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Captive Libyan Journalist Enthralls McAuliffe Students
On their final day of school, eigth grade students at McAuliffe Regional Charter School had a two-hour discussion with a journalist who was held in Libya.
On their final day of school, eighth grade students at got a great surprise.
came in for a 2-hour discussion with the kids about his experience being held prisoner in Libya. The students got a chance to ask Foley questions about his experince as well as share their thoughts.
The students spent this year working on a writing for change project, as part of their language arts class, that targeted Foley’s Libyan imprisonment.
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The idea of the project was for students to develop a style of writing through persuasive essays and letters to politicians, as well as short stories about the Libyan conflict.
These essays were later read by politicians and Foley’s family members and as he quoted “I truly believe your writing had were effective in getting me released.”
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He was contacted by McAuliffe English teacher Amy Beckhusen, asking if he would agree to a question and answer session via skype, but he was so moved by the project that he told the school he would rather com in and talk to the kids face to face.
The kids were totally lost in his stories and it was an amazing way for them to conclude their year long writing project.
Students who asked Foley questions included: Katie Lincoln, Troy Gillis, Scotty Kildoff, Alex Petrovsky, Tristan Burke, Matthew Yaeger, Mike Kapisovsky, Ivan Smirnoff, Graham King and Tatiana Torres.
