by Rachel HOWES | Dec 12, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, News Flash, Secondary English, Uncategorized
Our students were recently surveyed as to what sort of House Competitions they would like to see put on and football was a very popular option! As a result, today saw the first round of an inter-House mini football tournament, organized by Olly Cooper and Orjuwan in...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Dec 5, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Grade 12, Secondary English
Persepolis is a graphic novel by Mariane Satrapi, that depicts her childhood and adult years in Iran during and after the Islamic revolution. We are studying the art form of graphic novels and understanding the novel in its cultural and historical context. Having...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Nov 21, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English
Students finished their presentations on their explorers. Later, we had heated debate in order to determine the two strongest learner profiles for being a explorer. In the weeks coming up, we are focusing reading comprehension strategies.
by Geetika MEKHALA | Nov 21, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
Students continued acting/reading Act 2 of The Crucible. Also, we reviewed and practiced annotation and analytic writing.
by Geetika MEKHALA | Nov 14, 2019 | Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 9, Secondary English
What shapes our identity? How do context and points of view influence and change our identity? These are some inquiry questions we are exploring as we read our novel ‘Night’, a memoir of a holocaust survivor. After having read the first chapter, and in...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Nov 7, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
Having successfully completed their IOCs last week, grade 12 DP English class worked on reviewing Paper 1 skills this week. Additionally, they have been researching contextual information for their next literary work – ‘Persepolis’. I look forward to...
