Homework and so on...

For those of you who weren't in today, whether due to illness or prelims:

S3: we worked on topic sentences today. A great effort was made by Tent C in particular.

S4: today we worked on developing character (show, don't tell) using body language and extended description. We had a look at this site to help a little more with facial expression and realism.

Int 1: today, taking a break from Close Reading skills, we revised character in Lord of the Flies. Remember to bring your newspaper homework tomorrow!

Higher: today we went through the majority of Act 5, apart from the end of scene 9, and all of scene 1. Tomorrow we will be working on essay skills, to help you complete your first Macbeth essays. Those of you who haven't finished the pink Close Reading paper should do so for the end of the week.

email contact

Hello everyone,
Just a quick note to remind everyone that I have made the shift this term to using greensgalaxy@gmail.com as my primary contact. Please try to use this address, rather than the live.co.uk address you may have used in the past.
Thanks!
Mr Green

Nearly time to come back...

Hi everyone. I hope you have all had a very good holiday, and are ready to return. With that in mind, could I just remind you that you should check the posts below carefully to ensure you've completed your holiday homework.
Also, I've posted a new riddle.
See you all Tuesday,
Mr Green
PS Well done, Highers! Only one of you needs to resit your NAB!

S4 Holiday Homework

1. Read the rest of Woman in Black
2. Read Chapter 4 of Critical Thinking
3. Do 4.1 and 4.2

Have a great holiday!

Higher Holiday Homework

Read ALL of Macbeth
Update scene/character logs for all of Acts 2 and 3.

Test upon your return!

Int 1 Holiday Homework

Read all of Lord of the Flies
Answer all the questions (all the way up to Chapter 11--we will do 12 together when you come back)
TEST on your return--those who do not complete the homework WILL be reported to Mrs Reid.
 Have a great break, everyone! Looking forward to working with you on your essay skills when we return.

Attention S5 and S6!

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!

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?)

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.

New Riddle Posted

New riddle's up! See if you can solve it WITHOUT GOOGLING!

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.

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.

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!

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?'

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.

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...

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).

S4 Homework

Complete your 'My Philosopher' poster/factfile for Monday.

S3 Homework

Complete your short story, titled 'The Arrest'.
Due Monday.

Int 1 Homework

Complete your reflective essay for Monday (first draft).