ENGLISH

A Busy Term in English

It has been a busy first term in the English Learning Area with four enrichment events running for our students.

Firstly, Year 12 English students visited ACMI to watch the Hitchcock classic, Rear Window. After the screening, a lecture was held to assist students in their initial analysis of the film and understanding of Hitchcock’s directorial decisions.

The fantastic anthology of short stories, Foreign Soil, is a new addition to the Year 11 English course this year. Local writer, Maxine Beneba Clarke, came to talk to our students about her life experiences and the inspiration for her work while affording them greater insights into the stories studied. 

This year we were lucky to secure a session with touring, Sydney-based, poet Zohab Zee Khan. The Australian Slam Poetry champion performed for our Year 9 students, offering positive messages of peace, tolerance and self-acceptance while being thoroughly entertaining.

The Flying Bookworm Theatre Company visited Kew High School to perform their production of Macbeth for our Year 11 English students. Their schools’ program is titled, Shakespeare Without Tears as their aim is to help students break down The Bard’s poetic, and often challenging, language in an engaging and fun manner.

Vicky Brahmin

Head of English