by Melodee PETERS | Feb 27, 2025 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
This term Grade 9s students have been studying protest poetry. They learned note-making skills such as annotations and how to use a key for their annotations. They learned and practised identifying poetic devices that poets use to structure their poems as well as...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 27, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English, The Grades
Students in grade 7 who did not go on the field trip had an opportunity to learn about reverse poems and write their own. Upon the return of the other students, these students took on the role of peer coaches to teach their peers about reverse poems and help them...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 20, 2025 | Community and Service, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
This week all grade 7 students had an opportunity to participate in their second Service Learning activity as a group. The students who went on the field trip to Sifah helped to clean up the beach; while those who opted to come to school had 2 sessions in which they...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 20, 2025 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 9s have been working towards their summative analysis of a poem by engaging in collaborative activities this week. First, they shared observations and questions. They then took notes from each other to improve their understanding of “Man and...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 13, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), The Grades
This week grade 7 students learned about Found Poetry. They had an opportunity to create their own and then began practising how to analyse poetry for tone and mood. Here they are sharing their found poems with each other:
