by Melodee PETERS | Sep 25, 2024 | Front Page, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English
This week the grade 8 students had an opportunity to decide what they want to study for our second unit. They could choose from 4 options: 1. Poetry and Song; 2 Novel Study “The Outsiders”; 3 Gothic, Mystery, or Personal Short Stories; and 4 A Comparative...
by Melodee PETERS | Sep 19, 2024 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
This week in English, Grade 8 students completed their first unit with a summative in which they analysed their choice of print advertisement. Grade 9 students completed the first part of their unit on “Travel Writing” by analysing a travel/tourism...
by Melodee PETERS | Sep 5, 2024 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
Grade 7 students have been introduced to myths and legends from 3 cultures and are in the process of learning how to analyse these narratives based on specific conventions. They regularly engage in collaboration. During our second lesson, I was most impressed by the...
by Melodee PETERS | Sep 4, 2024 | Front Page, Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 9 students started their first week by creating introductory posters about themselves for me to get to know them. They also identified the ways in which they learn best. . They then dove into their first MYP unit for the year which will be assessed...
by Melodee PETERS | Sep 4, 2024 | Front Page, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 8s have been honing their analytical skills by studying various print advertisements. As a class they memorised the 8 conventions of adverts and then went through a guided process of analysing one ad together. After that, they took on the challenge of choosing...
