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Write a Mini Saga
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The
competition is open to all of KS3 - Years 7, 8 and 9. The deadline is
Friday 10th July. Proformas to complete for each entrant are available
from each English teacher. Max of 50 words - one box per word on the
form. Selected entrants receive a certificate, everyone receives a
bookmark and the winning entries are published in a mini saga book.
WINNING ENTRY OF THE
KATHERINE HORTON PRIZE FOR CREATIVE WRITING 2008
Laura Abraham, 7G
WET
The day is wet and so are we my friend
But do not let it get you down,
For we are all legends, legends in the rain!
The heavens are open showering us in
Glassy diamonds, which melt at our greedy
Fingertips, leaving us wet in guilt.
But we will be dry, we will be warm, we will
Be home.
Those frosty jewels are nothing compared
To the warmth and soul of our hearts, our
Gems, our jewels, our family.
So smile through the dampness and smile
Through the rain, for an affectionate fire is
Waiting to warm us to the very tips of our
Greedy fingertips and smoulder us in love.
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LLANISHEN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH FACULTY.
The English Faculty plays a
major role in the success of the school. Results compare well with local and
national benchmarks at all Key Stages and both English Language and English
Literature are very popular and successful in the Sixth Form. Many students
continue their studies in Higher Education.
The staff team is currently made up of 11 teachers, two of whom work a long
standing and very successful job share, one of whom is responsible for whole
school Key Skills organisation at 16-19 and another who acts as the school’s
SENCO. One of the school Assistant Heads (an economist) acts as support.
Links with the L.E.A. Advisory team are being closely developed. Members of
the Faculty have taken a lead in promoting and developing L.E.A. initiatives
in teaching and learning.
The Faculty benefited from a major refurbishment in 1999. This allows for
each teacher to have their own principal room. Interactive whiteboards or
data projectors are available in some rooms. The school’s Learning Resource
Centre with a large network of computers is located close at hand.
At Key Stage 3 pupils are
taught in mixed ability forms. The course is designed to encourage pupils to
become increasingly articulate and literate whilst developing their
appreciation of the spoken and written word. At Key Stage 4 the all pupils
are prepared for the W.J.E.C. G.C.S.E. in both Language and Literature at
the Higher Level with coursework based on reading of, at least, two core
texts. English courses are popular in the Sixth Form. There are currently
two groups in Years 12 and 13 for both English Language and Literature.
Students participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities, ranging
from those related specifically to exam syllabuses to the Key Stage 3
Creative Writing Competition and, with the support of the Library, shadowing
the annual Carnegie Competition.
The Republic of Pemberley
I am excessively diverted! Your haven in a world programmed to
misunderstand obsession with all things Austen.
The Brontë Sisters' Web
This site contains e-texts of Charlotte and Emily Brontë's works, biographies, a
message
board and more links.
Italo Calvino
"Because writing always means hiding
something in such a way that it then is
discovered"—Italo
Calvino, If On a Winter's Night a Traveller. Discover a biography of Calvino,
chronology, photographs, related essays, reviews and links.
Roald Dahl
This colourful site offers information on the man, his works and "fun stuff!" for students
and teachers.
The Dickens Page
Dickens resources on the web.
The Gaskell Web
This site includes all of Elizabeth Gaskell's works in e-text and many other resources, and
is supported by the Gaskell Society.
The Hegel Society of America
Founded in 1968 to promote the study of the philosophy of Hegel and Hegelianism, its
place within the history of thought, and its
relation
to social, political, and cultural
movements since his time.
H. P. Lovecraft
An excellent on-line biography, with many links,of this unsurpassed master
of weird horror.
The H.P. Lovecraft Archive
An unbelievably brilliant resource—spend hours browsing and you'll only scrape the
surface!
Royal Shakespeare Company
The official site includes details of performances and membership.
The Robert Louis Stevenson
Website
This site contains e-texts of Robert Louis Stevenson's works, biographies, associations, events,
images and useful links.
The Voltaire Society of America
To foster the spirit of the Enlightenment ...
Samuel Johnson
The most comprehensive collection of
Samuel Johnson quotations on the web.
Classic Authors
Just what it says on the tin
Academic Info
A useful directory of online college and research level resources.
The State and University Library
at Göttingen, Germany
An interdisciplinary research library for scholars and students of Anglo-American culture
which merges traditional and electronic
resources.
Literature Department, Open
University
The Open University Literature Department teaches post-medieval and European
literature (in translation). The Department produces
the study materials that are used by more
than 10,000 students annually, both undergraduate and postgraduate, who
enrol for literature
courses with the Open University.
StudentBookWorld
Dedicated to supplying students with textbooks at discounted prices.
Sussex Internet Gateway
A gateway at the University of Sussex to literary web sites and e-texts.
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YEAR 7
Pupils are taught in form groups throughout year 7. In the Autumn Term, in
order to help pupils familiarise themselves with Llanishen High School’s
English department, they complete a transition task that was started in
Primary school.
During each term pupils are assessed on their ability to read, write, speak
and listen. Every task that is undertaken has a specific focus aimed at
developing a pupil’s particular skill. Pupils’ work is kept in a portfolio
and taken with them into year 8.
YEAR 8
As in year 7, pupils are taught in form groups during their second year.
Similarly, they assessed with their ability to read, write, speak and
listen; however, the skills developed and tasks set are of a more
sophisticated nature.
At the end of the academic year pupil portfolios are used to determine
which set pupils will be placed in for Year 9.
YEAR 9
In Year 9 pupils are set according to their ability in the subject.
Setting is based on the quality of content in their Key Stage 3
portfolios. The common assignments still focus on each pupil’s ability to
read, write, speak and listen.
Pupils are assessed throughout the year and, based on the quality of their
work, become set accordingly for their GCSEs.
E-Classics
Accessible Plutarch and a useful Classics links page.
On-Line Greek and Latin
Dictionaries
A brilliant site at Tufts University, Massachusetts, containing on-line Greek and Latin
dictionaries, including the invaluable Lewis and Short
Latin Dictionary.
A Compendium of Common Knowledge
1558-1603
A fantastic site for Elizabethan reconstructionists.
The Gothic Literature Page
A web site devoted to the study of Gothic Literature in England from 1764 to 1820.
The Literary Gothic
An impressive site to aid the study and enjoyment of literary Gothicism.
Legends
Legends is a beautiful site exploring the history, literature and lore of Robin Hood, King
Arthur and many other characters of balladry,
fiction and film, from the shores of Avalon to the towers
of Zenda.
Representative Poetry Online
An easily searchable range of 2200 English poems from Old English to the twentieth
century.
Romanticism on the Net
A very large list of links to a whole host of Romantic, Gothic, Victorian and other literary
websites.
Romantics Unbound
Dr David Hogsette's online learning and research site for the study of Romanticism.
The Victorian Web
Professor Landow's hugely impressive Victorian Web at Brown University, Rhode Island.
Victoria Research Web
A wide range of resources for research into the nineteenth century.
Fables
A useful website where readers can learn more about the world of fables.
Modern Language Association
Includes information on the radio show What's The Word, which explores
how language and literature enrich people's lives.
Schoolsnet
An easy-to-navigate site including schools guide, library, news,
sports and classroom resources.
Lessonplanspage.com
Over 1000 free lesson plans.
The Learning Network
Reference resources and shopping for teachers, parents and children.
Eureka!
The English Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham USA shares
resources.
An electronic version of the entire Penguin edition of Bernard Shaw's plays is
now included in the Chadwyck-Healey collection Twentieth Century Drama. This unique full
text database of 2,500 plays from throughout the
English-speaking world is available to university libraries
and other institutional subscribers.
GO TO SITE
(.co.uk version)
GO TO SITE
(.com version)
The Literary Encyclopedia
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an authoritative, up-to-date reference work
written by named scholars most of whom are current
university teachers.
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