Copland's Entry to the Transformation Trust's Killimanjaro Challenge

Copland's Opportunity of a lifetime - see post below - has been won by Younes, Mohammed and Najeeb. They answered the question 'Why People Climb Mountains?' in 500 words each, and produced this video to accompany their team application to the competition with the Transformation Trust.

Congratulations to the winners. Fingers crossed. To those unlucky runners up, watch this space for more opportunities like this. Mr D

Year 11 Creative Writing - Film Inspiration

For your controlled assessment you are asked to produce a piece of writing inspired by a short segment of film. Try to find a narrative or piece of writing 'inspired' by these clips - do not just re-write the story of the film they belong to. Here are some suggestions - Enjoy. 

Bladerunner - sci-fi - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaR5wVL9x2I

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3c2cXiEUHo

WALL-E - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx-4Hz_W-TY

City of God - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoNATPsOsZk

The Truman Show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZMZYrdXtP0

Back to the Future - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcoUG5pkZ8

Schindler's List - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1VL-y9JHuI

Apocalypse Now - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9oBiD7-kAM

Shawshank Redemption - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=718RlaIYBlo

Please add your own suggestions to the comment box below.
 

 

Want tickets to Rock Assembly 2013? Register to become a BT Digital Champion today!

To get tickets to the largest free music event this Summer, and do a little good for your local community, just sign-up to become a BT Digital Champion.

Log-on to www.btdigitalchampions.com

Register as a Student with the school ID - DCO1950

Record the hours you've spent training members of the community and members of your family how to use ICT.

Keep registering your hours and get ready to receive a ticket to Rock Assembly 2013.

Ask Mr Draper for details.

Silent History

The strangest and most creative reading experience imaginable. http://www.thesilenthistory.com/

A downloadable app, which provides a glimpse into the weird way at traditional narratives can be told via a modern socially interactive medium.

I do not own a kindle, and will always own books, but this is the first online writing I will admit to being obsessed by. Enjoy. Mr D.

Creative Writing Assistance from Copland School English Blog

Copland School English Blog: Hitcher by Simon Armitage story suggestions: http://missirwin.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/hitcher-lesson.ppt Have a look at the above link for analysis help on the poem. Story su...

Opportunity of a lifetime

Do you have anything planned this summer (2013)?

Would you like to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?

If you would like to take part in this once in a lifetime 'free' opportunity, you have to complete a 500 word response to the following question: "Why do people climb mountains?" and submit it to Mr Draper in C10 by the end of the week - 25th Jan 2013.

We will then select the best 3 students and submit our application via video to the Transformation Trust.

www.transformationtrust.org.uk

Welcome to English with Mr Draper

It started with a snow day in January 2013, and should be the beginning of an online presence that is both useful and annoying to all of you taught English by Mr Draper.

Along with http://coplandenglish.blogspot.co.uk, this will be the most useful venue on the internet for English related assistance at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.

Use it wisely, use it regularly, and most of all... use the information, help, resources, on this site to the best of your abilities.

Do not underachieve!