Students tackled puzzles, maps, and reading tasks while exploring cultures and countries during International Morning.
Years 7 and 8 English: Poetry and the Library Bus
Both year levels are working through poetic forms and literary devices, and the Auckland Libraries mobile bus called in again this week.
Creative Writing: Plots, Characters and Credible Detail
The Creative Writing cohort has been pulling apart the opening pages of well-known novels, then building plots and characters of their own.
Year 9 and 10 English: Shakespeare on Its Feet
Year 9 are turning Othello from page to stage through freeze frames, and Year 10 are preparing for the ASB Theatre production of Macbeth.
Years 7 and 8 English: Persuasive Speeches and the Mobile Library
Year 7 and 8 students have been writing and presenting persuasive speeches, and the Auckland Council mobile library bus called in at the school.
English Years 9 and 10: From Poetry to Analysis
Year 9s are constructing three-paragraph analytical essays using the BUG formula. Year 10s are working through Cambridge-level language analysis, learning to distinguish it from literary analysis.
Years 9 and 10 English: Ozymandias and the Passage-Based Essay
Year 9 and 10 students prepare for passage-based essays on Ozymandias and other poems, building both poetic analysis and essay-writing skills.
Wrapping Up the Artemis Inquiry
Year 7 and 8 students close their Artemis unit having mastered the inquiry process, with Artemis II’s launch now on the horizon.
Building Comprehension and Summary Skills in Years 9 and 10
Year 9 students are mastering the art of summarising, while Year 10s are developing the deeper reading and paraphrasing skills needed for Cambridge assessments.
Novel Study and PAT Results in English
Year 7 students are exploring identity and belonging through Wonder, while Year 8s are analysing I Am Malala. Both year groups completed PAT assessments in Week 5.
Cambridge English in Years 9 and 10: Reading Deeper
Year 9s are mastering summary and paraphrasing skills. Year 10s are working through Cambridge-level comprehension, learning how to use evidence, inversion, and concision to lift their answers.
