Hayley @ Greymouth High School

I have enjoyed English so far. At the start of every class we do a 'big question' to get us in the habit of writing and to prepare ourselves for the English period.  Last term, we started reading a novel called The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian, by Sherman Alexie. Which I really enjoyed. After we read a few chapters we would have an activity to do related to the book. I made a timeline of the main events that happened during the book. Click on the link too see my timeline .  We also practised the S-e-x-y paragraph structure. I know this might found a bit odd, but the letters actually stand for something. S - s tatement, E -  e xplanation, X - e x ample and Y - y our opinion. I found this method handy to write a good, detailed paragraph. Here is an example:  We both have a strong opinion which is that Juniors biggest challenge was finding hope and, breaking the chains that stereotype Indians as nobody's. This is his biggest challenge because i...

English with Mr Hanson ~ Term 1 - What have I been learning? In English I have learnt quite a lot. Mainly about the Hero's Journey. I found it difficult at first but I'm understanding it a bit more.  - What has been my successes? My successes would probably be learning about the Hero's Journey and being able to make a presentation about it.  - What do I need to work on next term? Mainly my vocabulary and understanding the definitions of words - How am I feeling about secondary school?  I think so far it is quite fun, a little challenging but I know as we go on through high school things are gonna get a lot harder