One of the warnings evident in George Orwell’s 1984, is submission and conformity and how they go hand in hand. Conformity is submission. Shown in the sense that many people, proles are silenced and seen as inferior and they accept that because its how its always been for them, how big brother conveys to everyone […]

“The room was a world, a pocket of the past where extinct animals could walk.” page 116 This chosen quote from page 116 in the novel, “1984”, is a characteristic of the setting, used to throw the reader into the future, imagining if the room they are in now could be considered ancient and extinct […]

MY IDEAS: Friendships- how they have changed over time with the shaping of technology and social media. the crumbling of in person relationships, in contrast to the build up of the wall that is online friendships. fast food- the change in food, and our personal responsibility in our food choices fighting a war against the […]

Text Title: Born Wicked                                                                                              Author/ Director:  Jessica Spotswood    […]

Text title:   miracles from heaven                                                                 Author/ director: Christy Wilson Beam                              […]

Level Two: English wide reading Text title: The intouchables Author/director: Olivier Nakache and Eric Toledano Text type: Novel Date read: 24th May The film “ The intouchables,” depicts the story of Philippe, a quadriplegic who suffered a tragic paragliding accident leaving him unable to look after himself and Driss, his carer. The text is based […]

I intend to write a piece of creative about the streets of L.A, using descriptive language and appealing to the senses of the reader. It is winter back home. Here it is a balmy summer, engulfing tourists in its heatwave. A plague of weeds erupt from the sidewalk, reaching for the precious sunlight. Tall palm […]

Text Title: The Man who Planted Trees                                                                    Author/ Director: Jean Giono                        […]

 Text title: Mahtab’s story                                                                                           Author/ director: Libby Gleeson        […]

It’s been 17 years since the reign of the Taliban came crashing down, but Afghan women still continue to be oppressed and abused. Although the Taliban is long gone, in modern day Afghanistan it’s legacy of war still lingers, striking fear and havoc, especially for women and their rights. These women were and to an […]