Students in Miss Barcenas' and Ms. Garcia's English 100 classes have been creating masquerade masks to coincide with their reading and analysis of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. The key scene where the star-cross'd lovers first meet takes place at a masquerade party. Students have been taking notes of character traits and analyzing them. Once their list of traits allowed for a full character description, students completed artistic representations of those traits on their masks. Art projects like this are just one way that our teachers help students make connections with classical … [Read more...] about RHS Romeo and Juliet Student Art Connections
7th Grade UMS Students Create Community Mural
Seventh-grade students in Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Mac Millan’s classes recently completed a mural project following their reading of The War of the Wall by Toni Cade Bambara. This hands-on project served as a meaningful conclusion to a unit focused on the concept of belonging to a community. Throughout the unit, students explored how communities are defined by shared narratives, and how individuals contribute to the collective story. The mural project highlighted how each student, through their unique perspective and creativity, contributes to the broader narrative of Rutherford, illustrating … [Read more...] about 7th Grade UMS Students Create Community Mural
RHS Seniors Debate Impact of Cell Phone Use
Based on Superintendent Hurley's recent discussions with faculty, staff, parents, and community members about the book The Anxious Generation, students in Miss Rizzi and Dr. Porto's English 400 class read selected pieces from the text and synthesized their primary knowledge with the data from the text to debate whether or not cell phones are the cause of many of the issues teens face today.
Based on their evaluation of the data and their experiences as students who live as part of The Anxious … [Read more...] about RHS Seniors Debate Impact of Cell Phone Use
Siddhartha Activity in Honors English 400
Mr. Stracco's English Honors 400 Class participated in a text-based analysis of Chapter Six of Siddhartha by Herman Hesse. Using quotes, students argued the themes of materialism and spirituality and applied them to Siddhartha's inner conflict. After the debate, students participated in a Quiz, Quiz, Trade activity where they reviewed major concepts as well as weekly vocabulary. … [Read more...] about Siddhartha Activity in Honors English 400
RHS Open House English Department Presentation
Thank you to everyone who attended the Open House at Rutherford High School on Thursday, October 25th. It was a pleasure meeting the students and parents of incoming RHS students as they finish out a successful year in 8th grade at Union Middle School. The slideshow from last night presentation in the English Department session can be found here. … [Read more...] about RHS Open House English Department Presentation