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Children’s School Lives Study: Report 7

Children’s School Lives Study: Report 7

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    Descriptive piece

    Following in class discussions about memories, nostalgia and descriptive writing, students wrote about The Snow of 2010.

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    Radio Talk

    This student selected the novel The Maze Runner for Book Club and then wrote a radio talk reviewing the novel.

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    Love letters

    Having studied war poetry, students responded imaginatively in writing to the texts they had explored.

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    Diary Entries

    Having studied war poetry, students responded imaginatively in writing to the texts they had explored.

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    Short story - Lost and Found

    'Lost and Found' was written in response to discussions about how the authors build tension in the novel Lord of the Flies and the poem Playground Blues.

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    Critical Analysis essay

    Students studied The Importance of Being Earnest and wrote essays focusing on the main characters.

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    Personal Essay - Smoking

    Students read and discussed articles and a novel (Trash) and then wrote a personal essay on an issue they feel strongly about.

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    Personal Essay - Emly GAA

    Students read articles and a novel (Trash) and then wrote a personal essay on a place that means something to them.

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    Short story - Playground Blues

    Inspired by The Lord of the Flies and Playground Blues, this student wrote a short story exploring the issue of bullying

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    Newspaper Article A

    Students write a newspaper article based on events in the novel 'Trash'.

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    Newspaper Article B

    Students write newspaper articles based on the novel 'Trash'