Welcome to
the English Dept
Members of Staff : Mrs I Reid, Miss A Cairney,
Ms J McIntyre, Mrs E Robertson, Mr D Whitton, Miss D Henderson, Ms Z Machan,
Ms C Ritchie
Curriculum Information : View
our video
World Book
Day Photographs
Supported Study is available every Wednesday evening
in Room 18
Classroom Activities
 Pupils
at Bo’ness Academy had a whale of a time during a recent visit to
the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh.
The second year class attended a workshop led by children’s
author Dr Stephen Potts and gained an insight into what it would have
been like to be part of a crew on a Bo’ness whaling ship. Pupils
also had the opportunity to handle rare books worth thousands of pounds
and to survey old maps of Bo’ness. To inspire creativity, part
of the `Orkney sea monster` was on display, and pupils are now determined
to discover the origins of the beast. Further writing workshops are
to be held in the school, with the end results put on permanent display
in the NLS as well as Bo’ness Library.
As well as this, other second year pupils have been
extremely productive, working collaboratively with staff from Kinneil
House to produce a guide to the attraction which will be suitable for
Primary Four pupils.
Further up the school, pupils have benefited from the
expertise of Janet Smythe from Blast-Off Books, who visited the school
to present a selection of texts suitable for personal studies, a compulsory
component of the Higher Still English Course.
KINNEIL PROJECT
Miss Henderson and Mr Whitton's 2nd year pupils in the English Department
are currently involved in the creation of a DVD about the Romans and
their influence upon local people around the Kinnneil area. The target
audience for this project will be primary 4 pupils.
The pupils will be able to access the DVD whenever they visit Kinneil
where the Roman Fort stood and learn something about how the Romans
lived and worked in an entertaining way through a series of monologues
and drama scripts written and performed by Bo'ness Academy pupils themselves.
The project should be completed by the end of the summer term
POETS
Another group of aspiring young poets from Ms McIntyre's class have
sent of entries to be entered in this year's edition of Away With Words.
Keep watching to see who gets their poem published.
THEATRE
The English dept took pupils on a trip to Oz last year and are currently
organising a journey to Narnia - well the Lyceum are so we will take
them along in December.
Ms McIntyre's S2 class have been selected to pilot the
use of Nintendo in class. The aim of this project is to enhance the learning
experiences for pupils through use of a range of ICT equipment. more
Look
at samples of work relating to the Nintendo game (pdf file)
Listen
to a sound file of our work
After reading "A Game of Soldiers" By Jan Needle
Ms McIntyre's S3 class wanted to know more about life as a soldier! more
AWAY WITH WORDS
Budding poets! A series of poems written for the "Away
with Words competition" were selected to be published in a book
full of work done by school pupils. The following pupils all have their
poems published:
Jennifer Foley (13)
Stuart Calder (12)
Rebecca Alexander (12)
Katie Lourie (12)
Hannah Craig (12)
Alexander MacLeod (13)
Bethany Winter (15)
David Duncan (16)
Sarah Findlay (13)
Lauren Snedden (13)
Hannah Rose (13)
Lauren Henderson (15)
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James Smullen (12)
Megan Scotland (12)
Conor Quigley (12)
Michael Preston (12)
Leighann Combe (12)
Emily Fulton (12)
Bronwen Winter (15)
Zoe Sayers (13)
Kevin Reid (14)
Taylor McIntyre (13)
Rebekah Smart (13)
Natalie Mackay (15) |
The book is called "Away with Words"
Edited by Allison Jones
ISBN No: 978-1-84431-100-2
Priced £14.99
View website for more details: www.youngwriters.co.uk
Amazing Grace is the true story of William Wilberforce's
attempts to abolish slavery in Britain. Pupils will then use information
from the film in their folio writing.
THE WIZARD OF OZ
All S2 Pupils will be "Off to see the wizard"
on December 2nd when they head to Edinburgh Lyceum to enjoy a performance
of this classic tale!
Advanced Higher
Pupils doing Advanced Higher English are also heading
to Edinburgh. They are going to watch a performance of "A Winter's
Tale" on October 3rd. Following the event members of the cast will
visit Bo'ness Academy to run a workshop for pupils studying this script.
The English Department have obtained many great resources
from Blast-Off
Books. Staff from Blast-Off Books have also visited the school during
author visits to allow pupils to purchase recommended books.
Author visits to date include Eleanor Updale, Catherine McPhail and Catherine
Forde. We also aim to schedule more visits from a variety of writers who
will also provide workshops for pupils.
Blast-Off Books, 103 High Street, LInlithgow EH49 7EQ
Tel 01506 844645 Fax 01506 844346
In addition to offering supported study in school pupils
are encouraged to study at their own pace via a variety of sources. BBC
Bitesize is a recommended revision website
The English Department would like to thank Mrs Pollock, the school
librarian for her assistance in producing poetry booklets and booklets
of a variety of written work. Copies of both booklets are available
to parents for a small fee.
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