by Abby BREWER | Nov 10, 2016 | Grade 12, Secondary English
The grade 12 English A students can breathe a little easier this week, having completed their Individual Oral Commentaries, the first official assessment for English class. They all did a great job, showing confidence and poise as they delivered their commentaries....
by Meghan KENNEY | Oct 6, 2016 | Grade 8, Secondary English
8th grade students are exploring what makes a book Science Fiction, and the different subgenres such as Cyberpunk and Dystopian fiction. They started with some famous Ray Bradbury stories and are now in smaller groups with different books. Our goal is to understand...
by Abby BREWER | Sep 29, 2016 | Secondary English
This week grade 11 had their first FOAs to analyse the poetry and raps we studied I’m our first unit. They did a great job of getting into character for some great performances!
by Meghan KENNEY | Sep 22, 2016 | Grade 10, Secondary English
In 10th grade IGCSE English, we have spent quite a bit of time examining poetry. So for our remaining poems for IGCSE the students are leading the class. They take a chosen poem, and teach it to the rest of the class in the way they see is most useful. They have...
by Abby BREWER | Sep 8, 2016 | Grade 11, Secondary English
The grade 11 English class made great use of the lovely large windows in LC1 this week when they did a group brainstorm about an upcoming poetry essay. Hopefully the view looked as nice from the outside as it did from the inside!
by Meghan KENNEY | Aug 25, 2016 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Students in 8th grade English started off the year right away with some descriptive writing work. This work gives them a chance to show off their writing skills and also think about how to create effective descriptions full of imagery and detail. They shared their...
