by Geetika MEKHALA | Oct 3, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
Grade 11 class continues to explore the unit on readers, writers, and texts. We studied and analyzed advertisements on ‘blood diamonds’. Then, we chose different text types on the topic of blood diamonds and explored how each text type has specific...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Sep 26, 2019 | IGCSE, Secondary English
As we continue with our study of Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’, the effects of mass hysteria under theocracy is becoming apparent. What can we do if we lived in a society driven by power, not reason? What can we do in a society where justice is...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Sep 19, 2019 | Grade 11 & 12 (DP), Secondary English
Grade 11 DP English Language and Literature course is new for all of us, so we spent the first week learning about the various requirements, assessments, areas of exploration and concepts. The first unit on gender equality and the #metoo movement saw some passionate...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Sep 11, 2019 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Secondary English
Grade 7/8 Language Acquisition class are continuing with their first unit of study where we are exploring the statement of inquiry, ” choices we make about what we eat are influenced by our culture and the context in which we live.” Last week, we learned...
by Geetika MEKHALA | Sep 5, 2019 | IGCSE, Secondary English
Grade 10 English students have started their first drama unit of IGCSE with The Crucible. Set in Salem and heavily inspired by the Salem witch hunt, the play explores the effects of mass hysteria. A play is written to be performed and that’s exactly what we do...
by Abby BREWER | Mar 21, 2019 | Secondary English
For our final text in Grade 12, we are reading Camus’ The Outsider, a brilliantly depressing book to finish off 12 years of education. If you haven’t read it and you’re looking for something to make you feel like life is meaningless, then this is the...
