Macbeth on YouTube

Hello Nat 5s,

You might find the following useful as you work through the play:

BBC Macbeth
1978 Macbeth Ian McKellen and Judi Dench

No Fear Shakespeare--Macbeth (translation)

National 5 Mindfulness/Dealing with your work and study time

Hi everyone,

As promised, here are a few links and apps (more to come when I can grab a moment!) which might interest you.

Mindful Schools--scroll all the way to the bottom for the videos
Wildmind--Guided Breathing

Apps (these are all from Play Store for Android devices):

Organising yourself:
Timetable (a timetabling tool for your phone)
aCalendar
TimeRecorder

Mindfulness:
Oxizen
Stop, Breathe & Think
Calm
Free Your Mind
Mindfulness
Buddhify (a really neat 'colour wheel' selector for how you are feeling)

There are many, many more. I will try to add to this list, but if you find others (links or apps) which are useful, let me know in person, in the comments below, or by email.

National 5 English Homework--November/December 2015

DUE	CR-Essay	CR-Duffy	RUAE	Folio
16 Nov	Macbeth Complete questions for Acts 1 & 2	War Photographer (re-read/begin to memorise)	Read newspaper articles	Check you have completed: Adventure, Reflective, Poem
23 Nov	Macbeth Complete questions for Acts 3 & 4 Macbeth ESSAY	Originally (read and think about) Questions/summary	Read newspaper articles	Complete any outstanding pieces
30 Nov	Macbeth Complete questions for Act 5	Havisham (read and think about) Questions/summary	Practice Paper 1	Choose a topic for your discursive essay
7 Dec S4 Contact Evening 10th Dec	Macbeth ESSAY	Mrs Midas (read and think about) Questions/summary	Read newspaper articles	Begin researching topic
14 Dec		Revise all 4 poems	Practice Paper 2	Make notes on topic
Hols	Essay on either The Lottery or Macbeth	Practice Paper 1	Practice Paper 3	Tidy jotter/notes ahead of prelim

Calling all Writers! Free Workshop Opportunity at Dingwall Academy

Cynthia Rogerson (in association with the ever-fantastic Moniack Mhor) is leading THREE creative writing sessions for S1-6. Booking is encouraged so appropriate space can be provided. The workshops are as follows:

Getting Started, 11 Nov -- http://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/finding-the-right-words-writing-workshop-with-cynthia-rogerson-3/

Exploring Theme, 25 Nov -- http://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/finding-the-right-words-writing-workshop-with-cynthia-rogerson-4/
Finding Your Voice, 2 Dec -- http://www.moniackmhor.org.uk/courses/finding-the-right-words-writing-workshop-with-cynthia-rogerson-5/

All take place after school in the library.

Any pupil interested in developing their writing further is more than welcome to attend. We would especially encourage those who are preparing folios to come along, as you will undoubtedly find that the tips and techniques Cynthia can offer you as a published writer will help earn you valuable marks, and perhaps even feel more in control of your writing.

A little more about Cynthia: 

"Prizewinning author Cynthia Rogerson writes mainstream literary fiction, set in Scotland and California. She is the author of four novels and a collection of short stories. Her stories have also appeared in numerous anthologies, been broadcast on BBC radio, and been translated into eight languages.
She won the V.S.Pritchett Prize in 2008, and her work has been short-listed for Best Scottish Novel 2011, and  serialised on Women’s Hour.
She is Program Director at Moniack Mhor Writers Centre, as well as a Royal Literary Fellow in Dundee and a manuscript assessor for The Literary Consultancy.  Originally from San Francisco, she has been based in theScottish Highlands since 1985 and lives with her husband and hens near Inverness."

Learn more at her site: www.cynthiarogerson.com

We are so lucky! Reserve your place now!

Hello S2!

Your homework is to redraft your Hero stories for 29th September.

National 5 Creative Writing Homework

Just a reminder: your first drafts of adventure stories are due (no excuses!) on Monday 14th September. This is an absolute must, as you will be working with your stories in class.

Great Big Scary World

Here is the link to Great Big Scary World (http://www.greatbigscaryworld.com/), which we spoke about in classes yesterday and today.

Check it out!

The Lottery

Here are the links to The Lottery on YouTube:

Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIm93Xuij7k
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMhV3fwx5Sg

The same thing on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/65266252

Lessons from Auschwitz

Hi S6,

Mrs Cormack drew the names, so without further ado:

Emily
Eilidh

Congratulations (and sorry to the other two! Wish we could have sent all of you).

Edinburgh dates:

Sun 20 Sept 1-5pm Seminar
Wed 30 Sept all day visit to Auschwitz
Tues 6th Oct 3-6:30pm Seminar

You must be able to do all three dates.

I'll meet with you next week.

£5000 to be won for Dingwall Academy!

Hi everyone,

I'd really appreciate it if you could have a go at entering this prize draw: £5000 of National Book Tokens, which could see our school library much boosted with the authors you love to read. It only takes a moment to enter, and it's free.

Even better, you could win £100 of book tokens for yourself! What's not to like!?

Thanks very much  for entering :)