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When the sophomores completed Frankenstein, they had the choice of various writing assignments, including reworking a chapter in the book with a different outcome, turning a scene into a dramatic performance or recreating Frankenstein into a modem work and demonstrating how he might adapt to life in Rappahannock County.
“You learn different ways to approach your writing,” said Hathaway, who cited Frankenstein as one of her favorite works. “I knew the basics when I started the program, but this teaches you to be more efficient.”
After finishing Macbeth this past fall, Delcour took her sophomores as well as several members of her AP English 11 class to Staunton to see the Shakespearean drama. Again, they also read the work aloud.
“I’m mainly taking the classes to prepare me for college,” Hathaway added. “The competition to get in is getting harder and harder every year. It’s your choice to take it. It will challenge you.”
Besides teaching Cambridge’s many requirements, Delcour must weave Virginia’s sophomore Standards of Learning curriculum and practice SAT examinations into a student’s routine. She pointed out that the SOL is “the minimum” that teachers expect from their students. Having students write an essay in class in just 25 minutes, the same time period that they have for the same activity on the SAT, will better prepare them for the future.
“You raise the bar, and students will rise to it That never ceases to amaze me,” Delcour added. “Looking at the rigor of this class, you think 10th graders cannot do this, but they can.”
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