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!