English News

On behalf of the English faculty, I’d like to thank our students for such an engaged and productive start to the year. While many students, families and classes have faced Covid related disruptions, it is pleasing to see that everyone is working to achieve their personal bests.  Across each year group, students have been refining their critical thinking and creativity skills in response to a range of texts and topics. 

Year 7

Year 7 have started their English journey in a positive way. Classes have worked through a study of the novel, ‘Hatchet’ and have analysed the coming of age themes that the main character has experienced. Recently, students have completed their own coming of age narratives for their assessment task. 

Year 8

Our poetic Year 8 students are wrapping up an exploration of empowering poetry. The classes have analysed and annotated a range of inspiring poems that offer a variety of unique ways to look at the world. We have been impressed by their understanding and application of poetic techniques,.

Year 9

Year 9 students have been applying a range of successful writing strategies in their creative and persuasive pieces. The faculty has been blown away by the persuasive arguments formed and the imagery created across the year group. 

Year 10 

Year 10 English students have been busy studying protest poetry this term. Students have been respectful and authentic in their analysis of how meaning is made in these passionate and sophisticated texts. 

Years 11 and 12

Our senior students have returned with vigour, deeply engaging with their texts. Year 11 students are focusing on their own writing in the ‘Reading to Write’ unit, where they have been analysing a range of short texts.

Our Year 12 students have just finished their study of ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ (Advanced) and ‘The Truman Show’ (Standard) and are to be commended on their committed approach to the multi modal assessment task. 

Enjoy the Easter break,

Mr Blake Wawrzyk

Head Teacher English