Through the challenges of war and distance, a Ukrainian student channels her feelings into poetry written in English. Linda, a high school tutor, shares this powerful poem and the student’s own introduction, offering a glimpse into the resilience and hope found in words.
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High schools across California eliminate honors classes in favor of an ‘Honors For All’ approach
Column: English learners feel left behind
Immigrants often lack resources and tools, such as a computer or translator to help them overcome their language barrier while learning online.
Virtual Get Lit performances manage to inspire students
Even over Zoom, this year’s Get Lit poets brought passionate performances that managed to move students, teachers and staff. “I’m very new to this whole performing thing but you can be shy and be a performer and in some way share this creativity with the world, even...
Opinion: Writing is therapeutic
My school has been shut down for a week now, and I have literally nothing to do. Yes, there are online classes and SAT prep, but those get extremely tiresome after awhile. For my school, online classes are not mandatory and have no impact on your grades whatsoever....
Languages’ origins and modern relevance
Imagine a world where speech and communication didn’t exist. Daily life would probably be much, much more difficult. This is the value of language. Without it, no higher discussion or discovery would take place. Fortunately, we live in a world where language is a...
Woman woke up and couldn’t speak English
Hannah Jenkins lost her ability to speak English after a bicycle crash, according to BBC. After waking up in the hospital, she was unable to understand anyone who spoke English to her. It was as though she had forgotten how to speak English entirely and her English...
English phonetics: Intonation
Tonal languages are different from non-tonal languages because tonal languages are dependent on the emphasis and pronunciation, because how a word is said will affect its meaning. It is quite understandable why some people would consider English to be a tonal...
California School of the Arts English Teacher Heidi Bowman’s tweet for the #ArmMe movement goes viral
Lit/Lang/Comp II and AP Lang teacher Heidi Bowman recently posted a tweet that went viral on the internet with over 112,000 retweets and 337,000 likes. Bowman was featured on multiple news websites worldwide including the Washington Press and Huffington Post. “I am a...
Should English DGP be done department-wide?
Huntington Beach Union High School District (HBUHSD) English teachers and English professors from nearby colleges such as Golden West College (GWC) and the Coast colleges were present at a recent meeting held at GWC. The meeting was an eye opener for high school...