Homework, Y8: A Collaborative Poem

You are going to write me an epic poem, with each of you contributing two pairs of lines over the next week. Your first task is to write, in the comments, two lines which follow on from what has been written.

Instructions after the jump:

Homewrok, Y7: An Epic Poem telling of Ged and his Shadow

Imagine that you are writing the lyrics for a song, telling of the last voyage of Ged on his way to defeat his Shadow. Write me a three stanza (verse) poem, of four lines per stanza, recounting the tale of the final battle between the two.

You might like to talk of Ged’s voyage out to meet his enemy – how did he get there? What was the journey like? You will also have to talk about the battle itself, how Ged “defeats” his shadow. Perhaps you might speak of the friendship between Ged and Vetch, and how they helped each other.

Make sure that you check your spelling and grammar, that the poem rhymes, and that it has a really good sense of rhythm. Other than that, enjoy!

Happy Easter!

Life can be complicated, if you choose to make it so. Also, fun.

via While You Were Gone, Via Penllawen.

Animation Club – Simplicity

Guys, you know how I always go on about simplicity being a good thing in animation?

Observe.

Fireflies!

Morning chaps!

L1JT’s performance of Paul Fleischman’s “Fireflies.” And what a great job they do!

Have a great Easter, guys, and I’ll see you when you get back.

So, what do you think of English?

Feedback time, y’all.

What do you think of English, as a subject? Why is it worth studying? Indeed, is it worth studying? I’ve got my own ideas, but would love to hear yours, whatever year you’re in – so sound off in the comments.

GCSE Coursework – The Crucible

John Proctor is a good man, but a victim of his own decisions.” To what extent is this true, and why has Arthur Miller chosen him as his protagonist?”

Your coursework should be in the region of 3-4 typed sides, at Times New Roman 12. I expect a good plan to accompany this, and you will have Friday’s lesson, the weekend and Monday’s lesson to complete the work, to be submitted by midnight on Monday over the VLE.

I’m afraid that, as this is coursework, I can’t give specific written advice on how to complete the task. I would ask you to bear the following things in mind, however. Click through for more info.

Y7 Homework – Sample Comic Script

Morning gents.

As you know, your homework is to create a comic book script for your artist to review and, eventually, to draw. Here’s a link to an example comic book script – please follow this format when writing your own.

Some of the abbreviations that you can use to help you out:

– “Op” means the characer is speaking off-panel.
– “Thought” means the words should be lettered withina thought balloon.
– “Whisper” indicates that the words should be lettered to show a whisper.
– “SFX” is used to indicate any sound effects that should be “heard” within the panel.
– “Cap” indicateds that words should be written within a caption.

More tips’n’tricks after the break…

Animation Club: Oh. My. God.

Reference my post below on what you can do with a camera and some torches.

Now train some dogs extremely well, and add some sheep.

Quote/Unquote: Oscar Wilde

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”

Oscar Wilde