World Book Day at Copland

On Friday 1st March, Copland Community School will celebrate World Book Day in style:

* Fabulous author/ screenwriter / playwright - William Boyd - will be returning to speak with our students. Follow the link - http://www.williamboyd.co.uk/

* Absolutely amazing Cornish storyteller Will Coleman - click on the video - will spend the day, well.. storytelling.

What can you do?

* Bring a book
* Read in Morning Registration
* Read at Break time
* Read at Lunch time
* Read in Afternoon Registration
* Just Drop Everything and Read!

Enter our Drop Everything and Read video competition to earn £50 Amazon Vouchers! http://mrdraperenglish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/drop-everything-and-read.html

Join in and celebrate.

Mr Draper

Spring Half Term

Year 11 English  Half Term Activities

Monday - Of Mice and Men - Watch the movie - analyze the text - 10 til 4pm in C10. Bring your exercise book, your copy of the Steinbeck text, and the inquiring minds.

Tuesday - CA Day - 10 til 4pm in C10. Bring all materials for either Creative Writing / Spoken Language Study or Of Mice and Men.

Wednesday - Last Chance CA - 10 til 1pm in C10. The last chance for your to complete CAs.

Take the opportunity to develop your English skills and improve your grade.

Drop Everything and Read Competition - £50 Amazon Voucher Prize - http://mrdraperenglish.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/drop-everything-and-read.html

AS Lit - History Boys Essay Question

Essay Question - "The comedy in The History Boys by Alan Bennett centres around the opposition created between the two teachers Irwin and Hector." What use does Bennett make of this opposition?

Please respond with your essay plans on this page. We will discuss the full essay this week in the lesson. Mr Draper.

Drop Everything and Read

Do you love books?

Do you love reading?

Can you persuade others to read?

If so, you could win £50 of Amazon vouchers by entering the Copland English Department - Drop Everything and Read Competition.

Simply create a short video (2 or 3 minutes maximum) persuading students, teachers and parents about the benefits of reading.

Submit the video or YouTube link to Mr Draper by Weds 27th February 2013

We'll celebrate World Book Day on March 1st 2013 with the premiere of your video across the school. Good luck. If you have any questions, just ask Mr Draper.

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.