In order to convey skills and ideas to colleges and potential employers, it is important to be able to have expression through writing. If you do not write a résumé in a concise and thoughtful style, the employer is going to overlook your application, not being captivated enough to consider you worthy for the job. If your fictional novel is not written in a vivid and enthralling way, your readers will become bored and stop reading, not being sure what to make of your story. The way you communicate your writing will make or break your success in life or a career in this very way.

A good example of written communication is in the “Together We Stand” project in American Studies, where we created a newspaper taking place in the Great Depression. One of my responsibilities was to create articles and stories for the paper. Since we had to create believable stories that were accurate of the times, we needed to be able to communicate the political ideas of the Depression accurately and in a tone that would make one believe that it wasn't written in 2003, but rather in 1936. This was done by speaking about things and ideas that were popular and current at the time, such as the New Deal and radio broadcasts.

Evidence:

These writing assignments were done in various classes during 11th and 12th grade, and all received either a 9/10 or a 10/10 in written communication. I consider all of them as my strongest work.

• 11th Grade - American Studies Social Darwinism Essay
• 11th Grade - American Studies Grapes of Wrath Essay
• 12th Grade - Contemporary Fiction Magical Realism Story