by Meghan KENNEY | Jan 11, 2018 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
Grade 7 students are reading a dramatic adaptation of Dracula in order to learn suspense writing techniques, as well as read a classic. They are enjoying the chance to use their dramatic reading abilities, as well as developing their suspense writing...
by Abby BREWER | Dec 20, 2017 | Grade 12, Secondary English
Grade 12s had a chance to look at some of the weird Paper 2 questions they might get on their upcoming exams by doing a categorizing practice in class. After reading each question, they had to decide on the category as a way of helping to guide their annotations as...
by Meghan KENNEY | Dec 14, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 English have been reading the book Ender’s Game as part of a unit, where they explore how Science Fiction set in the future allows them to investigate the ethical issues of today. With themes such has ethics during wartime, bullying, responsibility and...
by Meghan KENNEY | Nov 23, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English
Students in Grade 7 English are practicing the art of storytelling, using dramatic techniques and storytelling skills to create a fun experience for the audience. After studying how professionals do it, they’ve taken a story they’ve written and are...
by Abby BREWER | Nov 9, 2017 | Grade 12, Secondary English
Yesterday Grade 12 began their final part of the English A course: Texts and Contexts. Starting with Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, students will closely examine not only the text itself, but also the context of creation and the context of interpretation. As a...
by Meghan KENNEY | Nov 9, 2017 | Grade 10, Secondary English
Grade 10 is reading the IGCSE drama The Winslow Boy, and as part of their reading, they were asked to stage a scene. This required them to closely read the text, and interpret how the characters would relate to each other. Then they had to see how where they position...
