by Melodee PETERS | Sep 17, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 8s are exploring the conventions and style of print advertisements. This week they practised the ATL skills Communication and Collaboration: they had to work as a team to pool their notes and annotate an advert studied in class; then they had the opportunity to...
by Albert Hoffmann | Sep 17, 2026 | Grade 11, Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
During the past few weeks, DP2 English Language and Literature students have begun exploring the content and concepts portrayed in Japanese author Naoki Urasawa’s graphic novel, Monster. This literary work explores many archetypal conflicts such as the battle of...
by Albert Hoffmann | Sep 10, 2026 | Grade 10, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
This week, Grade 10 MYP English students drew inspirations from the seminal George Méliès film, Le Voyage dans la Lune (The Voyage to the Moon), first released in 1902. Méliès, as a magician and thespian, saw the new technology of film camaras and the new medium of...
by Albert Hoffmann | Sep 3, 2026 | Secondary English
Greetings all, This is my first post as the new secondary English teacher at ABIS. I will be teaching MYP grades 9 & 10 and DP grades 11 & 12. It has been a wonderful start to the school year getting to know my students and beginning new units of study. DP2...
by Melodee PETERS | May 7, 2026 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English, The Grades
This week the Grade 8 students in MYP Language and Literature practised multiple Approaches to Learning (ATL) skills as they head towards the end of their Science Fiction unit: COLLABORATION: Listen actively to other perspectives and ideas by working in teams....
by Melodee PETERS | Apr 9, 2026 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
This week, our Grade 7 students had opportunity to practise set questions for analysing visual texts. It is surprising how they get thrown when a word is changed (e.g. visualisation to visual text). The students find it difficult to adapt to changes in wording, yet...
