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Why not click female voice to get suggestions about all sorts of fiction and non-fiction female characters and authors?
Let me know if you want to add in anything.
Take care,
Mrs Baird
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Tag Archives: English Department
Reading for World War 2
If you are studying World War 2 or even if you are simply interested in the time period. Why not have a look at this power point? There are lots of resources out there and it can often be hard to find good ones. I have included some of the best available from the library.
Do you have a favourite book, graphic novel or even moie that you think should be included? Let me know and I will add it in.
Historical fiction is one of my favourite genres, often dealing with very difficult issues, it can get you into the mindset of another place and time and develop empathy and understanding.
Take care,
Mrs Baird
Space race – to the library and beyond
Looking for more Space information – take a look here
Did you know?
NASA astronaut Mike Massimino missed pizza so much he ordered some on his way back to Earth.
Joke:
What is an astronauts favourite key on the keyboard?
The space bar!
Civil Rights Sources-from fiction to movies & graphic novels to songs
Feel free to use the powerpoint to read around your Civil Rights topic.
Do you have any books your think I should add in?
What movies might you include?
What song did you find the most inspiring?
Let me know and I can add in your ideas.
Take care, Mrs Baird
Clifi and Photography a cross-curricular match made in dystopia
If you know anything about the library and me you know I love a project. Not just an ordinary project but one with bells and whistles and a tartan tammy thrown in for good measure.
For a number of years these projects have been supported by various departments around the school and one of our greatest supporters have been the art department in the form of the Higher Photography classes-this year has been no different.
My big project (in association with another class at Woodfarm- “waves”) has been environmental; in the form of an S2 class studying the power of cli-fi – climate change fiction and can reading fiction really change the way we think about big topics?
Our tag line is – can books save the world?
Our main text has been the brilliant Scottish book Exodus by the equally brilliant Julie Bertegna who has also been extremely supportive of the project even from France where she tweets us!
Our S2 pupils created design briefs for the Higher photography students to create copywright free images that could be used for their final mini movies. No plagiarism here mateys!
Photography students have not let us down – from fantastically realised dystopian Glasgows to poignant and thoughtful personal tragedies.
Take a look and let us know what you think.
Massive thanks to Art and English departments who always agree no matter how bizarre the concept!
The effects of climate change?
Only the strong can survive!
Water we going to do?
The police cone will not save him!
Get yer brollies!
Told you to pick a top locker!
No Saturday shopping for you now!
Survey for Cli-Fi
Can books save the world?
If you are in Mrs. Lafferty’s class then please take this survey. If you are not then nice of you to visit but this survey is not for you!
Try to answer as fully as possible as this will help shape the rest of the year’s work.
If you are not sure of how to answer something then please ask Mrs. Baird,
thank-you for taking part!
