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Wednesday 30 September 2009
Monday 28 September 2009
Y11: Mockingbird research
Y11s
For Research on the Mockingbird, start with:
The Northern Mockingbird
Texas Wildlife Facts
Nature Works Facts
You need to find out what the bird looks like, feeding habits, habitat, and any other interesting information. At the end of the lesson you will be asked to create a song or poem about the bird ready to present to the rest of the group.
For Research on the Mockingbird, start with:
The Northern Mockingbird
Texas Wildlife Facts
Nature Works Facts
You need to find out what the bird looks like, feeding habits, habitat, and any other interesting information. At the end of the lesson you will be asked to create a song or poem about the bird ready to present to the rest of the group.
Saturday 19 September 2009
Just for fun...
A little analysis for you. One day you will all be able to do this...
http://jedsmommy.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html
http://jedsmommy.blogspot.com/2009_06_01_archive.html
Thursday 17 September 2009
Y12: lesson journal
Thank you all for your hard work in today's lessons. I realise that some of the things we were doing were quite difficult, but I felt you all coped really well with it. If some things are still not clear, try explaining them in your lesson journal (i.e. your blog) and see if anything becomes clearer. If not, please say and I'll try to help you out. Overall, things will probably become clearer when we start looking at the text properly (If you haven't already read The Kite Runner, I advise you get started pretty quick as we will not be reading all of it in class together).
As this is going to be your first entry in your Lesson Journal, I'll give you a quick run down of some of the activities we did today (If you are not yet doing so, I advise you start taking your own notes in lessons to help you remember).
Sequence
1. Pictures in different orders
2. Looking at Memento and Time Traveler's Wife extracts
3. Looking at The Secret History extract
4. 4 places from which to start a Crime narrative.
5. Reading of Digging to America extract
6. Summaries of The Interpretation of Murder, On Chesil Beach and Brave New World
Remember: You don't have to write about each part of the lessons! What I want from this activity is for you to be able to process some of the thoughts you might have had in today's lessons and for me to be able to see what those thoughts are in order to help and stretch you in future lessons.
How you write down your thoughts is up to you. It could be in chronological order, or it could just be an exploration of one individual idea that you found of particular interest. And please: don't be dull in your responses; say something interesting. Be creative. (It can be informal; just don't write it in text-speak - that's not going to help you with your written expression! (AO1))
Looking forward to seeing your responses!
Ssssssssssuper.
As this is going to be your first entry in your Lesson Journal, I'll give you a quick run down of some of the activities we did today (If you are not yet doing so, I advise you start taking your own notes in lessons to help you remember).
Sequence
1. Pictures in different orders
2. Looking at Memento and Time Traveler's Wife extracts
3. Looking at The Secret History extract
4. 4 places from which to start a Crime narrative.
5. Reading of Digging to America extract
6. Summaries of The Interpretation of Murder, On Chesil Beach and Brave New World
Remember: You don't have to write about each part of the lessons! What I want from this activity is for you to be able to process some of the thoughts you might have had in today's lessons and for me to be able to see what those thoughts are in order to help and stretch you in future lessons.
How you write down your thoughts is up to you. It could be in chronological order, or it could just be an exploration of one individual idea that you found of particular interest. And please: don't be dull in your responses; say something interesting. Be creative. (It can be informal; just don't write it in text-speak - that's not going to help you with your written expression! (AO1))
Looking forward to seeing your responses!
Ssssssssssuper.
Thursday 10 September 2009
Y12: Welcome to my y12!
Welcome.
Well done for getting your blogs up and running.
A reminder of your homework: a blog post showing how even a perfectly ordinary item can have significance once it enters a narrative.
For example...
A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE FLOOR
Once a narrative makes reference to something, it shows that the writer has deemed that item to be significant to his narrative. A piece of paper on the floor might not be significant at all in real life, but once included within a narrative it could later be revealed that it was really:
A treasure map;
a top-secret governement document revealing a deadly plot;
a draft of a suicide note from someone planning to kill themselves;
a love letter accidently dropped from someone's bag;
an assassin's hit-list.
Y12: you must choose an everyday item that might mean very little in real life and assign it significance as though it were to be included within a narrative.
Education: wow!
Well done for getting your blogs up and running.
A reminder of your homework: a blog post showing how even a perfectly ordinary item can have significance once it enters a narrative.
For example...
A PIECE OF PAPER ON THE FLOOR
Once a narrative makes reference to something, it shows that the writer has deemed that item to be significant to his narrative. A piece of paper on the floor might not be significant at all in real life, but once included within a narrative it could later be revealed that it was really:
A treasure map;
a top-secret governement document revealing a deadly plot;
a draft of a suicide note from someone planning to kill themselves;
a love letter accidently dropped from someone's bag;
an assassin's hit-list.
Y12: you must choose an everyday item that might mean very little in real life and assign it significance as though it were to be included within a narrative.
Education: wow!
Tuesday 8 September 2009
Y13 Time is slipping away...
I hope you are all prepared for the imminent arrival of ... our first lesson where we will be starting with Doctor Faustus. Please bring in your texts.
Just to let you know: we will be looking at the life of Christopher Marlowe and reviewing your summer reading and your blog posts.
Better get blogging those last few thoughts...
See you all soon.
Just to let you know: we will be looking at the life of Christopher Marlowe and reviewing your summer reading and your blog posts.
Better get blogging those last few thoughts...
See you all soon.
Saturday 5 September 2009
A2: it's getting closer!
Just a quick reminder to get blogging with your comments on your summer reading. Some of you have only posted a couple of times (naughty!). Your reading journal is NOT optional. I will expect evidence of the reading from everyone. (I think Fran is in the lead for best posts so far...)
I have had a meeting with Mr. P. this week and we both agree that the results this summer were not as good as they should have been. We have not yet recieved the scripts back that we have ordered, but it is probable (PROBABLE does not mean DEFINITE) that we will get some re-marked. If you did not get the mark we think you deserved, please do not give up on A2 - it can still change!
Now stop reading this and get on with your summer reading...
I have had a meeting with Mr. P. this week and we both agree that the results this summer were not as good as they should have been. We have not yet recieved the scripts back that we have ordered, but it is probable (PROBABLE does not mean DEFINITE) that we will get some re-marked. If you did not get the mark we think you deserved, please do not give up on A2 - it can still change!
Now stop reading this and get on with your summer reading...
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