Mr Green's Blog

Fanks for da memories!!

2008-07-07T09:47:00.003+01:00

This made me chuckle...lots!

Have a great Prom!

2008-06-19T15:04:00.002+01:00

Sorry can't be there. Send me some photos of the do. None with Man Utd on tho.Lol!

L8RZ

Year 11 Important Quotes

2008-05-19T13:43:00.000+01:00

1. “Life is a game, boy. Life is a game that one plays according to the rules.”
“Yes, sir. I know it is. I know it.”
Game, my ass. Some game. If you get on the side where all the hot-shots are, then it’s a game, all right—I’ll admit that. But if you get on the other side, where there aren’t any hot-shots, then what’s a game about it? Nothing. No game.
Explanation for Quotation #1
2. [Ackley] took another look at my hat . . . “Up home we wear a hat like that to shoot deer in, for Chrissake,” he said. “That’s a deer shooting hat.”
“Like hell it is.” I took it off and looked at it. I sort of closed one eye, like I was taking aim at it. “This is a people shooting hat,” I said. “I shoot people in this hat.”
Explanation for Quotation #2
3. The best thing, though, in that museum was that everything always stayed right where it was. Nobody’d move. . . . Nobody’d be different. The only thing that would be different would be you.
Explanation for Quotation #3
4. . . . I’m standing on the edge of some crazy cliff. What I have to do, I have to catch everybody if they start to go over the cliff—I mean if they’re running and they don’t look where they’re going I have to come out from somewhere and catch them. That’s all I’d do all day. I’d just be the catcher in the rye and all.
Explanation for Quotation #4
5. “I have a feeling that you’re riding for some kind of terrible, terrible fall. . . . The whole arrangement’s designed for men who, at some time or other in their lives, were looking for something their own environment couldn’t supply them with. . . . So they gave up looking.”
Explanation for Quotation #5

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/quotes.html

The Best of You For Yr 11

2008-05-16T18:20:00.001+01:00

Exam Details

2008-04-18T14:02:00.000+01:00

Language Paper 1 & 2
Paper 1: Lasts 1hr 45 minutes
Section A: Reading Comprehension - 1 hr - do all questions
Section B: Writing to Inform, Persuade or Argue - 45 Mins - do only persuade: FIRESLAPPERS!!

Paper 2:
Section A: Multicultural Poetry - 45mins - Compare two poems - CLAST & PEEE!
Section b: Writing to Inform, Explain or Describe - 45 mins - do only describe - SHAMPOOS!

Revision Sites

2008-04-18T13:49:00.002+01:00

These may be of some use:

Click linky :-)

http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/poetry/rhpfocat.html

http://www.englishonline.co.uk/englishnon/literature/authors/other_cultures/index.htm

http://www.teachit.co.uk/attachments/3728.pdf

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/

http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/

http://www.gcse.com/english/

http://www.podcastrevision.co.uk/

http://www.examstutor.com/resources/podtutor/

http://www.langley-sec.solihull.sch.uk/podcasts.htm

http://www.euronet.nl/users/los/citing.html

http://www.enotes.com/catcher/

http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/0,24459,the_catcher_in_the_rye,00.html

http://www.homework-online.com/tcitr/index.asp

http://www.geocities.com/exploring_citr/

http://www.bellmore-merrick.k12.ny.us/catcher2.html

http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/09/13/specials/salinger-rye01.html

http://www.geocities.com/exploring_citr/tour.htm

http://www.quotegarden.com/bk-cr.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43680-2004Oct18.html

Year 7 Near the end of their boardgame construction

2008-04-17T14:27:00.007+01:00

Channel M

2008-03-27T12:09:00.005Z

Year 7 and Year 11 were interviewed on the last day. They were asked for their opinions on celebrities, role models and fame. The show was to be aired on Thursday 27th, but it is now on Friday 28th @ 8.30.

Year 11 please do not forget your editorial on Oath to the queen - 500 words.

Oh yes...there's that thing called revision too! ;-)

The Winners are....

2008-03-09T12:51:00.005Z

Yr 8 are playing the games which they made!

The winner was Josh's team. Well done!

Yr 8 begin the creating process

2008-02-29T10:58:00.004Z

English is Enterprising!

2008-02-22T10:58:00.007Z

Year 8 have finished reading Stone Cold. They have been set the challenge of creating a board game of the book. Below you will find pictures from the planning process.

HW w\c 18th Feb

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Year 11 - Section B - describe question for Thursday & revision ongoing
Year 10 - Complete sitcom analysis for Friday
Year 9 - Complete PEE sheets for MOnday 25th
Year 8 - 30 minutes reading
Year 7 - 30 Minutes reading

HW - Yr 11 & Yr 9

2008-01-21T19:38:00.000Z

Year 11
Cultural poetry question due friday 25th january

Describing question due 1st february

Year 9
Plot questions on Much ado due Wednesday 23rd January

Guns n Roses!

2008-01-05T16:48:00.000Z

Guns N Roses do CITR!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0neMmTcpAo&feature=related

A Holden inspired Xmas Card!

2007-12-25T11:11:00.001Z

Merry Xmas Everyone!

What's your daemon?

2007-12-18T12:02:00.001Z

Take the test @ http://www.goldencompassmovie.com/

I am a snow leopard!

Year 11 Mock GCSE Exam January

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Use this link to help with your revision:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/readingnonfict/

Year 9 Mock SAT - January 9th

2007-12-18T11:45:00.000Z

Use this web link to help you revise:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/english/writing/index.shtml

More Year 11 Projects :-)

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Homework

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Year 11 - Complete cultural poetry PowerPoint by Thursday. Please ensure you back save it if you have very snazzy Office software, or I am unable to view it. Thank you.

Year 10 - Finish storyboard by Friday. It is assessment day! You need your work to do well.

Attention Year 11 - Revision Folder

2007-12-05T09:37:00.000Z

I am collating revision aids in P Drive on a variety of topics, including poetry and CITR. You will find the powerpoints you have made and two downloadable mp3s from the projects have been completed.

They can be found - P drive - Mr Green Revision folder - use and enjoy!

Hitcher - Pencil Case Drama!

2007-12-03T18:03:00.000Z

Ta to Adam for uploading and everyone else participating.

Finished Projects - Cool!

2007-11-28T19:06:00.000Z

The Funeral

Laura's and Emma's Tune

Homework w/c 19th November

2007-11-20T12:16:00.000Z

Year 11 - Complete projects for Monday 26th November.

Year 10 - Complete section 1 and 2 of your Bond essay by 22nd November.

Year 9 - Complete self analysis of Haunted House and stick in both sheets for 21st November.

CITR Collages - Excellent!

2007-11-13T14:39:00.001Z

A Taste of Hunny!

2007-11-13T11:56:00.000Z

Please meet in the foyer of The Lowry at 7.15. Don't be late or they wont let you in!

Use link on right to plan your journey.

See you there.

New stuff

2007-11-07T17:54:00.000Z

year 11 - collages and projects - due date 23rd November

year 10 - finished fhm Media coursework & starting James Bond Scheme

year 9 - revisit writing to describe - hw due 14th November

Fast Track Media

2007-10-16T13:46:00.000+01:00

If you are still happy to continue, make it a priority to see me before the end of term to give you the booklets you need. Thanks

Friday Afternoon

2007-10-13T18:16:00.000+01:00

Year 11 Sell me some tat using AFORREST.

It was pretty good, no really...you decide!

This Week's Classes

2007-10-11T10:42:00.000+01:00

Year 11 - CITR - Just a Minute! HW getblogs up to date

Year 10 - FHM - Complete to last section of deconstruction - HW type up

Year 9 - Started Outsiders

Year 8 - Looking at recounting texts - Cirque de freak to CH11

Year 7 - Transition booklets

28th September Lessons & HW

2007-09-28T08:16:00.000+01:00

Year 11 Read up to ch 18 - Duffy Poetry - Writing to persuade - HW Blog - MOnday 1st

Year 10 Completing Original Writing Essay

Year 9 Writing to persuade - HW learn devices

Year 8 Reading skills

Year 7 Learning how to use publisher - HW complete classwork

Student of the week: Annie Leeming :-)

This week's Lessons and so far

2007-09-18T19:19:00.000+01:00

Year 11 continuing study of CITR - HW for Thursday 20th - research the sonnet

Year 10 HW continuing and finishing off up to section 5, the final section - HW be up to date

Year 9 Considering how articles are made persuasive

Year 8 an assessment based on the topic we have studied - persuasion

Year 7 learning how to use microsoft publisher

Blog Check

2007-09-15T12:47:00.001+01:00

Seems to be that 12 people have not completed their blog. You have mail! Well.. those that have bothered to give me their addy, that is.

Last Week's Lessons

2007-09-15T10:09:00.000+01:00

Year 7 Introduce themselves, wrote similes, personification and metaphor poems

Year 8 were studying persuasive skills of adverts

Year 9 were studying use of Fact and Opinion

Year 10 Started their Original Writing Coursework - Memoirs of a Soldier - based on Saving Private Ryan film

Year 11 continued to study CITR and Duffy's poetry Hathaway and Before you...

Year 11 HW

2007-09-12T09:45:00.000+01:00

Please be up to date with your blog by Saturday afternoon 15th. Finish to end of ch12. I am going to check them then. I know, how very interesting for me.

A Taste of Honey Tickets

2007-09-10T14:02:00.000+01:00

First the good news... it is only £6! Woot,woot!

Now the bad news...it is virtually sold out and I could only get 21 tickets for 14th November. This means some people cannot come along.

To make it fair, it is first come first served!

All money to be in by Thursday. Thanks and apologies. Blame the summer break.

If you want to bring a cheque make it payable to Reddish Vale Technology College.

A Level Success!

2007-09-03T17:16:00.000+01:00

Congrats to Katy for passing her A level modular exam, two years early!

You Rock!

2007-08-24T07:51:00.000+01:00

Major props to

11A, 11b and especially to the Fast Track Media Students who managed to ace their exams;

Bofster, Ryan, Robyn, Chris, Emily, Catriona, Adam, Amy W, Ellis, Louise H, Louise M, Tom, Laura, Charelle, Wayne, Robyn, Sam, Mel, Lauren, Fiona, Mel W & J, Chloe and even Danny(!)....the list goes on and on and on. I salute you all.

Taste Of Honey at the Lowry

2007-07-20T09:44:00.000+01:00

If you are interested in me sorting out tix for this in September, please email me, so I can work out numbers. Ta.

Year 7 Board Game Winners

2007-07-20T09:42:00.000+01:00

Having enjoyed reading Anthony Horowitz's "Stormbreaker", Year 7 were set the task of producing a board game on the novel. Here is the winning game. Well done to Kayleigh, Ellen and Liam for managing the project!!

Who owns these?

2007-07-17T14:15:00.000+01:00

http://www.nophoneys.blogspot.com/

http://www.mercutioshouldvelived.blogspot.com/

Thanks

The Kharma Army - The Earl Factor

2007-07-13T14:38:00.000+01:00

Do good to others and good will be done to you.
Earl has a list and he's trying to make up for all the things he did wrong.
You may not have done anything wrong at all but you can build up kharma points by performing a Random Act of Kindness.
Let me know what you did and I'll send you some points! It can't hurt, can it?

In Plane Site DVD

2007-07-09T20:30:00.000+01:00

Adam, please will you bring it back. Ta.

Fast Track Media Studies

2007-07-06T10:47:00.000+01:00

Meeting:

Tuesday 10th July

12.27 in E9

Year 9 Homework

2007-07-05T10:57:00.000+01:00

Complete Apartheid sheet for Tuesday. Thanks. That means you too, Bradley!

Year 10

2007-07-04T09:38:00.000+01:00

Please bring your CITR Novel to every lesson.

HW to complete the 3rd entry of your blog. No IT room this week due to college trip.

Year 10 Homework

2007-06-29T14:52:00.000+01:00

Please have the second entry of your blog completed for Tuesday. Ta.

Don't forget any redone coursework by Wednesday, (the college trip day).

Armitage Poetry - With thanks to Chloe ..again, again!

2007-06-28T14:26:00.000+01:00

For Laura!

2007-06-28T10:38:00.001+01:00

Guiness Advert!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFcgts2Uqhk

Year 10 - Coursework

2007-06-26T09:39:00.000+01:00

Please make sure any redone essays are printed off and given in latest 4th July. Thanks.

2007-06-25T14:22:00.000+01:00

Romeo and Juliet Manga Style!

Details of 2008 Set Scenes: http://www.qca.org.uk/12312_16469.html

Year 9 Study "Island Man"

2007-06-25T12:08:00.000+01:00

These are some representations of the poem.

More here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3565&l=2ab90&id=614144883

Thanks to Chloe. ..again!

2007-06-22T08:16:00.000+01:00

"Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."

Have a great Prom Year 11. Sorry I can't be there.

Miss Tracey's Posters!

2007-06-21T11:48:00.000+01:00

Media Studies Final Projects

2007-06-21T11:30:00.000+01:00

Here are a couple of examples of great coursework. Be inspired!

For more examples, click the link:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3668&l=6b3d6&id=614144883

Homework

2007-06-20T11:18:00.001+01:00

Year 9
Type up and present, using borders and images, the poem about Britain for Weds 27/06

Year 10
Update your blog and acquire a plastic folder for Anthology Work due Tues 26/06

More "Poems from other Cultures" posters

2007-06-20T10:59:00.000+01:00

Click here for more: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3565&l=2ab90&id=614144883

Student Blogs

2007-06-18T10:50:00.000+01:00

Year 10 Express English CITR Blogs:

Laura C: http://www.myspace.com/citr_holden
KateM: http://lazy-boy-x.blogspot.com/
Vicky: http://myspace.com/citr_holden
Ben: http://www.ripallie.blogspot.com/
Sarah P: http://www.mercutioshouldvelived.blogspot.com/
SarahT: http://mylifebyholden.blogspot.com/
AdamC: http://sonofabitch-citr.blogspot.com/
Katie: http://phoebesnotebook.blogspot.com/
Chill: http://dontgetsore.blogspot.com/
Beth: http://theducksinwinter.blogspot.com/
Laura: http://obssessedashell.blogspot.com/
Pippa: http://little-shirley-beans.blogspot.com/
Ella: http://www.ifabodycatchabodycominthroughtherye.blogspot.com/
Ryan: http://caulfieldscarusel.blogspot.com
Ash: http://citrcoursework.blogspot.com/
Zak: http://alliesbaseballmitt.blogspot.com
AmyW: http://forthebrotherimiss.blogspot.com/
Hazza: http://www.bodymeetabody.blogspot.com
Paul: http://thephoneylunts.blogspot.com/
Jess: http://the-lavender-room.blogspot.com/
Tom: http://lifesagameboy.blogspot.com/
Adam: http://nothing-but-truth-allowed.blogspot.com/
Sam: http://sunovvabitch.blogspot.com/
Louise M: http://www.myspace.com/allydedication
Emma: http://itgoddamkillsme.blogspot.com/
Amie: www.Old-Ossenburger-Memorial-Wing.blogspot.com
Rich: http://poshboyspencyprep.blogspot.com/
Vicky: http://thatkilledme.blogspot.com
Wicksy! www.the-secret-goldfish.blogspot.com
Franky: http://www.myspace.com/lifesagame_

Stop Press!

2007-06-07T11:19:00.000+01:00

Check this!

Thanks to Chloe for this. \m/

Language Paper 1 & 2

2007-06-02T15:47:00.000+01:00

Paper 1: Lasts 1hr 45 minutes
Section A: Reading Comprehension - 1 hr - do all questions
Section B: Writing to Inform, Persuade or Argue - 45 Mins - do only persuade: FIRESLAPPERS!!

Paper 2:
Section A: Multicultural Poetry - 45mins - Compare two poems - CLAST & PEEE!
Section b: Writing to Inform, Explain or Describe - 45 mins - do only describe - SHAMPOOS!

There will be a blank anthology avialable for you for Paper 2. Please would you bring and leave your old one with me. Ta.

English Language paper help

2007-05-23T11:17:00.000+01:00

Click linky :-)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/english/
or
http://www.newi.ac.uk/englishresources/workunits/ks4/poetry/rhpfocat.html
or
http://www.englishonline.co.uk/englishnon/literature/authors/other_cultures/index.html
or
http://www.teachit.co.uk/attachments/3728.pdf

2007-05-21T17:03:00.000+01:00

Notes on poems:http://www.universalteacher.org.uk/contents.htm#anth

"After I shut the door and started back to the living room, he yelled something at me, but I couldn't exactly hear him. I'm pretty sure he yelled "Good luck!" at me. I hope not. I hope to hell not. I'd never yell "Good luck!" at anybody. It sounds terrible, when you think about it. "

Nail that exam \m/

Important

2007-05-21T10:46:00.000+01:00

DO NOT FORGET your CITR for the exam tomorrow. You need it for quotations. It must not have any notes in it at all.

Past Questions and Mark Schemes - Literature

2007-05-20T10:06:00.000+01:00

Here's a chance to see the last few years' exam questions..
http://www.aqa.org.uk/qual/gcse/eng_lit_a_assess.php

Great Site

2007-05-19T11:50:00.000+01:00

Lots of useful info here..
http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/catcher/

Just In

2007-05-18T09:57:00.000+01:00

Great new site!
You can download and store mp3s to your ipod or mp3 player of everything English at
http://www.podcastrevision.co.uk/index.htm.
What are you waiting for?

Yr 11 Make the most of the weekend!

2007-05-18T09:38:00.001+01:00

Be all you can be...

Media Studies Exam 2007

2007-05-17T14:45:00.000+01:00

You should have completed all tasks by now!

You should try to memorize them well and reproduce them accurately in the exam.

Practise them at home under timed conditions if you can.

BRING PENCIL CRAYONS, PENS, PENCILS AND YOUR TASKS, (but leave them somewhere nearby) and A RULER.

Literature Exam 2007

2007-05-17T14:36:00.000+01:00

The paper is in two parts; Catcher in the Rye and poems from Duffy, Armitage and Pre 1914 poetry.

Catcher in the Rye:

What should I know?

The plot, the characters, the symbols, the themes and author's style.

You should PEEE!

The Poems:

You should know as a minimum the poems for your level.

The themes, issues and style of the peoms.

You should PEEE

BRING YOUR NOVEL TO THE EXAM AND LEAVE IT AFTERWARDS!

Connectives which show similarity and contrasts.

Welcome

2007-05-17T14:33:00.000+01:00

Hi and welcome to my blog.
Here you wil find updates about what's been going on in the classes I teach.
I hope you will find it useful. Rock on!