‘Dave is just another sixteen-year-old who’s run away from home. New to London, he falls in with Ginger and, calling himself Link, begins to learn how to survive on the streets. However, a maniac is out there, stalking homeless young people and hell-bent on cleaning up the city…’

Class 5.5 have…

• Written a Critical Essay
• Debated and discussed the issue of homelessness

‘Based on actual diary accounts of several teenagers following the LA gang riots, FREEDOM WRITERS is the story of a young first-time teacher who inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.’

The class will study plot and characterisation but also look at how director Richard LaGravenese uses cinematographic techniques such as: sound and music, lighting and colour, camerawork and mis-en-scene to create this powerful film.

• Personal Reflective NAB – Tuesday 26th October
• Textual Analysis NAB – Tuesday 2nd November
• Personal Reading (book 1) – Tuesday 11th January

Class 5.5 studied descriptive writing skills to help them write their personal reflective essay. 

The class have all PASSED their NAB – Well Done Everyone!

Pupils in Class 5.5 are sitting the Intermediate 1 course. They are learning to develop literacy skills and explore literature more independently than ever before! The class have been working very hard, have a look at what they’ve done so far…