Archive for April, 2011
I’ve stated in another blog that after reading a good book the practice of my business in tuition is to create and write a personal response. A personal response to John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids is presented, for it is an appropriate text to challenge readers and students in secondary schools, and has worked […]
AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY WEBQUEST Two things about the following webquest: try to stick to the stated time limits for each section of the quest because; this is supposed to be a quick, informative and fun on-line excursion. If you find you are struggling to answer the questions for each section in the time allotted, move faster!!! […]
“On the Waterfront is the battle between good and evil.” Do you agree? When Elia Kazan directed “On the Waterfront” in the early 1950’s, he was struggling within the political tide of McCarthyism. The message implicit in the film, as demonstrated in the final scene, is that people united can overcome an unjust rule. Strangely, […]
Several students in Years 7 and 8 that I’ve tutored have told me that John Wyndham’s Day of the Triffids is the best book they have ever read. Whilst I’m always pleased when students really enjoy the studies we do, in such situations I smile to the students and curse to myself that they have […]
The same persuasive essay is presented below, twice! Persuasive Writing: TV In the modern days now, more and more people start to watch TV, and the television becomes an essential equipment in all families. But TV is not actually a positive thing for us to use. For most of us, watching TV is a waste […]
TRUTH AND REASON, AND THEN… “Did you see it? Australia’s going to have a war with China!” This was new “news” to me. Indeed, it was of the nature of news to the surprised and excited Year 12 student who shared it. If he had not thought it news, he would never have “reported” it […]
