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The Carlton 2009 Debuts
The Carlton has hit the stands, so to speak.
The magazine is the final product of Carl Haller’s fall-term senior English elective The New Yorker. Now posted in a downloadable PDF online, The Carlton is a McDonogh-oriented version of the magazine. In it, Haller's students mimic The New Yorker's intelligent, cultured style in articles geared to upper schoolers.
One writer likens enforcement of dress code to similar issues that led up to the Revolutionary War. Another laments about the English language “being butchered” by social media users. Still another pleads for an annual homecoming dance. Others comment on popular entertainment. Reviews have been positive so far.
Students did a great deal of reading before creating The Carlton. Accustomed to analyzing novels, poetry, and plays, some were surprised that assignments based on magazine content could be so challenging.
“The New Yorker magazine is filled with sophisticated writing and I wanted students to read a wide range of literature: essays; poetry; short stories; film, television, music, food and book reviews; cartoons (we submitted our own cartoons to a New Yorker contest); and letters, “ explains Haller. “I wanted students to both become better readers and writers.”
“Overall, the main thing I learned from the very high quality, intellectual essays is that it is absolutely crucial to do your homework to make sure you get the facts right before writing about the given topic and expressing your opinions,” wrote Alyssa, an editor of The Week.
The course appealed to a number of students interested in journalism, like Alyssa. But it also attracted those interested in current events as well as those looking for a different kind of English elective.
Said Mary Jane T., “It helped me have an open mind toward different things. I thought that [the articles] would be all about business and politics but I read some great essays about movies and popular culture.
Production of The Carlton was a group effort. The publication’s name, an amusing tribute to their teacher, came from last year’s class. The group served as their own editorial board when selecting story topics. Classmates experienced in layout, including Lauren C., Harry L., Alec L., Megan L., and Alyssa L. designed the publication.
MJ added, “I really like the finished piece. I think it is a great mix of everyone's ideas and opinions It is entertaining for our fellow students but it also allowed us to enhance our writing skills at the same time. “
The Carlton has hit the stands, so to speak.
The magazine is the final product of Carl Haller’s fall-term senior English elective The New Yorker. Now posted in a downloadable PDF online, The Carlton is a McDonogh-oriented version of the magazine. In it, Haller's students mimic The New Yorker's intelligent, cultured style in articles geared to upper schoolers.
One writer likens enforcement of dress code to similar issues that led up to the Revolutionary War. Another laments about the English language “being butchered” by social media users. Still another pleads for an annual homecoming dance. Others comment on popular entertainment. Reviews have been positive so far.
Students did a great deal of reading before creating The Carlton. Accustomed to analyzing novels, poetry, and plays, some were surprised that assignments based on magazine content could be so challenging.
“The New Yorker magazine is filled with sophisticated writing and I wanted students to read a wide range of literature: essays; poetry; short stories; film, television, music, food and book reviews; cartoons (we submitted our own cartoons to a New Yorker contest); and letters, “ explains Haller. “I wanted students to both become better readers and writers.”
“Overall, the main thing I learned from the very high quality, intellectual essays is that it is absolutely crucial to do your homework to make sure you get the facts right before writing about the given topic and expressing your opinions,” wrote Alyssa, an editor of The Week.
The course appealed to a number of students interested in journalism, like Alyssa. But it also attracted those interested in current events as well as those looking for a different kind of English elective.
Said Mary Jane T., “It helped me have an open mind toward different things. I thought that [the articles] would be all about business and politics but I read some great essays about movies and popular culture.
Production of The Carlton was a group effort. The publication’s name, an amusing tribute to their teacher, came from last year’s class. The group served as their own editorial board when selecting story topics. Classmates experienced in layout, including Lauren C., Harry L., Alec L., Megan L., and Alyssa L. designed the publication.
MJ added, “I really like the finished piece. I think it is a great mix of everyone's ideas and opinions It is entertaining for our fellow students but it also allowed us to enhance our writing skills at the same time. “