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...
by Meghan KENNEY | Nov 2, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 students are participating in the National Novel Writing Month, where they set a goal of a certain number of words to write with the goal of writing a novel. They have set their word count goals, and are ready to get started! We’re looking forward to sharing...
by Meghan KENNEY | Oct 19, 2017 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 students are developing tableaux of the short stories by Ray Bradbury that they’ve been reading. A tableaux is a creation of a scene, where no movement is allowed, only narration and body expression. Students have to interpret the text very closely to be able...
by Abby BREWER | Oct 17, 2017 | Grade 11, Secondary English
Grade 11 English HL students had a chance to give each other feedback on their first Written Task 2 that they have been working on for the last few weeks. The opportunity to read each other’s work and give helpful suggestions is a great way to see not only what...
