by newuser | Oct 31, 2013 | Grade 9, Secondary English
In preparation for the IGCSE Literature exam, the grade 9 students studied Christina Rossetti’s sappy poem, A Birthday. It celebrates the joyous return of the poet’s beloved – joyous for her, cheesy and pathetic for us.
by newuser | Oct 31, 2013 | Grade 11, Secondary English
This week we looked at the likes of Celine Dion, Shakira, Enrique Iglesius, Ricky Martin and other bilingual music artists and how their performances and career have been influenced by learning and singing in the additional language of English. This will lead us...
by newuser | Oct 24, 2013 | Grade 7, Grade 9, Secondary English
The pressure was on this week and two grade groups had to write until their fingers ached. In-class essays force students to plan and compose a coherent text in a short period of time. This exercise is in preparation for the demands of IGCSE exams.
by newuser | Oct 24, 2013 | Grade 9, Secondary English
On Tuesday during Advisory the grade nine students entertained the secondary with some serious acting. They each memorized and presented a monologue from Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Claire stole the show as Puck and Hermia.
by newuser | Oct 10, 2013 | Grade 10, Secondary English
This week, most of the Gr.10 class made formal presentations analyzing the gothic elements of two of Edgar Allan Poe’s short stories. The images chosen for the Keynote slides were superbly creepy. Well done!
by newuser | Oct 3, 2013 | Grade 7, Secondary English
The Gr. 7 students just finished reading the play script, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in class. Early next week they will be presenting radio-show versions of short extracts from the texts. They will be focusing on using appropriate pace, tone, volume and pronunciation for...
