by Meghan KENNEY | Mar 1, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
After reading the dramatic adaptation of Dracula, the students have developed their appreciation of how suspense is created. They practiced with another short story, and are developing both comprehension skills and analytical ones. They are moving towards creating...
by Meghan KENNEY | Feb 15, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Oman Week
Grade seven students presented to secondary today about their Oman Week trip. They created a “Top Ten Things We Discovered on Oman Week” list, and everyone participated in the presentation. Highlights included the Bedouin Crocodile, the Tobasco...
by Meghan KENNEY | Jan 25, 2018 | Grade 10, Secondary English
Grade 10 students are exploring the intersection of fate, ambition, and the noble Macbeth as they have begun the classic Shakespeare play. They are already enjoying language such as “Disdaining fortune, with his brandish’d steel, which smok’d with...
by Meghan KENNEY | Jan 11, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
Grade 7 students are reading a dramatic adaptation of Dracula in order to learn suspense writing techniques, as well as read a classic. They are enjoying the chance to use their dramatic reading abilities, as well as developing their suspense writing...
by Meghan KENNEY | Dec 14, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 English have been reading the book Ender’s Game as part of a unit, where they explore how Science Fiction set in the future allows them to investigate the ethical issues of today. With themes such has ethics during wartime, bullying, responsibility and...
