Regents Review Winter '18

The Regents Review Winter 2018

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS English Enrichment

A group of 22 students attend English Enrichment every Wednesday after school. The students have the chance to experience analysis, creativity and discussion in a different way to how they would experience it in the curriculum. The material is designed to CHALLENGE students who are achieving within the top 10% of students in Years 7 - 9 in English. So far, the students have written from the perspective of a paper poppy (to commemorate Armistice Day) and have discussed philosophical themes such as equality, utopia and society – each of which have roots in literature such as Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451 and Brave New World. The sessions are similar to A-Level or mini University modules. During the year, the students will work with University students and visit the theatre to inspire their writing.

Competitions As a department, we encourage resilience and determination. This is supported by our consistent encouragement of students to enter competitions. To date, and chronologically, hundreds of our students have entered the following competitions: • Young Writers: Welcome to Wonderland • Young Writers: Stranger Sagas • NHS70 Short Story Competition • Young Writers: The Poetry Escape • Cunard – Captain for the Day! (Year 8 were even able to have an exciting assembly with a real Cunard Captain and have their brilliant questions answered during an entertaining Q + A!) • Young Writers: Mission Catastrophe!

Watch this space – there will be plenty more chances to enter!

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