Express Yourself

Our Year 10 theme for this term is Express Yourself! We started off with the classic NWA song, and now we're moving on to spoken word poetry. This week we have looked at Brown Brother by Joshua Iosefo and Pink Plastic by Zech Soakai.

Check out the videos below.

Brown Brother- Joshua Iosefo

Pink Plastic- Zech Soakai

We're working on our creative writing and close reading skills, moving towards writing and performing our own spoken word pieces.

Hello! Welcome back!

Hello!

So glad to be back blogging here again. The plan is that we post bits and pieces of student work from my bautiful and talented junior classes- 10Le and 9Td.

Here's a poem recently written by Helea Hape Albert, based on a structure we studied in class.

Year 10 Courage Writing

Y10 Students.

You are to read one piece of writing that talks about the idea of 'courage'. It could a newspaper article about someone who has done something brave or it could be a short story that explores that idea of 'courage'.

As soon as you have completed your text you are to write a personal response to the reading. You are to use the following sentence starters and complete them:

This text talks about ....
I liked/disliked this story because ....
A character I liked/disliked was ...
Courage is shown in this text through ...
I believe other people should/shouldn't read this because ...

Make sure you add the Title/Author/Date at the beginning of your comment.

I look forward to reading your posts!

Year 10 Cultural Perspectives - Character Mind Maps.

Here are some examples of Character Mind Maps from 10PTe.

Year 10 Cultural Perspectives: Boy Overboard - Character Mind Map.

Character Mind Map.

After looking at the major themes in the novel we are now concentrating on major characters.The students were asked to focus on:

1. 1 major character in the text. Write down the exterior feelings that the character shows in the text.
2. Write down the interior feelings that the character has but does not show in the text.
3. Write down the thoughts that the character is thinking in a time of need or crisis.
4. The students will be reflecting these feelings/thoughts through a Character Mind Map.
5. They will draw the character and write down the feelings outside the profile of their chosen character.

By doing this, the student's are able to understand the characters in a deeper context.

Here some examples from 10PTe.

Year 9 War & Conflict: Main Themes.

You are to comment on what you think that main theme is in Braveheart.

When writing your comment you are to comment on:

What you think that major theme is.
What you think being brave means?
When have you been brave?
What does brave look like in the story Braveheart.

Comment below!

Year 9 Term 3 Unit: War & Conflict.

Year 9 Term 3 Unit: War & Conflict.

This term we will be focussing on War & Conflict. The texts that we will read/view will discuss war or conflict in different situations.

Our first written text is Braveheart. The students will read the text and comment on one major theme that they think is important in the story.