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...
by Leo THOMPSON | May 28, 2015 | Grade 7, Secondary English
The students have been preparing for this task for a few weeks. We have been looking at the play Romeo and Juliet and discussing the fight scene as an introduction to this genre. The have taken all this onboard and participated fully to develop some great scenes and I...
by Leo THOMPSON | May 12, 2015 | Grade 7, Grade 8, Secondary English
The grades 7 and 8 have been studying an introduction to the works of Shakespeare, in particular the play Romeo and Juliet. We have also looked at the skills of visual text...
