by Melodee PETERS | Mar 27, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English, The Grades
This week was the culmination of the poetry unit for Grade 7 students. Grade 5 students, who had also been writing haikus, concrete poems, etc., were invited to share and discuss their poems with the grade 7s. The students were engaged and enjoyed reading each...
by Melodee PETERS | Mar 20, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
This term all students in grades 7 to 9 focused on developing their communication skills, specifically their reading skills so that they could make notes that would help them complete their summative assessments based on analytical reading of poems. The specific...
by Melodee PETERS | Mar 20, 2025 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
As a great way to end their unit on Poetry Analysis, Grade 9 students could choose a poem to perform as a group, a pair, or individually. The students had great fun making props for the performance. They had to focus on using non-verbal communication techniques to...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 27, 2025 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
This term Grade 9s students have been studying protest poetry. They learned note-making skills such as annotations and how to use a key for their annotations. They learned and practised identifying poetic devices that poets use to structure their poems as well as...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 27, 2025 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary English, The Grades
Students in grade 7 who did not go on the field trip had an opportunity to learn about reverse poems and write their own. Upon the return of the other students, these students took on the role of peer coaches to teach their peers about reverse poems and help them...
by Melodee PETERS | Feb 20, 2025 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English, The Grades
Grade 9s have been working towards their summative analysis of a poem by engaging in collaborative activities this week. First, they shared observations and questions. They then took notes from each other to improve their understanding of “Man and...
