Higher Close Reading Revision (useful for S4 up!)

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Higher Holiday Homework

Here it is:

1. Two essays--one Poetry, one Drama (see below for question choices, which are written right above the embedded question papers)

2. Re-read both of your texts

3. Read TWO newspaper articles--see what you can spot in the way of techniques used, look up any vocab you're uncertain of, etc.

4. Have a fantastic (and SAFE) time tonight at the Social, and of course a wonderful break.

See you in January!

Higher Past Paper Drama Questions

Choose ONE of the following: 3, 7, 14.

Slideshare isn't behaving at the moment, so I can't embed, but I'll come back later to do it. Here's a link to Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/greensgalaxy/higher-drama-questions-2007-to-2010

Higher Past Paper Poetry Questions

Here are the questions.
Choose ONE from: 9, 12, 13

Higher poetry questions

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Holiday Homework...

... is coming! It will be published here, as well as on your individual class pages.  No excuses! You've been warned!

Impromptu S2 Winter Poem Competition

Congratulations to the following:

First Place

Erin and Jill

Second Place

Josh and Regan

Third Place

David and Arran

Special Mention

Isaac

NAB Resit dates

Resit dates for both Textual Analysis and Close Reading are as follows:

Int 1: Monday 19th December
Higher: Tuesday 20th December

Int 1 Essay Question Choices

Here they are, for those of you who missed them:

SECTION B—PROSE

Choose a novel or short story which deals with a crisis in a family or a community. Briefly say what happens in the story and then go on to show how the family or community deals with the crisis.

OR

Choose a novel or a short story or a piece of non-fiction or a group of prose texts which interested you because it deals with young people.
Say what happens to the young people and show how the writer helps you to understand the situation they are in.

S5/6 Prelims

Intermediate 1:
Thursday 19 January
Paper 1: 9:00-10:00am in MPH
Paper 2: 11:35am-12:20pm in MPH

Higher:
Monday 23 January
Paper 1: 9:00-10:45am in MPH
Paper 2: 11:35am-1:05pm in MPH

Revision areas and tips coming soon... do plan to work over the holidays!

Contact evening

As most of you will know, tonight's S5/6 Contact Evening has been postponed due to the weather. It has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, 14th December. Your appointments will remain the same. See me if there are any problems.

Homework reminders

S1: complete your mind map for FRIDAY

S2: complete your timeline and mind map/spider diagram for MONDAY

S4: complete your ghost story final redrafts for MONDAY. Bring your Philosophy materials on FRIDAY.

Intermediate 1: complete your Lord of the Flies essays for FRIDAY

Higher: your first Macbeth essays are overdue! Second essay is due MONDAY (the one you worked on today in class in groups).

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.