This is class will start the week with a Live Lesson to read and discuss Chapter 9 of “A Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.” This is an important chapter for the overall plot so it is important students have a sound knowledge of these events. For the rest of the week students will build their notes on chapter 9 using the materials provided by Mrs Burton. There are live tutorials when pupils are timetabled to be in class which allow students to ask for help or to discuss ideas.
Live Lessons – Week Beginning 25/01/21
Please see details below for Live Lessons and Tutorials offered by the Language Faculty this week.
Monday 25/01/21
P1 &2 Higher English – Mrs Burton’s 5AH1 class -Live Lesson
P1 &2 N5 English – Miss McKenna’s 5AN5 class – Tutorial
P3 & 4 N5 Spanish – Mrs Jackson- 4G class – Tutorial
P 6 & 7 N5 English – Miss Sullivan 5CN51 – Tutorial
Tuesday 26th January 2021
P 1 &2 N5 English – Miss MacPhail’s 4A1 class – Tutorial
P1 & 2 N5 English – Mrs Burton’s 4A2 class – Live Lesson
P1 & 2 Miss Sullivan’s 4A3 class – Tutorial
9.30am Ms MacDonald’s 4A4 class – Tutorial
Wednesday 27th January 2021
P 3 & 4 – Mrs Nelson 5CH1 – Higher Class – – Tutorial
11am – Ms MacDonald – Higher Class 5CH2 – Live Lesson
Thursday 28th January 2021
P1 & 2 – N5 Spanish – Mr Campbell 4F – Live Lesson
P3 & 4 – Higher English – Mrs Burton 5A1 – Tutorial
Friday 29th January 2021
P3 &4 N5 Spanish – Mr. Campbell 4F – Live Lesson
Live Lessons and Tutorials
As a faculty we are delighted to be able to provide a number of live lessons and tutorials this week, all of which are detailed in the Live Learning Schedule on the school website. Students are encouraged to engage with these opportunities if they can.
Mrs Jackson will be offering a tutorial for Higher Spanish students on Wednesday (20th) at 10:50am to allow students an opportunity to practise their speaking. Students are strongly encouraged to avail themselves of this opportunity.
Mrs Burton’s S4 N5 Class
This week this group will be working developing their notes on Act 1 of “Sailmaker.” Mrs Burton will be available during class time on a tutorial basis to answer questions and to clarify any points students are struggling with. It is hoped there will be a live lesson on Tuesday 26th January when we can listen to Act 2 of the play.
Mrs Burton’s Higher Class
There was a live lesson this morning for this group where together we read and discussed chapters 7 & 8 of “Jekyll and Hyde.” Students will spend the rest of the week developing their notes on these chapters with Mrs Burton providing a tutorial on Thursday, during the double period, to allow students to ask questions and seek clarification on anything which is puzzling them.
S2 English
S2 are working on a Newspaper writing project which explores the job of a journalist and allows students to develop their knowledge of language while also getting the chance to develop their writing skills. Students are encouraged to work on their individual class notebook on MS Teams as it keeps their work together and allows class teachers to provide instance feedback.
eSgoil Tutorials
There will be an eSgoil tutorial for Higher English on Thursday 14th January at 10am. This tutorial will cover the Reading exam which is traditionally the paper candidates find most difficult.
There will be a similar event for N5 students on the same day at 2pm.
We would encourage ALL students at N5 and Higher to take part in these events on Thursday if they can. Details can be found on the school’s Twitter account.
S2 English (11th-15th January)
S2 will be working on a newspaper project starting this week. The unit covers diffferent aspects of journalism and culminates in students getting a chance to write their own front page story on the events of the poem “The Ballad of Billy Rose” which they studied before Chirstmas.
One of the aspects of reading newspapers which students find difficult is the style and language involved. Given that the N5 and Higher exam almost always contain a newspaper report in Paper I and that being able to handle news stories is an essential life skill we would encourage students to read news stories online as much as they can. Time interacting with a quality news story is never time wasted !
Mrs Burton’s Higher English Class
This week we will be working on “Jekyll & Hyde”. On Monday students can work on the materials for chapter 5 and ensue they have completed all the review exercises. On Tuesday I plan to read chapter 6 with students and allow for questions and discussion as we go. On Thursday there is an eSgoil tutorial on the Reading exam at 10am, students should take part in this tutorial (unless they have an online lesson at this point or cannot access eSgoil) on this important part of the exam. This tutorial will replace any classwork for Thursday.
I have set up a meeting in MS Teams in my channel for each of the double periods to allow students to come on and ask questions and seek any help they may need. Students should keep cameras off.
Online Learning
As a faculty we are looking forward to starting online learning on Monday 11th January. We have worked hard to maximise learning and teaching during this time.
Each week the blog will contain an overview of what each class will be working on. More detailed information can be found in the individual MS Team. Teachers are available via their Glow email if pupils have questions or need support. Work should be uploaded and sent to teachers as requested to allow for feedback.
If anyone has any issus accessing MS Teams or regarding Language learning then they can contact me by emailing: gw09burtonmary@glow.sch.uk
We can make this work if we all work together.
Mrs Burton
