Based on essays and photos provided by Peace Corps Volunteers, students create narrative cartoons that illustrate the lives of a young people in an African country. Using essays and photos provided by Peace Corps Volunteers, students create a photomontage that focuses attention on environmental issues in the United States and Africa. Visual Arts, Language Arts Students research and analyze the role of water in daily life, and create symbols to represent their findings. The students' symbols are arranged to create a contemporary work of art. Language Arts, Written for students with limited English language skills, this unit uses the vignettes from Peace Corps Volunteers to compare and contrast expository and narrative texts.
Students write essays of both types.