March 3, 2021

This week we would like to update you on our children's biography project. The project drew upon our knowledge from both Writer’s Workshop and Humanities with the goal of helping Mrs. Lewis review the biographies in the school library! Every high school student chose an American historical figure who lived in the time before Reconstruction. We did in-depth research on our chosen historical figure and then assessed how accurately the children’s biographies in the St. Catherine’s Library portray said historical figure. Last Friday, we presented our findings to Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Lopez in the form of essays accompanied by a short spoken summary of our work.

Check out some of our essays below!

Benjamin Franklin by Jacob Blackman

Thomas Jefferson by Vittoria La Matta

Abraham Lincoln by Julia Lewis

Davy Crocket by Owen Uitenbroek

Thank you for reading!

Jacob Blackman, Isabella Godfrey, Julia Lewis, and Sarah Lopez