For the last five years, students at Fargo South High have written nonfiction narrative short stories about their journeys as refugees or immigrants to America. During Leah Juelke’s English Learner English 4 classes, students were inspired to document their own journey after meeting Rwandan Genocide survivor, Daniel Trust, and other refugee and immigrant community members. Students also participated in a Narrative 4 story exchange with each other. Imagine Thriving Mental Health Specialists worked with students as well.
During the writing phase, students drafted their own stories and went through multiple editing workshops to create a finished product. Volunteers from around the community provided technical writing support for the students during the workshops.
Students also collaborated online with native English-speaking students at Buhler High School in Kansas during the editing phase. In addition to stories, a poem by each student and a picture of their art work are featured. Educators from the RACE exhibit at the MN Science Museum held a workshop to introduce the students to poetry.
During the project, the students visited the Plains Art Museum and created a canvas painting that depicted their journey. This book holds the intriguing stories, poems & artwork of Fargo South High School refugee and immigrant students from around the world.
Students read their stories and poems during a public story reading at NDSU on Feb. 12th. Special Guest, 2018 National teacher of the Year Mandy Manning, gave the opening remarks
NEWS STORY ABOUT THE EVENT: https://www.inforum.com/opinion/columns/969004-McFeely-In-these-times-of-fear-Fargo-South-students-share-hope
LINK TO NDSU PRESENTATION VIDEOS:
Part 1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtmxIFhg2Wo
Part 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycPRH1JA0Dw&t=
Part 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkuG993jjrc
During the writing phase, students drafted their own stories and went through multiple editing workshops to create a finished product. Volunteers from around the community provided technical writing support for the students during the workshops.
Students also collaborated online with native English-speaking students at Buhler High School in Kansas during the editing phase. In addition to stories, a poem by each student and a picture of their art work are featured. Educators from the RACE exhibit at the MN Science Museum held a workshop to introduce the students to poetry.
During the project, the students visited the Plains Art Museum and created a canvas painting that depicted their journey. This book holds the intriguing stories, poems & artwork of Fargo South High School refugee and immigrant students from around the world.
Students read their stories and poems during a public story reading at NDSU on Feb. 12th. Special Guest, 2018 National teacher of the Year Mandy Manning, gave the opening remarks
NEWS STORY ABOUT THE EVENT: https://www.inforum.com/opinion/columns/969004-McFeely-In-these-times-of-fear-Fargo-South-students-share-hope
LINK TO NDSU PRESENTATION VIDEOS:
Part 1- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtmxIFhg2Wo
Part 2- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycPRH1JA0Dw&t=
Part 3- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkuG993jjrc