Category Archives: Class Projects

Listening to America, Season 6: “Every man of draftable age was going to end up in the military.”




Alden, Class of 2023, interviews a veteran of the Vietnam War while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, James Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues, and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” This episode is brought to you by Listening to America, a series developed by Mr. Miley’s American Literature students.


Listening to America, Season 6: “Iraq was the greatest year of my life.”



Connor, Class of 2023, interviews a veteran of the U.S. War in Iraq while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, James Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues, and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” This episode is brought to you by Listening to America, a series developed by Mr. Miley’s American Literature students.


Listening to America, Season 6: “Those songs always rang true to me.”



Isabella, Class of 2023, interviews a veteran of the Vietnam War while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, James Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues, and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” This episode is brought to you by Listening to America, a series developed by Mr. Miley’s American Literature students.


Listening to America, Season 6: “You still want to go home so you fight.”



Lance, Class of 2023, interviews a veteran of the U.S. War in Afghanistan while analyzing F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, James Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues, and Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On.” This episode is brought to you by Listening to America, a series developed by Mr. Miley’s American Literature students.


Listening to America, Season 6: Introduction



Can we ever really know someone else’s story? Mr. Miley’s juniors explore this question through close readings of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, James Baldwin’s Sonny’s Blues, songs from Marvin Gaye’s album, What’s Going On, and through interviews with combat veterans.


8th Grade French: La verité ou un mensonge



Listen as Ms. Steckler’s 8th Grade Honors French students play “La verité ou un mensonge/The Truth or a Lie.” One student shares something that happened to them recently while the others ask follow-up questions to determine if the story is the truth or a lie.


7th Grade French: A Picture is Worth 20 New Vocabulary Words



George Seurat’s painting Un dimanche après-midi à l’Île de la Grande Jatte inspires Ms. Steckler’s 7th Grade Honors French students to practice using clothing vocabulary. Each student describes the outfit of a person in the painting. Can you guess who they are talking about?


Listening to America, Season 5: Christian Unlimited



“It just puts a smile on my face that I cannot wipe away.” Christian, Class of 2023, shares the song that makes him feel unlimited. This episode is brought to you by Listening to America, a series developed by Mr. Miley’s American Literature students.


Listening to America, Season 5: Sam Unlimited



“This song is about being free and living life without other people changing who you are.” Sam, Class of 2023, shares the song that makes him feel unlimited. This episode is brought to you by Listening to America, a series developed by Mr. Miley’s American Literature students.


Listening to America, Season 5: Yash Unlimited



“Despite these big improvements, all I’d hear from coaches is that ‘you can do better.’ They were right.” Yash, Class of 2023, shares the song that makes him feel unlimited. This episode is brought to you by Listening to America, a series developed by Mr. Miley’s American Literature students.