Year 2012
Language and Identity Presentation from Summer Turner on Vimeo.
One of our projects this term has been to work on reading skills. Often we think that once we learn to read, we are finished and that there is no way to improve. However, we can constantly work on skills… Continue Reading →
It’s nearly December and the Christmas advertisements are on the television, so I think we’re allowed to study a Christmas text. We started by looking at the Dickensian world and imagining what it would be like to be amongst the… Continue Reading →
As part of our ongoing work on language and identity, we watched Shaun Tan’s beautiful animation ‘The Lost Thing”. We considered the different languages in the film, from the protagonist’s narrative to the sign language of the lost thing and… Continue Reading →
We have started a new unit of work, exploring London in the Victorian times. So far you have tried out some of the roles from Victorian schools, learnt about the living conditions of the rich and poor and created… Continue Reading →
Year 7 Reading Project: Language and Identity This term your extended homework will be to explore three different texts which look at the themes of language and identity. One of these texts can be a film. You need to look… Continue Reading →
Sorry all – I know it has been a while since I’ve uploaded these. Having the flu last week meant I have been in catch up mode. Congratulations again for all of those who have been climbing onto the tick… Continue Reading →