11 Eng Looking for Alibrandi

What is Tomato Day? How does Josephine feel about her participation in Tomato Day at the beginning of the movie? You might also like to comment on this still shot of the three Alibrandi women.

10TT 10RW The Outsiders

What do you really think of Cherry after she told Ponyboy not to be offended if she didn't speak to him at school?

10TT 10RW The Outsiders

"Curly said you were a good kid. Curly's in the reformatory (jail) for the next 6 months"

Tim Shephard, a Greaser, says this to Ponyboy and Darry just before the rumble. What do you think about what he says?

Year 11 English

You have now viewed the film - Looking for Alibrandi - what are your first impressions?

10RW 10TT The Outsiders - film text

You have now viewed The Outsiders - what are your first thoughts/impressions.

Mrs Hucker Playing - She is not a Geek!

I'm just playing to see how to upload photos on to my blog - this worked super quick!
Yay it's Friday and the weather is looking up - all is well after a messy week.

10RW Z for Zachariah - the setting

The setting in Z for Zachariah was both sanctuary and hostile for Ann. Explain your thoughts on this idea.

Create a blogging name

Create a blogging name. Mine is Chucker,most of you can work it out very easily - you see it often enough! Mrs Cleary uses Mrs C. You need one too!

Hiroshima 10RW

Go to www.archive.org/details/TaleofTw1946 View the footage, it's about 12 minutes long. Make a comment. The site archive.org has a wealth of visual oral and written material available to you for all subjects - investigate and let me know of some great films, recordings or texts you find.

Tin Soldiers 11 CH Eng

Michael and Benny have a lot in common - they are both thugs who have viciously attacked another human being because they belong to a different group. Am I right or are there very real differences between Michael and Benny?

Gangsta Rap - 10TT

X Ray X, Pro Justice and Prem de la Prem, have every right to be very angry with Sinclair who stirred up all the trouble with the Western Alliance but they also should be thanking him for giving them a flying start to their career. What do you think!

Z for Zachariah 10RW

What do Z for Zachariah and the Mrs Frisby and the Rats of Nimh have in common? Mrs Forsyth who teaches Year 7 English is a huge fan of the film version and does it as a film study with her classes at Tuakau College. Do you know it? Those of you who are familiar with the book or the film - can you find any links. Leave me a comment.