by newuser | May 30, 2013 | Grade 8, Secondary English
The Gr. 8 students made up some jokes about the identifying characteristics of Ebenezer Scrooge and his lovely nephew, Fred. We looked at the contrast between these character foils as we began Charles Dickens’ classic novella A Christmas Carol. It became quite...
by newuser | May 30, 2013 | Grade 7, Secondary English
Grade 7 students presented memorized monologues from William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream to the entire secondary on Tuesday morning. They overcame the challenges of Elisabethan English to entertain the audience with interesting costumes and...
by newuser | May 23, 2013 | Grade 9, Secondary English
Gr. 9 students presented ‘news coverage’ of the key characters and events from Fahrenheit 451.
by newuser | May 23, 2013 | Grade 8, Secondary English
This week Gr. 8 students presented three versions of a classic fairy tale which they had analyzed for the effect of purpose and audience on the artistic choices of the creator. It was interesting to see the changes in character when the target audience shifted from...
by newuser | May 9, 2013 | Grade 6, Secondary English
In Gr. 6 this week, three mock trials put witnesses through the gears trying to prove Victor Frankenstein and the Monster guilty of multiple murders. Students were pushed to look at how behavior and actions could be perceived and thus manipulated by the prosecution...
by newuser | May 1, 2013 | Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 8 students chose a classic fairy tale to analyze from each of the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and Hans Christian Anderson. Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Hansel and Gretal and Mother Holle were the most popular texts. Next week students...
