by Andrew JOHNSON | May 25, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
In English we have continued reading ‘Red Scarf Girl’. We have discussed the underlying ethical issues of the book and students have just completed a propaganda poster about Chairman Mao. In Individuals and Societies students have started their final summative...
by Andrew JOHNSON | May 17, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
We have been reading ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller and investigating how the principles of the time mix with hysteria to create tragedy. Students have created character sketches and will be seeing how Miller uses conventions of plays to make his points. Our last...
by Andrew JOHNSON | May 11, 2023 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP)
In English we have continued our study of “Rabbit Proof Fence.” We have been looking at how indigenous peoples for around the world have been treated. In addition, students have started working on a storyboard that shows the journey of three girls from...
by Andrew JOHNSON | May 3, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8
In English we have been reading ‘Red Scarf Girl’ by Ji-Li Jiang. It is a memoir about her life during the Cultural revolution in China. To give context, students have investigated about Mao and Communist China from 1949 to 1976. Students have been considering the...
by Andrew JOHNSON | Apr 18, 2023 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9
Students have completed their interdisciplinary unit be being advocates for a persecuted people. They were expected to create a blog or video using different types of texts and literary conventions. We have just started a new unit called “Principles and...
