s we’ve adapted to online teaching these past few weeks, we’ve found joy and inspiration experimenting with new tools and a new virtual environment.
At the same time, we remain committed to maintaining a high curricular standard and fostering the growth of our students. Indeed, WLSA students continue to use English to speak up for their perspectives on real-world issues, explore fiction and nonfiction, and analyze how authors construct stories, arguments, and speeches.
在过去几周里，我们的学生和教师已经完全适应了在线教学的节奏。师生同心，在虚拟环境中尝试新的课堂工具，且不断发掘出新的乐趣和灵感。
与此同时，我们仍然致力于保持高标准的课程，积极促进学生的成长。WLSA 学子在虚拟课堂上继续使用英语来积极表达他们对现实世界问题的观点，徜徉书海，探索小说和非小说类型的作品，并分析作者如何建构故事，欣赏其精妙的论点和精彩的演讲。
Here are some highlights from every class:
在此，我们非常高兴地和每一位关心WLSA学生成长的家长和社区成员分享我们网课中的“精彩点滴”：
Sino-Global 美高课程
G10 10年级
In Grade 10, students are tackling one of the fundamental questions of our time: what divides us and what unites us?
A Raisin in the Sun, one of the great American plays of the 20th century, draws students in through familiar family dynamics before shifting the narrative and expanding their perspectives on race, gender, and social class. Students discuss these themes and other higher level questions in small group discussions before presenting their thoughts to the larger class. These ideas then culminate in the writing of argumentative pieces, including thesis statements, body paragraphs, and academic essays. Currently, students are continuing this process online in small group video calls and Dingtalk writing posts.
In many ways, the online format has allowed for a unique kind of collaboration in terms of group leadership and forum-based peer editing. After the midterm, students will begin to dig into new genres of storytelling such as poems and short stories.
10年级的学生们正在解决我们这个时代的一个基本问题：什么使我们分裂？什么使我们团结？
《阳光下的葡萄干》是20世纪一部伟大的美国戏剧，它通过熟悉的家庭场景吸引学生，继而改变叙事，延展至对于种族、性别和社会阶层的观点。学生们聚焦这些主题和其它更深层的问题，开展小组讨论，然后向全班展示他们的思考。最后，这些想法沉淀为包括论点、正文的学术论文。目前，学生们正在通过线上小组视频电话和写作帖等方式完成这些过程。
线上学习的形式，允许学生们形成了独特的合作方式。这种合作方式，是小组领导力和基于公开讨论的合作编辑能力的结合。期中之后，学生还将学习新的叙述文体，譬如诗歌和短篇小说。
Students write, read, and support each other
学生们读写过程中相互支持
G11 11年级
In Grade 11, students are studying argumentative writing by exploring real-world examples of authors making strong, assertive claims about some of the most profound issues in the contemporary world.
Recently, they have debated ethical questions in charity donation and medicine, discussed the nature of true courage in sports and war, and considered how technological shifts have altered the media landscape.
Right now, students are wrapping up a source synthesis essay that discusses whether modern technological habits have made their generation the “dumbest generation” (of course, many of them strongly disagree!). This skill of synthesizing different real-world sources to take a coherent, logical stance will be vital to them, regardless of the discipline they pursue in the future.
In the online classroom, we continue to have multimedia lectures, animated small group discussions, and even emoji-filled central forums. We look forward to moving into 21st century rhetoric and then capping the year off with a creative exploration of poetry!
11年级的学生们，正在学习议论文写作。他们通过探索真实世界中的案例，学习作者如何针对当代世界最深刻的问题发表强有力的论断。
最近，他们讨论了慈善捐献和医学中的伦理问题，讨论了体育和战争中勇气的本质，并思考了技术变革如何改变了媒体格局。
现在，学生们正在完成一篇综合文章写作，讨论现代技术习惯是否使得他们这一代成为了“最愚蠢的一代”（当然，他们中的许多人强烈反对！）无论他们未来学习何种学科，这种整合现实世界中不同信息源、连贯并有逻辑地表达立场的能力都是至关重要的。
线上课堂中，我们继续进行多媒体讲座、热烈的小组讨论，甚至用动画表情emoji来开展讨论。我们期待着学习21世纪修辞这一章节，继而创造性地探索诗歌的魅力！
Speedwriting challenge to practice strong verbs.
强势动词的限时写作挑战
G12 12年级
In Grade 12, students have continued their study of existentialism begun in the first semester through reading Man's Search for Meaning, by Vicktor Frankl, a memoir about a concentration camp survivor who developed the psychological theory of Logotherapy based on his experiences.
They are analyzing the narrative and the complex ideas that it brings to life. Currently, they are working to apply this close reading and analysis by creating a podcast that works off of a subject area from the novel, simultaneously expanding their understanding and sharpening their verbal skills.
Going online has of course been challenging; however, the students are focused and working hard in anticipation of their upcoming graduation. We continue to focus on connecting literature to the real world, exploring important philosophical ideas that they can carry with them, and preparing the students for university by reinforcing the nuances of analytical writing.
12年级的学生，正在继续上学期即开始的存在主义学习。他们阅读的文本是维多克·弗兰克尔所著的《活出意义来》。这是一位集中营幸存者的回忆录，作者基于个人的经历，发展了心理学的意义疗法理论。
学生们正在认真分析其中的叙事，以及它给现实生活带来的复杂想法。目前，学生们正通过用播客来分享自己的阅读体验，同时扩大自己的词汇量和词汇应用能力。
网络课程当然具有挑战性。然而，学生们专注努力地学习，更期待即将到来的毕业时刻。我们继续专注于将文学与现实世界联系起来，探索可以伴随他们一生的重要哲学思想，并通过加强分析写作的细微差别来为学生上大学做好准备。
A-Level A-Level课程
G10 10年级
Grade 10 A-Levelers are preparing intensely for the O-Level English mock exam, both writing and reading comprehension. For writing, they’ve learned the purpose and structure of various types of argumentative writing, like the 'for and against' essay, opinion essay, and discursive essay.
While practicing how to persuade the audience with the argument development in writing, students have simultaneously acquired a better understanding of how to differentiate opinions from facts in their reading comprehension practice.
10年级A-Level学生正在积极备战O-Level英语写作和阅读理解模拟考试。对于写作，他们已经了解了不同类型的议论文的目的和结构，例如“赞成与反对”文，陈述意见的文章和话题文章。
练习拓展论点说服读者的同时，学生们也更好地理解了如何在阅读理解练习中区分观点和事实。
G11 11年级
Grade 11 A-Levelers are exploring English literature through the study of 20th century classic A Raisin in the Sun. This profound, canonical work is a direct throughway to important questions of family, multi-cultural society, and individual aspirations.
In their exploration of the play, students are simultaneously refining their language skills and expanding their perspectives on the facets of identity that construct a person and a society. They collaborate in small groups, complete structured individual writing and responses in the public forum, and examine multimedia representations of the story. This keeps their English writing and speaking up to speed and expands their cultural horizons, even while they focus on serious preparation for their A-Level exams in other subjects.
11年级的学生正在探索英语文学，学习的是20世纪经典作品《阳光下的葡萄干》。这部深刻且经典的作品，是家庭，多元文化社会和个人抱负等重要问题的直接体现。
在对这部戏剧的探索中，学生们既磨炼了语言技能，又拓展了对构建个人和社会身份的观点。他们小组合作、完成个人结构写作，并公开讲演。即使目前正在准备其它科目的A-Level考试，也可以保持提升英语写作、口语能力，并扩展文化视野。
Instructions for breakout groups – every student has a job to facilitate progress!
分组说明——每位学生都有具体分工！
G12 12年级
As for Grade 12 students: they are currently studying a TED Talk as a way of developing their presentation skills—with a particular focus on how to integrate humor and emotion into speech.
The most recent video they explored is about the power of sleep. G12 students are a group of type A students, while they are also a group of sleep-deprived teenagers who have been overwhelmed with the A-Level / AS mock exams. Going online is, of course, a challenge to students' self-discipline and time-management, in particular.
This video not only demonstrates how to use the power of humor to impress and convince the audience, but also serves the purpose of reminding our young ladies and gentlemen of the crucial role of nights of slumbers to their sustainable development. We wish you happy watching, if you like!
12年级的学生，正在学习TED演讲，以此来提高演讲技巧，特别是关注如何将幽默和情绪融入演讲中。
他们最近在学习的视频，是关于睡眠的力量的。12年级学生是一群优秀的学生，但同时他们也需要更多的睡眠，因为他们在备战A-Level/AS考试，特别是面临网课期间自律性、时间管理能力的挑战时。
这段演讲不仅示范了如何用幽默来打动、说服观众，还提醒了年轻人；每晚充足、高质量的睡眠，对于未来可持续发展的重要性。
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That’s all from us! Thanks for reading, and be sure to maintain strong and healthy habits during our time online. We wish you all the best!
这就是我们英语组的近况，感谢您的阅读，希望大家在我们网课期间保持积极和健康的学习和工作习惯，愿大家一切都好！
Sincerely,
WSA English Department
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WSA 英语教研组