English – Activities
Dramatic Monologue
Students interpret a character from a visual portrait and prepare a 2-3 minute dramatic monologue as that character. View...
Letters to the Editor - Food
Students write two letters to the editor of a newspaper giving opposing points of view on the issue of genetically modified food. View...
Popular Film Review
Students view and write a review on a film of their own choosing for a teenage magazine. View...
Movie Review and User Comment
Students choose a popular movie and write a review for a teen magazine and a user comment for a movies website. View...
Film Analysis - Cinematography
Students view the first 20 minutes of a film and write an analysis evaluating the effectiveness of the director's cinematography. View...
Representation and critical analysis of a text
Students create an imaginative visual representation of the ideas or issues in a text or module they are studying, and write a critical, interpretive analysis. View...
Literary evaluation
Students write a 600-word recommendation to the coordinator of English arguing for, or justifying the inclusion of, a prose fiction text in a Stage 5 English course. View...
Literary recount
Students use information to write a reconstruction of events from the perspective of a character. View...
Literary Response
Students write a letter to a friend and discuss the topic and text they have been studying in class. View...