Just a quick reminder to my Intermediate 1 class: your Textual Analysis NAB is on MONDAY.
To my Higher class: your NAB is on TUESDAY.
Be there!
Thursday, 29 September 2011
Friday, 23 September 2011
Int 1 Homework
Read up to and INCLUDING chapter 5 of Lord of the Flies.
(This should be easy-peasy! You have all been reading for 15+ minutes each evening anyway, haven't you?)
(This should be easy-peasy! You have all been reading for 15+ minutes each evening anyway, haven't you?)
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Higher Homework
1. Read Act 2 of Macbeth (use No Fear Shakespeare if you need to!)
2. Bring in your book money
Due Monday 26th Sept.
2. Bring in your book money
Due Monday 26th Sept.
Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Thank you!
I haven't heard a final total yet, but it sounds like Dingwall Academy pupils and staff raised approximately £5000 for the Teenage Cancer Trust last Friday. I myself am very grateful to all who participated, and to those who gave so generously. Here are a few pictures of the event (PS I'm still waiting for someone to send me video footage! Links to YouTube etc are fine, too).
Int 1 Homework due Wednesday 21st
A reminder of the mini-essay question:
The question
Choose one character from the novel. Discuss your first impressions of that character, moving on to explore one or more points of interaction with one other character.
Remember: Try to use PEE statements as far as possible, limiting your retelling of plot details to the bare minimum (i.e. just give the context, don't retell the story!).
Remember to use quotations to support your points.: Choose one character from the novel. Discuss your first impressions of that character, moving on to explore one or more points of interaction with one other character.
The question
Choose one character from the novel. Discuss your first impressions of that character, moving on to explore one or more points of interaction with one other character.
Remember: Try to use PEE statements as far as possible, limiting your retelling of plot details to the bare minimum (i.e. just give the context, don't retell the story!).
Remember to use quotations to support your points.: Choose one character from the novel. Discuss your first impressions of that character, moving on to explore one or more points of interaction with one other character.
Thursday, 15 September 2011
Thank you to those who have donated so far!
Thanks, everyone, and particularly to Arran, who had a go at text donating. Also, big thanks to Ian for his spectacular donation via the webpage! Sparkly Stars!
We still have a ways to go before tomorrow at lunchtime, so dig deep, everyone. I'll have an envelope available in my classroom for cash donations.
We still have a ways to go before tomorrow at lunchtime, so dig deep, everyone. I'll have an envelope available in my classroom for cash donations.
Remember: £200 is the target! Cough up, or I keep my hair on!
Click on 'Donate' to the left to use paypal or your bank card, or TEXT: TCTG50 £2 to 70070 (you can change the amount)
Hurry! Time is running out!
Click on 'Donate' to the left to use paypal or your bank card, or TEXT: TCTG50 £2 to 70070 (you can change the amount)
Hurry! Time is running out!
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
S1 Homework: Hercules!
Click on this link to read about the twelve labours of Hercules.
Read six of them for Friday, when we'll reassess the question 'what is a hero?'
Read six of them for Friday, when we'll reassess the question 'what is a hero?'
Monday, 5 September 2011
New Riddle Posted (finally!)
I've finally posted a new riddle. Are you a riddle master? Can you figure out the answer? Send me an email, or tell me in person, if you think you have the solution.
Monday, 29 August 2011
Teenage Cancer Trust
As most of you know, I'm helping to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust. If I raise enough money (over £200), I'll be having my head shaved on Rock Your Shades Day, September 16th.
Here are four ways you can donate to this great cause:
1. Click on the widget to the left (the 'donate' button)
2. Go to my donations page (you can use PayPal here): www.justgiving.com/mrgreen
3. Text your donation: Text TCTG50 £1 to 70070 to sponsor me today for £1 (you can change the £1 to any amount you like). Texting is handled by www.justgiving.com--you can leave a message as well.
4. See me in school to sign my sponsorship sheet.
Thanks in advance, everyone!
More information on Rock Your Shades coming soon...
Here are four ways you can donate to this great cause:
1. Click on the widget to the left (the 'donate' button)
2. Go to my donations page (you can use PayPal here): www.justgiving.com/mrgreen
3. Text your donation: Text TCTG50 £1 to 70070 to sponsor me today for £1 (you can change the £1 to any amount you like). Texting is handled by www.justgiving.com--you can leave a message as well.
4. See me in school to sign my sponsorship sheet.
Thanks in advance, everyone!
More information on Rock Your Shades coming soon...
S1 Homework
Subscribe to the mailing list by the end of the week. If you need an email address, either use your school address or a free service such as gmail, Yahoo! or Hotmail.
Use the 'Get Updates by Email' section to do this (below the PunctuationFish on the left hand side of the page).
Use the 'Get Updates by Email' section to do this (below the PunctuationFish on the left hand side of the page).
Friday, 26 August 2011
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Welcome back, everyone!
Good to see you all back again, and to welcome some new faces to both the school and my classes. Remember to sign up for the email updates (scroll down and look for the updates box on the left of the page).
Have a great year, everyone!
Int 1 Homework
Homework time!
Due tomorrow:
1. Sign up for email updates
2. In your own words, explain how the poem 'Telephone Conversation' makes you feel, and why.
Due tomorrow:
1. Sign up for email updates
2. In your own words, explain how the poem 'Telephone Conversation' makes you feel, and why.
Higher Homework
Do now!
Subscribe to alerts from Green's Galaxy. You can do this via the sign up box on the left.
Due tomorrow:Read 1.1 and 1.2 of Macbeth
Due Thursday:Translate the Captain's speech on page 5 (lines 8-23) and page 7 (lines 34-42) into modern English. This must be your own work!
Subscribe to alerts from Green's Galaxy. You can do this via the sign up box on the left.
Due tomorrow:Read 1.1 and 1.2 of Macbeth
Due Thursday:Translate the Captain's speech on page 5 (lines 8-23) and page 7 (lines 34-42) into modern English. This must be your own work!
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Don't know what to read?
I've been asking a lot of you what you're reading right now, or what you've read recently. The answers have been rather alarming, ranging from 'nothing--I never read' to 'I think I read a novel in my last English class...' to 'I only read the TV listings on Sky'. Now, that's not quite right, is it!? Some of you are reading, and you read a wide variety of things: magazines (of varying quality!), newspapers, websites, and of course books. ALL reading is good. For those of you aspiring to be excellent communicators, or wanting to achieve a great grade at Int 2, Higher and beyond, however, you really need to think about changing your reading habits. Start reading! Reading quality texts regularly (this means broadsheet newspapers, some magazines, and any good literature) helps in all sorts of ways--it's like secret learning which isn't as painful as a bad grammar lesson!
Why read? Consider this:
Prof. A.C. Grayling, in a review of ‘A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel’ that was published in Financial Times had said, "To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries." So true! Reading is really like taking a flight to high altitudes in pursuit of information and knowledge. It is a journey in search of enlightenment.
Have you asked yourself the question, "Why is reading important?" What was the answer that you got? I am sure your heart must have answered in favor of reading. Reading is like providing the mind with nourishment. Knowledge is the food for the mind and soul. Apart from giving us the basic information about the world around us, it also provides us with the food for thought. It encourages us to think. It increases our hunger for knowledge and our thirst to learn more.
During the ancient times, reading was limited to books. But today, it encompasses reading on the web. We have some very good sites providing their readers with authentic information. Reading from the Internet is an easy option for one and all. Reading from the web does not undermine the pleasure one can get from reading books.
Manali Oak
Here are a couple of links to whet your appetite:
1. Best Books 4 Teens
2. Goodreads
Remember, you should be reading a little (or more!) every day.
"Reading, like no other medium, can transform your life in a flash, and you never know which book, at which time in your life, might be the one that rocks your world and inspires you to grow in ways you never thought possible."
---Burke Hedges.
Why read? Consider this:
Prof. A.C. Grayling, in a review of ‘A History of Reading by Alberto Manguel’ that was published in Financial Times had said, "To read is to fly: it is to soar to a point of vantage which gives a view over wide terrains of history, human variety, ideas, shared experience and the fruits of many inquiries." So true! Reading is really like taking a flight to high altitudes in pursuit of information and knowledge. It is a journey in search of enlightenment.
Have you asked yourself the question, "Why is reading important?" What was the answer that you got? I am sure your heart must have answered in favor of reading. Reading is like providing the mind with nourishment. Knowledge is the food for the mind and soul. Apart from giving us the basic information about the world around us, it also provides us with the food for thought. It encourages us to think. It increases our hunger for knowledge and our thirst to learn more.
During the ancient times, reading was limited to books. But today, it encompasses reading on the web. We have some very good sites providing their readers with authentic information. Reading from the Internet is an easy option for one and all. Reading from the web does not undermine the pleasure one can get from reading books.
Manali Oak
Here are a couple of links to whet your appetite:
1. Best Books 4 Teens
2. Goodreads
Remember, you should be reading a little (or more!) every day.
"Reading, like no other medium, can transform your life in a flash, and you never know which book, at which time in your life, might be the one that rocks your world and inspires you to grow in ways you never thought possible."
---Burke Hedges.
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
What are you reading?
To the guys, initially:
Just wondering... what are the lads reading? Read anything decent lately (and by lately, I mean, ever)?
Don't worry, I'll be asking the girls too!
Let me know--what magazines are you reading, what books, newspapers, websites, anything at all which you read. Either post a comment here below, or send me an email. Either is fine.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Magazine update
Interviews were held today for the post of Editors-in-Chief.
Congratulations to:
Frank F.
and
Lauren M.
A big thank you from myself and Miss O'Boyle to all those who gave it a go! You all did well, and we hope you learned something from the experience. We also hope that you will all participate in another part of the magazine, taking responsibility for a section which is also of interest to you. Remember, ALL the posts, right down to Staff Writers, are really very important.
We unfortunately ran out of time for Director interviews, so these will be held tomorrow at lunchtime.
We anticipate that Editorial and Managerial posts will be sorted out on Friday after school, between 2 and 3pm. Any problems, just come see me.
Once again, well done, everyone! We're really proud of you all for your maturity, enthusiasm and dedication.
Congratulations to:
Frank F.
and
Lauren M.
A big thank you from myself and Miss O'Boyle to all those who gave it a go! You all did well, and we hope you learned something from the experience. We also hope that you will all participate in another part of the magazine, taking responsibility for a section which is also of interest to you. Remember, ALL the posts, right down to Staff Writers, are really very important.
We unfortunately ran out of time for Director interviews, so these will be held tomorrow at lunchtime.
We anticipate that Editorial and Managerial posts will be sorted out on Friday after school, between 2 and 3pm. Any problems, just come see me.
Once again, well done, everyone! We're really proud of you all for your maturity, enthusiasm and dedication.
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