by newuser | Jan 30, 2014 | Grade 10, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
Students will be writing the ISAs this upcoming week and the written component requires them to write both a discursive/argumentative essay on a given topic and a narrative text from a visual prompt. Our secondary students are familiar with essay structure and must...
by newuser | Jan 23, 2014 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English
During this week’s Read Aloud session we watched Dambisa Moyo’s presentation on China’s role in the development of the world’s economy. It’s worth taking a look.
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...
