the Red Army Choir. He recently purchased a deluxe edition of The Best of the Red Army Choir and he found that listening to the music taught him a lot about Russia, as well as enhancing his language skills. In his paper, Jacob discusses the meaning and cul…

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The Roman Republican Senate

Posted June 20, 2012

 

Fenner submitted a fantastic PowerPoint presentation on the Roman Republican Senate. He included some great information on the history of the Senate, how it was formed, and all of the different roles of each member involved in the Senate. Great work Fenner!

To view Fenner's project, c…

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Anamika's Project on Hindi

Posted June 19, 2012

Anamika studied Hindi 11 and for her Cultural Connections project she decided to make a PowerPoint on Hindi proverbs, short stories and poetry. Great work Anamika!

Click here to view her PowerPoint presentation.


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Historical Sites of Greece by Muriel

Posted June 19, 2012

Muriel researched the significant historical sites of Greece and created a wonderful PowerPoint.

Click here to view this picturesque and informative presentation.



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French Cuisine by Brynn and Katie

Posted June 19, 2012

Brynn and Katie worked on their Cultural Connections assignment together and cooked up a mouth-watering French feast! They worked for eight hours to create a  seven course meal and served it to five lucky guests. Amazing work Brynn and Katie!!

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Origami by Amy

Posted June 19, 2012

Amy spent numerous hours creating incredible Origami figures for her Japanese Cultural Assignment. Not only did she create these figures, she also included a description of each project and how it was put together.

Click here to see these unique paper shapes.

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Cultural Connections Assignment

Posted June 4, 2012

Tamara plans to travel to Italy this summer and eventually live near Florence. For her Cultural Connections assignment in her Italian class, Tamara completed a project that describes the many beautiful areas of Italy. She included wonderful images with her writing. To view Tamara's project, click …

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Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Posted June 4, 2012

Taylor decided to explore the art of French cooking in her French 11 course. Throughout a period of two weeks, Taylor studied the book Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, watched the movie 'Julie and Julia' for inspiration, and prepared three French meals for her family and friends.…

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Quebec Cuisine by Daniel

Posted June 1, 2012

NIDES student Daniel submitted a wonderful project on Quebec Cuisine. Daniel had the opportunity to live in Quebec City for two months with a Quebecois family. During his time there, la mère de la maison cooked several traditional meals that Daniel thoroughly enjoyed. For his cultural pro…

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Rebellion Poem by Rae

Posted June 1, 2012

Rae wrote an excellent poem in her English 11 course on the topic of 'Rebellion'.



Rebellion is Confidence


By Rae



Rebellion is confidence,


The capability of recognizing conformity and going against what is expected of you,

The ability to think of yourself as me, not we.


It's the love of the th…

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