After analyzing several sets of political cartoons to learn about critiques of European imperialism, tenth graders in Mr. Sanville’s World History II class created their own political cartoons to demonstrate their understanding of European imperialism in a region of their choice.
“Consequences of British Imperialism” by Elias Powell ‘26 (China)
In honor of National Poetry Month and to deepen our understanding of our curriculum, 10th graders in Ms. Burd's class were tasked to create a "Found Poem" from the PDF they used to learn about South Africa and Apartheid, titled, “Freedom in our Lifetime: South Africa’s Struggle” by The Choices Program at Brown University. Here are three examples.
“A Death-blow from a Goodwilled Monster” by Daaniyah Anas '26, Laura Li '26, Avery Shear '26, and Sarah Suhail '26
Forbidden is the peaceful heathendom,
A fulfilling life too naive to imagine.
Warnings of deadly turmoil lie constantly in the
Shadows.
Dismantled is the resistance of the masses,
Disillusioned of a pure myth of calm.
The foundation of a system
A despotic monster,
Hidden in quiet.
Soon, the banishment of malicious tension.
The final deathblow of
a goodwilled monster.
“Under The Name, Africa” by Camden Luftig '26, Daniyal Jali '26, Iosif Zavilevich '26, and Logan Brown '26
Once under one name, “Africa”
divided not just by borders, but by colors
Robbed of our rights, standing together
Hoping to see the light once more
We fight
Invisible chains, hold us down
We won't die in vain
Alone, we're powerless
Together, there’s a chance.
Freedom; at the tip of our fingers, yet still so far
Still divided, we strive to stand as one,
not as white or black, but as humans
Under the name, Africa
“They Said” by Kyara Maeding '26
They only wanted Good Hope, they said
Just a small stop from sea
They just wanted to have a little land, they said
Only some place to stay
They only wanted some farmland, they said
Just some space to provide for themselves
They just wanted more land, they said
Only to raise their own
They only wanted more, they said
Taking everything we had
It’s what’s rightfully ours, they said
As they invaded our land
When we cry out
We only want our rights to being
They tell us we’re asking too much
You brought this upon yourselves, they said
As more of our kin dropped to the ground, dead
When they finally leave, our homes a wreck
They look and say
How did they become such a mess?
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