by Andrew JOHNSON | Nov 16, 2022 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
Since returning from the October break, students have been working on a new unit. This is called: ‘Who will fight for what is right?’ In this unit students will be considering what is unfair about the World and how young people have tried to put those issues...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Nov 9, 2022 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
This week we have started our second unit of the year. We will be reading ‘Animal Farm’ by George Orwell. This has been described the following: a satire, an allegory, a fable and a fairy story. Students have worked in pairs to investigate these genres and find...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Oct 19, 2022 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
In English we have completed the first unit in advertising. Students write an essay using the PEEL (make a point, give evidence, explain and then link back to the question) approach where they analyzed an advert in terms of techniques used. Our next unit is titled...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Oct 12, 2022 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
In English students have continued their investigations into myths. They have worked in groups to inquire about flood myths, fire myths, hero myths or heroine myths. These have then been shared with the rest of the group. Since then students have looked at modern...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Oct 6, 2022 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
Over the last three weeks students have been looking at different types of travel writing. This has included advertisements and travel writing in books. They have analyzed advertisements and created their own. During the last week they completed a pine EG of travel...
