http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:17:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the better plays, written by an author who is alive, is War Horse. On at the National Theatre in London.  Why don't you ask your English teacher to oraganise a trip? http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2008/02/04/warhorse/ Mrs Sewell's Year 8's with their creative responses to "Lamb's to the Slaughter" are the new Super Star champions! The same group are responsible for the children's books on display in the front entrance to the school. Well done to Ellie Riddell who scooped the top prize for her book! http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/05/02/new-champions/ We look forward to a repeat performance of the Year 11 & Year 8 "Collaborative Drama" this Friday 4th May - with reviews and photos to follow! We also look forward to our Year 8 trip tp see The Lion King in July - sorry that we were over-subscribed. All disappointed ... http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/04/30/repeat-performances/ I had to tell you about a brilliant collaborative lesson recently in which my petrified Year 8's joined ranks with Miss Staff's battle hardened Year 11's for a drama session. The outcome was so outstanding that we intend to repeat the experiment before the end of the school year. Joe ... http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/03/15/year-11-year-8-%e2%80%9ccollaborative-drama%e2%80%9d/ Forty-six Year 9's sacrificed the last day of their Christmas holiday to accompany the English Department to the West End for the RSC production of Much Ado About Nothing (our SATS play!). A brilliant time was had by all (see the pictures, especially the eccentric Joe Langley!) and we even ... http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/03/15/much-ado-about-nothing/ Another successful trip last weekend when Ms Staff, Mr Godson and a group of Year 10's traveled to see my favorite musical Blood Brothers at the Phoenix Theatre in London (see picture). Unfortunately to the great disappointment of the girls Anthony Costa had finished his run as Mickey! Shame! Year 10's ... http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/03/15/blood-brothers/ Watch out for excellent work on our Super Stars notice board in the English block. Current champions are 8-3 English for their brilliant poetry work! http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/03/15/super-stars/ Congratulations to all thirty three of our Young Writers recently published in the "I Have A Dream" anthology. I was particularly struck by the poem below written by Sion Davies currently in Year 8. I Have A Dream I saw a smile upon a young child's face, She had once lived in the ... http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/03/15/young-writer%e2%80%99s/ Have a look at this blog run by an English teacher in Portugal. It helps pupils practice their English outside the classroom and to communicate with teachers and other pupils across the world. Perhaps you might communicate with them? See the Fun with English blog. http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/02/18/have-fun-with-english/ I was privileged to be a part of the recent History department trip to the WW1 battlefields of Flanders and the Somme. The picture opposite features the grave of V J Strudwick, the youngest soldier to be killed in the Great War at just 15 years of age. Of course the ... http://stmarysrchigh.co.uk/blogs/english/2007/01/20/battlefields-2006/