Welcome to
the English Dept
Members of Staff : Mrs I Reid, Mrs E Robertson,
Ms J McIntyre, Miss D Henderson, Ms C Ritchie, Mr I Anderson,
Ms E Fenton
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Curriculum Information
S3 Burns Supper | The
Red Book Awards 2009 | Oisin McGann
visits | World Book Day 2009 |
BBC News Report 2009
The BBC News Report Team
Supported Study is available every Wednesday evening
in Room 18
Classroom Activities
2008 - 2009
 Halloween in the English Dept
A group of approx 60 pupils travelled to the
Edinburgh Lyceum to watch a performance of Macbeth on Wednesday 17th
September
ICT
 1st
years enjoy whiteboard activities to improve literacy
from Nintendos  to
Jingles 
Central FM Radio Jingle Competition
Ms McIntyre's pupils enjoyed a workshop from staff
at Central FM Radio Station to give them tips on creating their very
own jingle as part of an anti-litter campaign. They worked tirelessly
and you can listen
to their efforts here . The jingle will be aired
from Mon 27th October and you can vote on line until Sunday 19th
October. The winning school will be notified on Monday 20th October.
Prizes for the best jingle include money for winning school, music
vouchers for the pupils involved and a visit from Nemesis, the street
dancing group featured on Britain's Got Talent
 voting
for Bo'ness
WE WON !
 see
the photos
The Red Book Award 2008
This all girls class were delighted to learn that the
book they will be delivering a presentation on is "Girls are Worse
Than Boys" by Catherine Macphail
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The Kinneil DVD has been completed and will
be enjoyed by many a visitor to Kinneil House. Many thanks to Miss
Henderson and Mr Whitton and to Mrs Provan for all the technical
help
view some photos from the making of the DVD |
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Whaling Update - Dr Stephen Potts has visited
the Academy to review some of the creative writing on "The
Orkney Sea Monster! He will provide further guidance on creative
writing skills and the finished works will be displayed in the school
library as well as NLS. Mr Anderson has taken on this project as
Miss Cairney has moved school. Dr Potts will also offer some valuable
advice to Advanced Higher English students |
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Scots Aware - Mrs Robertson's S2 class will
soon be enhancing their knowledge of Scots language thanks to a
series of workshops provided by Mr Andrew Philip. Workshops will
hopefully start after the October break and should run for approximately
6 weeks |
Published Poets 2008 Theme (My Generation)
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Rhian Allan
Kieran Gourlay
Gemma Taylor
Chloe Findlay |
Harry Walker
Rebecca Alexander & Lynsay Hamilton
Robyn Burns |
Rachel Hamilton
Hannah Craig
Nicole Allan
Sarah Penman |
This year's book is entitled "Talkin' Bout My
Generation"
available from Young
Writers
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Strengthening links with China - We
are delighted to welcome Luo Qingli to Bo'ness Academy : she
teaches English to students in China and is looking forward to
working with pupils in our school. She is currently working with
Ms McIntyre in the English Dept on a media unit of the very popular
Chinese film "Beijing
Bicycle" She has also observed and assisted in other classes
within the department. As well as teaching English Qingli aims
to work with various other departments such as Art and Modern
Languages. She will be at Bo'ness Academy until the end of the
summer term 2009.
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EXCURSIONS
The next excursion will be on December 8th 2008 when
a group of S2 pupils head for Edinburgh Lyceum to watch a performance
of "The Lion , The Witch and The Wardrobe"
Previous Outing by the English Dept include
Edinburgh Lyceum
Winter's Tale
Wizard of Oz
To Kill A Mockingbird
Macbeth
Merchant of Venice |
Media Trips
Supersize Me
Amazing Grace
The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian
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Important Dates / competitions
9th October - National Poetry Day
31st October - National Tell a Story Day
Teenage Writing Competition - write a fictional story
about whichever topic - 1000 - 1500 words
Deadline 12th December - further information from The
Scottish Book Trust
Pushkin S1/S2 Writing Competition - ask your teacher if you are interested! Deadline December 17th
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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