by newuser | Jan 15, 2014 | Grade 7, Secondary English
The Gr. 7 class finished reading the novel Nothing But The Truth by Avi over the holiday and returned to a lesson on irony as the surprise ending was truly ironic. We used Youtube clips of Alanis Morissette’s song “Ironic” (which should be called Bad...
by newuser | Dec 19, 2013 | Grade 11, Secondary English
The Gr. 11 Lang & Lit students have a comparison commentary to do over the holidays. They will be analyzing the techniques used by the author of a poem called Barbie Doll and the graphic artists who created one of the Marlboro cigarette advertisements.
by newuser | Dec 19, 2013 | Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
The grade 8 class watched the classic musical West Side Story as a transition between The Outsiders and Romeo and Juliet; it has gangs and star-crossed lovers. There’s nothing like teenage tragedy to get the holidays started! The grade 9 class couldn’t...
by Gary Pemberton | Dec 12, 2013 | Grade 7, Secondary English
The grade 7 class has just started reading Nothing But The Truth, a documentary novel by Avi. The central conflict surrounds the singing of the national anthem in school. This topic incited us to share out our anthems. Mrs. Provencher was the only soul brave enough to...
by newuser | Dec 5, 2013 | Grade 11, Secondary English
As the Gr. 11 Language and Literature students move on to the topic of language and gender we will be looking at how the use of certain words affects a culture’s perception of a gender, how the identities of men, women, girls and boys are restricted by...
by newuser | Dec 5, 2013 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
Secondary students spent four morning advisory sessions working in groups on the deconstruction and interpretation of six terms: conflict vs. bullying; power vs. authority; aggression vs. self-defence. Groups shared out their findings through a tableau activity. Each...
