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Autobiographical writing

I am looking forward to reading your autobiographical writing in response to the different extracts we have read. Why not explore your local library this half-term and find some more autobiographical writing – you could try Roald Dahl’s book Flying Solo which… Continue Reading →

Homework for 8th October 2012

A reminder that your homework for Monday 8th October is to read Beverley Naidoo’s book called “Journey to Jo’burg.” Some of you will be familiar with the book from primary school. We will be discussing a particular section of the book,… Continue Reading →

Tuesday 25th September

Well done for rising to the challenge and writing some very impressive paragraphs on Language, identity and heritage. I was also impressed by the listening of a number of students – you were supportive in how you listened to others…. Continue Reading →

Monday 24th September 2012

Today we had some interesting discussions as a result of the extracts you read in class. We discovered that the Norman invasion of 1066 meant that French was the language of power at the time and everybody was expected to… Continue Reading →

Language Autobiography

Hi Year 7! I was very impressed by how well you worked as response partners last week and gave each other feedback on the first draft of your writing. You gave me some excellent feedback on mine too and you… Continue Reading →

Letter to Year 7

Dear Year 7, I am sorry that I won’t be here to meet you in person but I will see you on Friday when you have your next English lesson. I am Ms Lindsay and I job share with Dr… Continue Reading →

My Holiday reading

I have enjoyed reading Hard Times by Charles Dickens. I was inspired to read it for two reasons. I read one of the opening scenes with our Year 10 class last year and we enjoyed it so much I wanted to… Continue Reading →

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