by Geetika MEKHALA | Jan 23, 2020 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English
We jumped into an exciting new unit: “Men vs. Women – is one gender better than the other?”. As one can imagine, this topic elicited passionate discussions. We started by discussing what feminism is and what it isn’t. I was impressed with their...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Jan 16, 2020 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, IGCSE, Secondary English
It was a short but sweet week where we enjoyed getting to know how each of us spent the winter break. Experiences ranged from falling off the ski slopes in Austria to chillaxing at home in Sohar. Grade 12 DP students are jogging their memory on Persepolis to make...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Dec 5, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary English
Persepolis is a graphic novel by Mariane Satrapi, that depicts her childhood and adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. We are studying the art form of graphic novels and understanding the novel in its cultural and historical context. Having...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Nov 21, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English
Students finished their presentations on their explorers. Later, we had heated debate in order to determine the two strongest learner profiles for being a explorer. In the weeks coming up, we are focusing reading comprehension strategies.
by Geetika MEKHALA | Nov 21, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
Students continued acting/reading Act 2 of The Crucible. Also, we reviewed and practiced annotation and analytic writing.
