S5/6

Win a Kit Kat.  Figure out why the Robin Hood movie poster is printed backwards. Write your answer on a slip of paper, along with your name, hand it in. I will draw three slips from among the correct answers this Friday, the 22nd. Each winner gets a Kit Kat bar.


Tue 18 June - First drafts of personal reflective essays are due!


S5/6: For Wed 12 June: have a topic chosen for a personal reflective essay from among to following or choose your own if you have a topic you prefer. Details and writing frames to be discussed in class.

Personal Reflective Essay topics


Being lost.
Think about a time when you became seriously lost, not just in the next aisle at Tesco.

Dealing with injury.
Think about a time when you injured youself.

Write about a time when your actions resulted in seriously injuring someone else.

Write about a time when you seriously embarassed yourself.

A sacrifice you have made.
Think about having to give up something that genuinely meant a great deal to you.

Overcoming a setback.
Think about a time when your plans or hopes had all gone sour or you strived to achieve a goal but failed.

Having a negative impact on someone else.
Think about a time when you actions ruined someone else's plans.

Achieving or exceeding your own expectations.
Think about a time when you were striving to achieve a genuinely difficult goal and either achieved it or exceeded your expectations.



S5/6: fill in job search log and job description sheets: include 2 printouts from a web site and 2 clippings from a newspaper or magazine. Possible websites:



S5/6 Charleston - Homework for Monday 6 February: Bring in first draft of formal business letter as per the customer inquiry memo. Follow the format laid out in class. Remember to include a price breakdown for the client of all goods ordered.

Homework for Tuesday 13 Dec. (an Dùbhlachd):

1. Hand in re-draft of A View From the Bridge essay.
2. Hand in outline for discursive essay on Capital Punishment.