Animal Farm: Research Topics

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Jun 10, 2015

Now that you have selected a topic, your task is to prepare a written or verbal presentation that explores the historical facts in this topic area that you see as relevant to the allegory Animal Farm. Your presentation should provide the facts and supply suggestions about the links to the novel.

Hotel Rwanda – Scene for Analysis

Posted By Christopher Waugh on May 8, 2015

Debate

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Apr 22, 2015

As part of our Hotel Rwanda project, we are exploring the nuances of the geopolitical issues that can lead to such extreme outcomes. This week the students are running a formal debate in the following teams with the following moot (Homework is to gather facts and statistics that support your team line)

Homework: Parse a Practice Sentence

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Mar 11, 2015

Working towards the Parse qualifications We are looking at the parsing of sentences in satirical writing. The first step is to build this skill on your own, so tonight’s work asks you to select a complex sentence from your own writing and parse it for word classes. Bring this, completed, to school tomorrow. Our class’ worked example is attached.

Theme Study – Reading Project

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Feb 10, 2015

Reading Project – Year 9, 2015

Homework: Twitter Satire

Posted By Christopher Waugh on Feb 6, 2015

Your weekend homework is to write one satirical sentence, using a complex sentence form, fit for publishing on Twitter. Ideally, publish it on your blog.