by Abby BREWER | Oct 14, 2015 | Secondary English
The 11th grade English B class today jumped into role to participate in their first IOA, during which they discussed the nuisance off popups and the effects of this annoying advertising on its audience. There was some pretty lively debate that took place and all three...
by Abby BREWER | Oct 8, 2015 | Secondary English, The Grades
After finishing Act 1, the 10th grade students had a chance to use a learning grid to review the play of An Inspector Calls! Students had to use the dice we borrowed from the Math department to select a row and a column each, then explain the significance of the image...
by Abby BREWER | Sep 22, 2015 | Secondary English
We started reading our first dramatic text in grade 10 English class last week: An Inspector Calls, by J. B. Priestley. Although we’ve not gotten very far yet – quite a bit of context is required to understand the play – we already have...
by Abby BREWER | Sep 10, 2015 | Secondary English, The Grades
After an intense two weeks of writing workshop, the English B students were ready to use the various sentence types we discussed. A hard-working group, they diligently arranged and rearranged the clauses to make proper sentences. They wrote an interesting story about...
by Meghan KENNEY | Sep 3, 2015 | Grade 9, Secondary English
Our 9th graders are ready to start their journey into IGCSE English language and literature. They are ready for the challenge, if perhaps a little nervous. We have started our literary journeys by going “Blackberry Picking,” reading the poem by Seamus...
by Leo THOMPSON | Jun 18, 2015 | Grade 7, Grade 8, Secondary English
To finish a great year off we worked on some poetry skills together. The results were amazing! A privilege working with these students this year. Have a well deserved break and see you all next year. Good luck in your next step in life Kalea and Ellie; you will be...
