by newuser | Nov 21, 2012 | Grade 9, Secondary English
The grade 9 students are embarking on a unit that looks at how the words of a few changed the mindset of a nation. We will be looking at a poem, short story and speech written during a period of history when African Americans were not treated as equals. This week we...
by newuser | Nov 14, 2012 | Grade 7, Secondary English
Philip Malloy from Nothing But The Truth has met his foil in Timothy Green. The leaves on Timothy’s legs are only one detail that differentiates these two boys; the effect they have on those around them is completely opposite. Philip destroys careers and...
by newuser | Nov 14, 2012 | Grade 9, Secondary English
Following A Midsummer Night’s Dream where forest fairies, Athenian lovers, reality and dreams all interconnect, the grade 8 class studied three poems steeped in nostalgia and nature. In all three texts the speaker reminisces about an impressive encounter with a...
by newuser | Nov 7, 2012 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Tonight, Tonight… In America…. West Side Story is providing the link between The Outsiders and Romeo and Juliet.
by newuser | Nov 7, 2012 | Grade 6, Secondary English
Billy Elliot has been amazing! The entire grade six class has loved this tap-dancing eleven year old. We will be comparing the British ballet dancer to the American pigeon protector in a formal essay next week.
