What is fake news?

Grade 8s started an examination of fake news during IWS time today. By starting with a suspicious photo, they began to consider how to define fake news and why it is important to be able to tell real news from fake. We are working our way through their list of inquiry...

Getting ready for exams!

In grade 12 English B we have already begun the final frontier: revision! This week we focused on paper 1 type questions, coming up with our own set of rules to follow when tackling each set. Next week we start with paper 2, and then it’s already study week! The...

Dramatic Reading

Grade tens have been reading An Inspector Calls in class for IGCSE. It has been quite a contrast to reading Shakespeare, and students enjoyed learning about the elements of a well-made play, and developing their dramatic reading skills.

It’s tough being a teen!

We’ve been talking about stereotypes in English A with grade 11 recently. After covering the typical ones – gender, race, nationality – we started talking about stereotypes very near and dear to our 11s’ hearts: those concerning...

Grade 10s Write a Formal Report

Grade 10 IGCSE English involves learning how to write in a variety of styles. One style that we just learned about is the formal report. So to practice this, students took on the role of a visiting CIS committee, and created a report about the school and its...