Category: Student Work
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Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
As part of a lesson on perspective and point of view in writing, this Level 3 Reading student told the story of Little Red Riding Hood, first from the perspective of the girl and then from the perspective of the wolf. The Little Girl I was walking and singing in the woods, going to my…
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Wanna build a snowman?
In February, one of our instructors, Ms. Tammy Adams, offered extra credit to any student who built a snowman. Yousef A. and Ali A. took her up on her offer. They were kind enough to share their efforts. Enjoy!
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ALI Student Talk Show
For their final project in Speaking and Listening, students selected their assignment from a “choice board” of 8 offerings (plus one “you decide”). This Level 4+ student, Aziz Darweesh (left) chose to be interviewed on a talk show. He was famous soccer player, Christiano Ronaldo. His friend, Ali, acted as the talk show host and…
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The Extended Use of Smartphones
Smartphones are everywhere. In this essay from October 2021, a Level 4 Writing student explores the positive and negative effects of extended smartphone use. The use of scientific knowledge for practical goals is referred to as technology. Technology plays an important role in the lives of people today. With the rapid growth of technology, development…
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The 4th of July
This was a 20-minute timed writing exercise by Abdulaziz Darweesh who was in ALI’s Level 4 Writing course in the summer of 2021. Because of the nature of the assignment, there was limited time to correct errors. Some of them were corrected later for this blog post. The 4th of July is an important day…
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Holiday Summary
Student W wrote this summary for ALI Level 4 Writing class in the Fall semester of 2020. In the article “Wonder in the Air,” the author, Jeff Gammage, writes about how he believes that it is important not to lie to his daughter, but he cannot always tell her the truth in the face of…
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Remembering the Good Times in 2020
Before the pandemic, 2020 looked like it would be an excellent year for Kansas City. Its professional football team, the Kansas City Chiefs, won the Super Bowl, and it was probably the last time hundreds of people gathered together here in celebration. Here is one Level 3 Writing student’s account of the celebration from February…
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Learn to Be Kind
This essay was written by Weijing Li (Vikki), a Summer 2020 student in the level 5 ALI Writing course. No one wants to be subjected to school violence, and no abuser is willing to admit or take responsibility for his or her crimes. Every day people in the world fall into pain and even lose…
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My Best Vacation
The following passage was written in June 2020 by Sara Alnoufali in Writing II (ENG 102D). My best vacation is to Calcutta, India because it has three interesting places. The first place is the old market in Calcutta on the main street. It is a huge and interesting market. This old market has a lot…
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Super Bowl Victory Parade
The following essay was written by student Masako Aizawa for her Level 3 Writing class in response to her participation in the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade. The Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl LIV parade on Friday 5th, 2020 was fun event for Chiefs’ fans, Chiefs’ cheerleaders, and Chiefs’. It was unbelievably cold day that…
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