Bodies in the Library
The Body in the Library is a famous murder story by Agatha Christie. Thankfully, while our library is full of bodies, they are very much alive :-)Search
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Category Archives: Information literacy
Scottish Ambassadors
2nd year English classes are writing blog posts based on the novel or drama they are currently studying in class. Miss Connell’s class are deciding who would make a suitable ambassador for Scotland. Success criteria for blog articles: includes at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd year, blogging, copyright, English Department, plagiarism, Scottish people
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Blogging Goodnight Mr Tom
2nd year English classes are writing blog posts based on the novel or drama they are currently studying in class. Mrs Mitchell’s class are working on how World War II affected the characters in the book, Goodnight Mr Tom Success … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd year, blogging, copyright, English Department, plagiarism, World War II
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Adding images to blogs
Pictures can look great on blogs. They split up too much text into useful chunks and add colour – even if they’re in black and white! Where to find images There are plenty of places to find useful images. 1. … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, copyright, photographs, plagiarism
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Millions of Saints
2nd year English classes are writing blog posts based on the novel or drama they are currently studying in class. Miss MsGhee’s class are investigating a saint of their choice, following the example of Damien in Millions. Success criteria for … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd year, blogging, copyright, English Department, plagiarism, saints
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Twisting Oliver
2nd year English classes are writing blog posts based on the novel or drama they are currently studying in class. Miss Murphy’s class are going back in time to discover the Victorian world of Oliver Twist. Success criteria for blog … Continue reading
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Tagged 2nd year, blogging, copyright, English Department, Oliver Twist, plagiarism, Victorian life, Victorians
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Holiday in the sun
Mrs Martin’s class have been working hard on their posters advertising the island nations of the Pacific. Having collected a huge amount of information about their specific country, each group decided what was vital and relevant information for a travel … Continue reading
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Tagged Pacific nations
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Scotland History / Mystery (Ms McGhee)
Ms McGhee’s mob are continuing to work on the props for their Scotland History / Mystery presentations. Along the way, the class are learning the best ways of downloading and saving their images, managing their time between prop creation and … Continue reading
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Jordyn & Nicola: Saturnalia
Saturnalia was originally a feast day for the youngest son of the titans, Saturn. Although the date has changed throughout course of Roman history, the original date for the feast was December 17th. Saturn’s sibling’s then being one day later. The holiday is … Continue reading
Morgan, Beth and Nicole = Santa Claus
Santa Claus originated a long time ago and was at first called Saint Nicholas. He was a catholic bishop who lived in Turkey (which then was called Asia Minor) in the 4th century, at the time the emporer was ordering … Continue reading
Beth, Carla and Louise – Boxing Day
Every year on the 26th of December the same calebration occurs. It’s the celebration of giving to the poor. Nowadays, people just think of this day as nothing more than sitting by the warm fire and playing with their brand … Continue reading
